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title: "Check the statutory demand and verifying affidavit against Form 509H and Form 7"
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# Check the statutory demand and verifying affidavit against Form 509H and Form 7

> Extract the debtor’s name, ACN, registered office, each scheduled amount and the payment paragraph from the draft into a comparison table against Form 509H and Form 7.

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract the debtor’s name, ACN, registered office, each scheduled amount and the payment paragraph from the draft into a comparison table against Form 509H and Form 7. |
| What the lawyer must review | Read every line of the draft demand against Form 509H Read every line of the draft affidavit against Federal Court Form 7 and rule 5.2 Have the deponent read the affidavit before it is sworn or affirmed |
| Written for | Commonwealth |
| Applies to | [Check the statutory demand and verifying affidavit against the current prescribed forms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/check-the-statutory-demand-and-verifying-affidavit-against-the-current-p.md) |

## Checking plan

**Line-by-line review**

The demand must be in Form 509H. Unless every debt is a judgment debt, the affidavit must follow Federal Court rule 5.2 and Form 7 when that Court is the forum. GPN-AI applies if the affidavit is put before the Court.

- What the AI does: Extract the debtor’s name, ACN, registered office, each scheduled amount and the payment paragraph from the draft into a comparison table against Form 509H and Form 7.
- What the lawyer does: Read the demand against Form 509H and the affidavit against Form 7 with the deponent. Place any GPN-AI disclosure so that it does not break rule 5.2(c).
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Read on 22 September 2026 from the Federal Register of Legislation compilations and the Federal Court notes linked here. Confirm the instrument is still current before a demand is served.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of serving a statutory demand that does not match the Act, the prescribed form, or the rules of court.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Set the draft demand beside Form 509H. Match the name, ACN or ARBN, registered office, schedule, signature block and the words “within the statutory period after service”.
2. Where an affidavit is required and the Federal Court is the forum, set the draft beside rule 5.2 and Form 7. The debt description matches the demand. The heading has no proceeding number and does not refer to a Court proceeding.
3. The deponent reads the affidavit. It states that person’s own knowledge, authority and belief. If generative AI summarised or analysed the material they rely on, apply GPN-AI paragraphs 4.10 and 4.11 without breaking Form 7 or rule 5.2(c).
4. Do not cut the affidavit down to the five-page limit in C&C-1 Schedule 1 paragraph 22. That paragraph is for an application under section 233. Do not treat rule 5.4(4) as the timing rule for this affidavit: that subrule times the later winding-up affidavit.

## Notes

- Suggested working checks from the linked public source. Read that source before you rely on the check. This is not a record that the check has been done.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Australia. Form 509H is the prescribed demand. Form 7 and rule 5.2 are the Federal Court rules of court for the accompanying affidavit.

**Deliverable**: A marked demand and, where required, a marked affidavit, each reconciled to the current form, ready for signature or swearing.

**Inputs**

- The generated demand and any generated affidavit
- Form 509H in the current Corporations Regulations
- Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 rule 5.2 and Form 7
- Federal Court Practice Note GPN-AI, paragraphs 4.7 to 4.15

**Example**: The draft affidavit is headed with a Federal Court proceeding number. Rule 5.2(c) says the accompanying affidavit must not state a proceeding number, or refer to a Court proceeding, in any heading or title. That heading is removed. The five-page limit in C&C-1 Schedule 1 paragraph 22 is left unused: that paragraph is for an application under section 233.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The debt description in the affidavit does not correspond with the description in the demand.
- Invoices or the draft affidavit would be put into a generally accessible generative AI tool before GPN-AI paragraphs 4.13 to 4.15 have been considered.

Checked 2026-09-22.

## Sources

- [Corporations Regulations 2001, compilation 1 September 2026 (F2026C00854), including Form 509H](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2001B00274/latest/text) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000, compilation 5 June 2024 (F2024C00490), rule 5.2 and Form 7](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2002B00094/latest/text) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Federal Court of Australia, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI), 16 April 2026](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Federal Court of Australia, Commercial and Corporations Practice Note (C&C-1) Schedule 1, schedule reissued 13 November 2024](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/c-and-c-1/c-and-c-1-sch1) (checked 2026-09-22)

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