Court document · Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Statement of claim: NSW UCPR Form 3A and Federal Court Form 17 (completion guide)
A completion guide for the approved NSW statement of claim (UCPR Form 3A or 3B) and the Federal Court statement of claim (Form 17): what goes in each part, the pleading rules, certification and the AI practice-note traps.
- Kind
- Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales, Australia
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked against the cited sources on 17 October 2026.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © State of New South Wales — approved UCPR form, link only; Federal Court forms © Commonwealth of Australia, link only
Where this comes from
The official form is published by ucprforms.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17.
When to use it
Use when preparing a statement of claim to start proceedings in the NSW Supreme, District or Local Court, or to accompany a Federal Court originating application. Always download the current form version from the official site on the day you prepare it; do not reuse an old copy.
How AI may be used
AI may help map the material facts in a lawyer-approved facts brief against the elements of each cause of action, but the decision to plead each allegation, the certification and the final pleading belong to the lawyer.
AI may
- Build a table of elements, material facts and source documents from the facts brief the lawyer has settled
- List particulars still needed and facts that appear only in the brief and in no document
- Check a draft for evidence pleaded as fact, inconsistent defined terms and missing parts of the approved form
AI must not
- Must not plead a fact that is not in the facts brief or the documents
- Must not allege fraud or other serious misconduct unless the lawyer has decided there is a proper basis
- Must not be given subpoenaed, suppressed or compulsorily produced material unless the SC Gen 23 para 9A conditions are met
- Must not complete or sign the certificate as to reasonable prospects
The lawyer checks
- Every allegation has a proper basis in provable facts and a reasonably arguable view of the law
- The form is the current version and every mandatory part is completed
- Party names, capacities and addresses for service are verified against registers
- Limitation, interest and relief claimed are correct and the genuine steps statement (Federal) is filed
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of New South Wales — approved UCPR form, link only; Federal Court forms © Commonwealth of Australia, link only.
Read the full text
The full text is for signed-in accounts. It is free. When you sign in you can:
- read the whole precedent, with its drafting notes beside it;
- copy it, or download it as a Word file or Markdown;
- add it to your firm’s knowledge base, so colleagues can find it;
- let the AI tools you connect read it from that knowledge base.
The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
More in Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Letter of demand with genuine-steps and limitation notes
- Interlocutory application pack: orders sought, short minutes and outline of submissions (NSW notice of motion and Federal Court Form 35)
- Deed of settlement and release (commercial dispute, with consent orders)
- Gen AI verification checklist and disclosure wording for court documents (Federal Court, NSW, Victoria, Queensland)
- Client notice and consent: e-discovery, technology-assisted review and AI document review
All precedents for Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Tasks and AI use in this area