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title: "Notice of objection to a costs statement (UCPR Form 61)"
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# Notice of objection to a costs statement (UCPR Form 61)

> Link to UCPR Form 61, the notice a party liable for costs serves to object to items in a Form 60A costs statement.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/form-qld-ucpr-61-notice-of-objection  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-23

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.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: 2026-10-23
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-23 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a personal injury client who is liable for party costs, or the party entitled, disputes items in a Form 60A costs statement in a Queensland proceeding.

## Used for these tasks

- [Check a charge against the fair and reasonable costs rule](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/check-a-charge-against-the-fair-and-reasonable-costs-rule.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may list the items the lawyer has marked for objection, and it writes nothing in the notice that is served.

**AI may:**

- List the costs-statement items the lawyer has flagged, with the statement date and item numbers

**AI must not:**

- Must not write the objection, the reduction, the reasons, or the totals
- Must not sign the notice or serve it
- Must not decide whether an item is fair and reasonable

**The lawyer checks:**

- The notice answers a Form 60A costs statement and is served within 21 days of service of that statement
- Each objection has a number, the item, the reduction and the reasons
- The party or the solicitor signs
- The court name in the heading matches the proceeding

## Authorities

- [Queensland Courts, UCPR Form 61, Notice of objection](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0008/850760/ucpr-f-61-v1-071204.doc)
- [Queensland Courts, Applying for a costs assessment (party and party)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/prepare-for-court/i-am-a-civildebt-party/costs-assessment-party/applying-for-a-costs-assessment)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0008/850760/ucpr-f-61-v1-071204.doc)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

## 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/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/form-qld-ucpr-61-notice-of-objection 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.*