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Claim (Form 2), statement of claim (Form 16) and default judgment (Queensland courts): debt recovery guide
Link to Queensland Courts' guide to recovering money owed, with the court for each claim value, Forms 2 and 16, filing copies, service within one year, the Form 46 affidavit of service, the 28-day response time and default judgment.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Queensland
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Queensland (Queensland Courts). Link only: download the current forms from Queensland Courts each time; do not copy or adapt them.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.
When to use it
Use when suing in Queensland to recover a debt or other money owed, from filing the claim through to default judgment if the defendant does not respond.
Used for these tasks
- Draft particulars of a liquidated claim
- Check the claim pack against the current form, fee and registry rules before filing
- Draft default or summary-judgment papers from the liquidated file
- Assemble the service evidence before asking for default judgment
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 draft the particulars of a liquidated claim from the contract, invoices and ledger and check the claim pack against the court's forms; the lawyer checks every figure and allegation in each claim, and the service affidavit is the server's own sworn evidence.
AI may
- Draft the particulars of the debt (contract, invoices, payments, balance, interest) from the ledger and documents, for the lawyer to check line by line
- Reconcile the amount claimed, interest and costs to the ledger, with a source for every figure
- Check the claim pack against the current forms, copies and filing steps, and list gaps
- Calculate the service, response and default dates from the filing and service dates, for the lawyer to diarise
AI must not
- Must not decide whether the claim is in time, in the right court, or against the right defendant
- Must not draft the affidavit of service or any other sworn evidence
- Must not sign, file or serve anything
The lawyer checks
- Correct court for the amount: Magistrates Court up to $150,000; District Court $150,001 to $750,000; Supreme Court over $750,000 or complex
- Form 2 claim and Form 16 statement of claim signed, with originals and two copies of each filed, and the fee paid
- Sealed copies served personally within one year of filing (a company by post to its registered office or on a director)
- Form 46 affidavit of service sworn by the person who served, for each defendant
- No notice of intention to defend within 28 days of service before default judgment is requested
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 Queensland (Queensland Courts). Link only: download the current forms from Queensland Courts each time; do not copy or adapt them..
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