Form · Competition & Consumer Law
Claim form and notice to defendant (Magistrates Court of Tasmania): completion guide
Link to the Magistrates Court of Tasmania Claim form and Notice to Defendant on the civil disputes page. The page does not call it Form 1. Up to $15,000 is a minor civil claim. The Word file was not opened.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Tasmania
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at magistratescourt.tas.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Tasmania.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Magistrates Court of Tasmania. Link only: download the current Claim form and Notice to Defendant each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by magistratescourt.tas.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a consumer or trader money claim is filed in the Magistrates Court of Tasmania on this Claim form and Notice to Defendant. Up to and including $15,000 is a minor civil claim. From $15,001 to $50,000 is a civil claim. Above $50,000 only if everyone agrees. The lawyer checks the existing civil Form 1 guide before filing a second claim. The tool does not write the facts or the affidavit of service.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may check the amount band and list the page's filing and service steps. The lawyer writes the facts and the affidavit of service, and checks the form before it is filed.
AI may
- Check the file name Claim.docx against the document on the file
- List the amount band the lawyer has instructed: up to $15,000, $15,001 to $50,000, or above $50,000 with agreement
- List service steps already on the file: personal service by a person over 18, registered post, or a process server, and the 21-day date
AI must not
- Must not draft the facts and circumstances, or any words that would be filed in the claim
- Must not draft the affidavit of service
- Must not call this file Form 1. The civil disputes page does not say that
- Must not invent a filing fee
- Must not sign or file the claim
The lawyer checks
- The existing Magistrates Court of Tasmania civil Form 1 guide is checked. This page does not say Claim.docx is that form
- The party is named by the registered name and ABN or ACN where the page requires that
- The minor civil claims page, which was also opened, names no form. It does say a Consumer Credit Code dispute of $15,000 or less can be filed as a minor civil claim
- If no defence is lodged within 21 days, the page's Default Judgment Form is a different file. A Form 21 guide already exists. This page does not say they are the same file
- The court's or tribunal's current index is checked before assuming a generative-AI practice direction applies. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.
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: © Magistrates Court of Tasmania. Link only: download the current Claim form and Notice to Defendant each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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