It was held over the weekend of 13–14 October 2012 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia, and was the tenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.

Fiji defeated New Zealand 32–14 in the final to successfully defend their title.

Each team played everyone in their pool one time.

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets.

The participating teams and schedule were announced on 17 September 2012.