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title: "Respondent's contentions on a referral (QCAT, Anti-Discrimination Act 1991)"
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# Respondent's contentions on a referral (QCAT, Anti-Discrimination Act 1991)

> Link to QCAT's respondent contentions form. The forms page says its purpose is to respond to a discrimination referral only.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/form-qld-qcat-respondent-contentions  
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: [Anti-Discrimination & Industrial Relations](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations.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 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a respondent answers a discrimination referral under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. It is not the form for a complainant's contentions, and it is not a response to some other kind of QCAT application.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft a discrimination complaint and the respondent's response](https://ailawframework.com/practice/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/draft-a-discrimination-complaint-and-the-respondent-s-response.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 document responds to a discrimination referral, which is the purpose the forms page states
- The current form is used
- The response is settled by the lawyer
- The complainant's contentions form is not reused as the response

## Authorities

- [Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Forms](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms)
- [Respondent's contentions](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/101113/respondents-contentions-on-referral.pdf)

## 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/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/form-qld-qcat-respondent-contentions 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.*