Land Appeal Court

Right of appeal to Land Appeal Court

A party to a proceeding in the Land Court may appeal to the Land Appeal Court against all or part of the decision of the Land Court.

Notice of appeal

A party intending to appeal against a decision of the Land Court must, within 42 days after the court's decision is given to the party, serve notice of appeal against the decision on:

a. all other parties to the proceeding on which the decision was made; and
b. the registrar of the Land Appeal Court.

The notice of appeal must state the grounds on which the decision is appealed against.

A fee is payable upon filing an appeal (form LAC 1) in the Land Appeal Court (see Fees and Charges).

See Forms for other Land Appeal Court Forms

Land Appeal Court of Queensland Practice Direction No. 1 of 2007

No.	Title
1	Practice Direction 1 of 2007 (PDF, 44kB)
2	Guidelines for Preparation of Land Appeal Court Record Book (DOC, 69.5kB) (PDF, 59.5kB)

Appeal to the Court of Appeal

By leave of the Court, a decision of the Land Appeal Court can be appealed to the Court of appeal within 42 days of the Land Appeal Court decision

A party may only appeal to the Court of Appeal on the ground-

(a) of error or mistake in law on the part of the Land Appeal Court; or

(b) that the Land Appeal Court had no jurisdiction to make the decision; or

(c) that the Land Appeal Court exceeded its jurisdiction in making the decision.

This appeal must be initiated through the Court of Appeal Registry.

(s.74 Land Court Act 2000)

LAND APPEAL COURT OF QUEENSLAND

PRACTICE DIRECTION No. 2 of 2009 pdf file

Amendment to Forms:
LAC1; LAC7

As of Monday 26 October 2009 the Land Appeal Court and Land Appeal Court Registry will be relocated to the Brisbane Magistrates Court Building.

As of that date forms that are lodged in person should be lodged at: The Registry, Land Appeal Court, Level 8, 363 George Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000.

All Land Appeal Court forms which refer to the Registry’s previous address are amended to refer to the Registry’s new address.

Carmel MacDonald
President
23 October 2009