The Court of Appeal struck out the notice of appeal and application for orders on the basis that no jurisdiction existed to hear the appeal. Under s 149 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009, an appeal from a decision of a non-judicial member of QCAT lies only by leave, only on a question of law, and only against a cost amount decision (a decision fixing costs under s 107). As the applicants did not identify any cost amount decision, the Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.
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