---
title: "Assemble Queensland costs figures where a litigation guardian cannot settle alone"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/assemble-costs-figures-for-approval-of-a-legal-incapacity-settlement/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-CS20261023-10-QLD"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Assemble Queensland costs figures where a litigation guardian cannot settle alone

> From the invoices and the settlement figures the lawyer marks, set out the costs breakdown and a chronology. Do not draft the affidavit or the application, and do not add a rule number.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/assemble-costs-figures-for-approval-of-a-legal-incapacity-settlement/queensland  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | From the invoices and the settlement figures the lawyer marks, set out the costs breakdown and a chronology. Do not draft the affidavit or the application, and do not add a rule number. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer writes anything filed. The tool only organises marked figures. A litigation guardian does not settle unless the court or the Public Trustee agrees. Do not extend the under-18 page to another incapacity without a source. Do not add a rule number the opened page does not state. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Assemble costs figures for approval of a legal-incapacity settlement](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/assemble-costs-figures-for-approval-of-a-legal-incapacity-settlement.md) |

## Checking plan

**Queensland approval figures**

The tool organises the figures. The lawyer writes the approval papers and does not invent a rule number.

- What the AI does: From the invoices and the settlement figures the lawyer marks, set out the costs breakdown and a chronology. Do not draft the affidavit or the application, and do not add a rule number.
- What the lawyer does: Decide what approval is required and write any document that is filed.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. The tool's output is not filed.
2. The Commission says that once proceedings are issued the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 apply, and that a person under 18 is a person under a legal incapacity.
3. A litigation guardian cannot settle without the court or the Public Trustee agreeing. No rule number was stated on the page, so none is added.
4. The Queensland Courts generative AI page names the practice directions. Their PDFs were not opened, so their text is not quoted.

## Notes

- The Commission page that was opened is about a child under 18. It is not used as a rule for every other kind of incapacity.
- The Queensland Courts generative AI page names Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 and District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025. Those PDFs were not opened. The non-lawyer guideline is not the practitioner rule.
- Keep medical details in the firm's system. Apply the confidentiality duty and APP 11, and check whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland. A motor accident claim for a person under 18, once proceedings are on foot.

**Deliverable**: A costs breakdown and chronology. Not an application or affidavit.

**Inputs**

- Settlement figures
- Invoices
- Who the litigation guardian is

**Example**: Illustrative example: The draft says the parent may sign the settlement. The lawyer stops that. The Commission says a litigation guardian cannot settle without the court or the Public Trustee agreeing.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules number is invented.
- The tool has drafted the document that will be filed.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Motor Accident Insurance Commission, legislation and indexation](https://maic.qld.gov.au/about-us/governance/legislation/) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Courts, using generative AI](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/prepare-for-court/representing-yourself/using-generative-ai) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) s 347, speculative personal injury claims](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/lpa2007179/s347.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*