Apply to set aside a statutory demand served on a company
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the demand, the service evidence and the company's records of the debt, calculate the last day of the statutory period from the date of service, build a table of the possible grounds (genuine dispute, offsetting claim, defect) against the documents, and index the evidence. The tool writes nothing in the application or the supporting affidavit.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide the grounds and whether the application is worth bringing, write the application and the supporting affidavit, and confirm both are filed and served on the person who served the demand within the statutory period.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. From the demand, the service evidence and the company's records of the debt, calculate the last day of the statutory period from the date of service, build a table of the possible grounds (genuine dispute, offsetting claim, defect) against the documents, and index the evidence. The tool writes nothing in the application or the supporting affidavit. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Calculate the statutory period from the date the demand was served, not the date on the demand.
- Check each ground in the table against documents showing a dispute or offsetting claim.
- Confirm no sentence produced by the tool appears in the application or the affidavit.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory demand set-aside issues list | Form | AI use Yellow | Issues list for an application to set aside a statutory demand, limited to sections 459G and 459H. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 459G · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.