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title: "Statement of claim: NSW UCPR Form 3A and Federal Court Form 17 (completion guide)"
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# 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…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/statement-of-claim-ucpr  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales, Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the official form at ucprforms.nsw.gov.au and the 7 authorities it cites, for New South Wales and Australia.

## 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

## Authorities

- [Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Pts 6, 14 and 15, including rr 14.7 and 14.14](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2005-0418)
- [Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56–58](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-028)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Sch 2 cl 4](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016)
- [Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 8.01, 8.02, 8.05, 16.01, 16.02 and Forms 15, 16 and 17](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2011L01551/latest/text)
- [Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) s 6](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2011A00017/latest/text)
- [Supreme Court of NSW Practice Note SC Gen 23 – Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) para 9A](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf)
- [Federal Court of Australia, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI) (16 April 2026) para 4.5(a)](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai)

## Official form

[Official form](https://ucprforms.nsw.gov.au/)

## 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.

## 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/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/statement-of-claim-ucpr 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.*