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title: "Response to a residential tenancies dispute (ACAT): completion guide"
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# Response to a residential tenancies dispute (ACAT): completion guide

> Link to the ACAT response to a dispute under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. The file name includes af_2015-20. The page does not state a form number. The PDF was not opened.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/form-acat-residential-tenancies-response  
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: [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 file needs the response the forms page titles as the response to a dispute under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. The lawyer checks whether the dispute is a termination or possession application. A bond response uses the Rental Claim Response instead. The tool does not write the response.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the tenant's response to a termination or possession application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/prepare-the-tenant-s-response-to-a-termination-or-possession-application.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check that the current file is this residential tenancies response and list gaps. The lawyer writes the response and checks every answer before it is lodged.

**AI may:**

- Check the file name af_2015-20_residential_tenancies_response.pdf against the document on the file
- Flag the Rental Claim Response when the dispute is a bond or security deposit claim
- List that the page states no form number and no time limit for this response

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft the response or any words that would be lodged
- Must not treat the file name af_2015-20 as a form number
- Must not invent a ground, a fee or a time limit
- Must not sign or lodge the response

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current file matches this response, not the Rental Claim Response
- If the application is for termination or possession, the lawyer confirms this is the response ACAT requires
- 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-residential-tenancies-response 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.*