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I can't speak for other states, but in QLD, if an order is made against you at QCAT, if you pay on time it doesn't go on your credit file. If you're a day late, though, the other party can apply for a default judgement, and that would go on your credit file. (I've just been through this myself...

Orders usually have a time limit on compliance, and if you're even one day late, the tenant can register the default at the Magistrates Court and it goes onto your credit file, so it's not worth mucking about with. ;)

It's a common misconception that requests for repairs going unanswered are somehow relevant. The only thing that's relevant is whether a fault with the property caused the damage. If it did, whether the landlord knew about it or not, the landlord's liable. If it didn't, even if the tenant had...

Not exactly, actually. If he can prove it was damaged by somebody else's negligence or criminal act, then that person is responsible for making him good, whether he had insurance or not. The tenant's logic in this case is not that the landlord is automatically responsible for all the tenant's...

I'm with jaycee, Lil; the PM was telling the tenant to claim it on their insurance. Landlords' insurance doesn't cover the belongings of the tenant, so there's no way for it to be a valid claim.