---
title: "Response and counter-application (QCAT Form 36)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-qld-qcat-36-response-counter-application"
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id: "a11-form-qld-qcat-36-response-counter-application"
area_id: "A11"
kind: "form"
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task_ids: ["A11-T1-R8", "A11-B8-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Response and counter-application (QCAT Form 36)

> Link to QCAT Form 36. The forms page says a response sets out each fact relied on to refute the application, and a counter-application is an application by the respondent against the applicant or another party.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure/form-qld-qcat-36-response-counter-application  
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: [Construction & Infrastructure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/construction-and-infrastructure.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 responding to a QCAT application that uses the generic response, including a building dispute, or when the respondent brings a counter-application. The lawyer settles the facts.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft construction-dispute pleadings or arbitration submissions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/draft-construction-dispute-pleadings-or-arbitration-submissions.md)
- [Index expert reports in a building dispute](https://ailawframework.com/practice/construction-and-infrastructure/index-expert-reports-in-a-building-dispute.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:**

- There is an application to answer, and Form 36 is the response the list provides for that matter
- Each fact relied on to refute the application is settled by the lawyer
- A counter-application, if made, names the party it is brought against
- The current Form 36 is used

## Authorities

- [Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Forms](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms)
- [Form 36](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/101083/Generic-Response-and-or-Counter-application.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/construction-and-infrastructure/form-qld-qcat-36-response-counter-application 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.*