---
title: "Application to extend or shorten a time limit or waive a procedural requirement (QCAT Form 42)"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Application to extend or shorten a time limit or waive a procedural requirement (QCAT Form 42)

> Link to QCAT Form 42. The forms page says it is for an application to extend or shorten a time limit, or for waiver of compliance with a procedural requirement.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/form-qld-qcat-42-time-limit  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Professional Discipline & Occupational Regulation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at qcat.qld.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a party asks QCAT to extend or shorten a time, or to waive a procedural requirement. It is a general form. The lawyer decides whether the rule allows the change. It is not the review application.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the application for tribunal review of a licensing or disciplinary decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/prepare-the-application-for-tribunal-review-of-a-licensing-or-disciplina.md)
- [Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-a-review-rights-and-time-limit-table-from-the-decision-letter.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter

**AI must not:**

- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form

**The lawyer checks:**

- The order sought is an extension or shortening of a time limit, or a waiver of a procedural requirement
- The current Form 42, or the online service, is used
- The time limit and the reason are settled by the lawyer
- The substantive application is a different form

## Authorities

- [Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Forms](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms)
- [Form 42](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/101089/form-42-app-extend-shorten-time-limit.pdf)
- [Adjust a time limit or waive a procedural requirement](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms/our-online-services/adjust-a-time-limit-or-waive-procedural-requirement)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by qcat.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/form-qld-qcat-42-time-limit and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*