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title: "Claim (Form 2), statement of claim (Form 16) and default judgment (Queensland courts): debt recovery guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-claim-statement-of-claim-default-judgment"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a46-form-qld-claim-statement-of-claim-default-judgment"
area_id: "A46"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A46-R20260922-3", "A46-X20260927-1", "A46-A20260923-1", "A46-X20260927-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# 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…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-claim-statement-of-claim-default-judgment  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## 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](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-particulars-of-a-liquidated-claim.md)
- [Check the claim pack against the current form, fee and registry rules before filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md#A46-X20260927-1)
- [Draft default or summary-judgment papers from the liquidated file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md#A46-A20260923-1)
- [Assemble the service evidence before asking for default judgment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md#A46-X20260927-3)

## 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

## Authorities

- [Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) (Forms 2, 16, 46 and the default judgment rules)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0111)
- [Queensland Courts, Starting a court action to recover money owed](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/money-disputes/Starting-a-court-action-to-recover-money-owed)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/money-disputes/Starting-a-court-action-to-recover-money-owed)

## 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.

## 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/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-claim-statement-of-claim-default-judgment 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.*