---
title: "Rental bond claim (ACAT): completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-acat-rental-bond-claim"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a57-form-acat-rental-bond-claim"
area_id: "A57"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A57-N20261018-5", "A57-P20261018-6"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Rental bond claim (ACAT): completion guide

> Link to the ACAT Rental Bond Claim, listed under rental property disputes. The file name includes Form-41. The page does not state that as a form number. The PDF was not opened.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-acat-rental-bond-claim  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Residential Tenancies](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australian Capital Territory
- 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 acat.act.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Australian Capital Territory.

## When to use it

Use when an ACAT rental file needs the form the forms page titles Rental Bond Claim. It is not the application for resolution of a tenancy dispute, and it is not the rental claim response. The lawyer confirms any form number on the current file. The tool does not write the claim.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the bond claim schedule from the condition reports](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/build-the-bond-claim-schedule-from-the-condition-reports.md)
- [Dispute a landlord's bond claim for a tenant](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/dispute-a-landlord-s-bond-claim-for-a-tenant.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check that the current file is the Rental Bond Claim and list gaps against the forms page. The lawyer writes the claim and checks every answer before it is lodged.

**AI may:**

- Check the current file name against Form-41-Rental-Bond-Claim.pdf and flag a different rental form
- List that the PDF was not opened, so its questions are not known from this guide
- Flag a fee question for the lawyer, because the forms page says a fee may be payable

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft the bond claim, the items claimed, or any words that would be lodged
- Must not treat the file name Form-41 as a form number
- Must not invent a fee, a time limit or a section
- Must not sign or lodge the claim

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current file is the Rental Bond Claim. The lawyer reads the form number on that file
- The tenancy dispute application, which already has a guide, is not filed in its place
- The PDF was not opened. Its questions are taken from the current file
- The court's or tribunal's current index is checked before assuming a generative-AI practice direction applies. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.

## Authorities

- [ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Forms](https://www.acat.act.gov.au/fees-and-forms/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.acat.act.gov.au/fees-and-forms/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by acat.act.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/residential-tenancies/form-acat-rental-bond-claim 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.*