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title: "Bankruptcy Form B5: notice stating grounds of opposition"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/form-fcfcoa-b5-notice-of-opposition"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Bankruptcy Form B5: notice stating grounds of opposition

> Link to Federal Circuit and Family Court Form B5, the notice stating grounds of opposition to an application, interim application or petition.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/form-fcfcoa-b5-notice-of-opposition  
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: [Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- 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 fcfcoa.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a person opposes a bankruptcy application, interim application or petition and the Court's form for the grounds is Form B5.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare personal-insolvency papers: bankruptcy notice, petition or equivalent](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-personal-insolvency-papers-bankruptcy-notice-petition-or-equival.md)
- [Prepare insolvency court filings with AI-use verification](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-insolvency-court-filings-with-ai-use-verification.md)

## How AI may be used

Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.

**AI may:**

- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.

**AI must not:**

- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The page title covers opposition to an application, an interim application or a petition.
- State grounds the evidence supports. Do not invent grounds.
- Download the current Form B5.
- Check the time for opposition in the current rules. The form page does not state it.

## Authorities

- [Form B5: Notice stating grounds of opposition to application, interim application or petition.](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/gfl/forms/b5-notice-opposition)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/gfl/forms/b5-notice-opposition)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by fcfcoa.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/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/form-fcfcoa-b5-notice-of-opposition 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.*