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title: "Application for a minor civil dispute, minor debt (QCAT Form 3)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-qcat-3-minor-debt"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
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# Application for a minor civil dispute, minor debt (QCAT Form 3)

> Link to QCAT Form 3 for a minor civil dispute about a fixed or agreed sum of money, valued up to $25,000 excluding interest.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-qcat-3-minor-debt  
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: [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.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 the claim is a Queensland minor debt of a fixed or agreed sum up to $25,000, excluding interest, against a person, business or company. Read the minor-debt process before lodging. QCase is available for filing and managing the case.

## 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/check-the-claim-pack-against-the-current-form-fee-and-registry-rules-bef.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:**

- The dispute is a fixed or agreed sum, valued up to $25,000 excluding interest
- Form 3 is the current form approved under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
- The minor-debt process page has been read before lodging
- Electronic filing by approved entities or solicitors, where used, is through the service the forms page names

## Authorities

- [Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Forms (Form 3)](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/resources/forms)
- [QCAT Form 3](https://www.qcat.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/100855/form-03-app-mcd-minor-debt-dispute.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/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-qld-qcat-3-minor-debt 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.*