Editorial policy

TribunalReady writes about NSW Tribunal procedure and the substantive law that governs the matters NCAT hears. We work from primary sources first, and we link to them so you can verify anything we say.

• Legislation: the current consolidated text on legislation.nsw.gov.au is the authoritative source for every Act and Regulation we cite, including the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 and the Rules.
• Tribunal publications: NCAT's own procedural directions, fact sheets, application forms and fees schedule.
• Tenants' Union of NSW: for residential tenancy fact sheets and policy context.
• LawAccess NSW: for procedural overviews and referral information.
• Primary case law: published NCAT, NCAT Appeal Panel and NSW Supreme Court decisions from AustLII and the NSW Caselaw site, cited by their neutral citation.

Secondary sources (commentary, news, practitioner blogs) are used for background only and are not cited as authority.

Guide dates identify the recorded publication or content review. They are not a live check of the law, confirmation that a lawyer has reviewed the page, or a promise that no requirement has changed since then.

• Check before acting: use the linked tribunal and legislation sources to confirm fees, forms and time limits. Read any directions and notices issued in your own matter.
• Content updates: a review date should change when the content is actually reviewed, not simply when the website is rebuilt. Automated checks can flag problems but do not replace legal review or guarantee that every amendment is detected immediately.

We use AI tools to help draft and structure our guides. AI can produce confident errors, including incorrect dates and citations. Treat the guide as preparation information and verify the source before relying on it.

What AI does and doesn't do here:

• AI assists with first drafts, plain-English rewording, and structure.
• Figures, time limits, section numbers and citations need checking against primary sources. We do not claim that every guide has been independently checked by a human or approved by a legal professional.
• AI-assisted case features are separate from the public guides and can send content to an external provider when enabled. See the privacy policy for the full picture.

If you spot an error — a wrong section number, an outdated fee, a superseded form, a citation that doesn't stand up — please email hello@tribunalready.com.au with the page URL and what looks wrong.

Include the official source if you have it, but do not send sensitive case documents with a general correction report. Do not wait for a response if you have an urgent deadline: check with the Tribunal or seek independent legal advice.

We have none to disclose. TribunalReady takes no referral fees, no sponsorship and no advertiser money. Where we mention an external service (LawAccess NSW, the Tenants' Union, a Community Legal Centre, a specific form on the NCAT site), it's because it's the right pointer for the reader, not because anyone has paid for the placement.

If that ever changes, this page changes first.