澳大利亚的第一个消费者索偿法庭是根据1973年通过的《澳大利亚消费者法庭条例》在昆士兰州成立的,而后在各州都相继成立了同样的机构,其中塔马尼亚州称之为“小额钱债索偿处”,维多利亚、西澳大利亚两个州则称为“小额钱债法庭”。 消费者索偿法庭有权受理由自然人、私人企业、合股公司等主体提起的要求提供商品或服务的经营者作出法定赔偿的申请,并可就此案件下达价值不超 Australia’s first Consumer Claims Tribunal was established in Queensland under the Australian Consumer Tribunal Ordinance passed in 1973 and the same institutions were subsequently established in all of the states, with the state of Tasmania calling it “small Money debt service ”, Victoria, Western Australia two states are called“ small money court. ” The Consumer Claims Tribunal has the power to accept an application for statutory compensation from an operator who claims to provide goods or services brought by a natural person, a private enterprise or a joint-stock company, and may issue an award for the value of the case