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title: "Respondent's statement of facts and contentions (QIRC Form 9C)"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Respondent's statement of facts and contentions (QIRC Form 9C)

> Link to QIRC Form 9C, titled on the forms page as the respondent's statement of facts and contentions.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-qirc-9c-respondent-contentions  
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: [Personal Injury & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation.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 qirc.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when the respondent to a Form 9 workers' compensation appeal files that statement. The appellant's statements are Form 9A or Form 9B. The lawyer settles the respondent's facts.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft submissions for the compensation commission or tribunal](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-submissions-for-the-compensation-commission-or-tribunal.md)
- [Prepare the tribunal or commission document bundle from the lawyer-selected material](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-the-tribunal-or-commission-document-bundle-from-the-lawyer-selec.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
- Must not write the facts and contentions in words that will be filed

**The lawyer checks:**

- The statement is the respondent's, in the workers' compensation appeal
- The current Form 9C is used
- The bundle is the material the lawyer has selected
- The facts are settled by the lawyer

## Authorities

- [Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Forms](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/forms)
- [Form 9C](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/form9C.pdf)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by qirc.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/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-qirc-9c-respondent-contentions 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.*