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We send you the time, date and location of your hearing in a letter called a ‘notice’.  

A change to the date of a directions hearing, mediation, compulsory conference or hearing is called an ‘adjournment’. 
 

If you can’t come to VCAT in person or on the scheduled date for a serious reason (for example, you have a disability, are away or unwell) you have

What happens if you miss the hearing depends on if you’re the applicant or the respondent. 

If you have been invited to a mediation for a residential tenancy dispute, you need to attend unless you have

We don’t know exactly how long each hearing will take.

We can’t give you legal advice or tell you what to say at VCAT. We can give you these tips:

When you come to a VCAT hearing and give evidence at VCAT you need to support what you say with originals of documents.

You can bring someone with you to your hearing for support. This support person could be anyone you choose, including a friend or family member.

If you want someone else to represent you, for example, a family member or friend, you must put this in writing and give it to them.