---
title: "Assemble Victorian costs figures where a settlement needs court approval"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/assemble-costs-figures-for-approval-of-a-legal-incapacity-settlement/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-CS20261023-10-VIC"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Assemble Victorian costs figures where a settlement needs court approval

> From the invoices and the settlement figures the lawyer marks, set out the protocol partial payment, the disbursements and the uplift. Do not draft the affidavit or the application that is filed.

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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 protocol partial payment, the disbursements and the uplift. Do not draft the affidavit or the application that is filed. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer writes anything filed. The tool only organises marked figures. The $10,000 partial payment is for the initial approval only. Reconcile it at final settlement. The settlement date sets the price points. Do not add a Victorian court rule number the opened sources do not state. |
| Written for | Victoria |
| 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

**Victorian approval figures**

The tool organises the protocol figures. The lawyer writes any document that is filed.

- What the AI does: From the invoices and the settlement figures the lawyer marks, set out the protocol partial payment, the disbursements and the uplift. Do not draft the affidavit or the application that is filed.
- What the lawyer does: Write the approval papers and decide which protocol payments apply.
- 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. Clause 19.35 allows, subject to court approval, $10,000 towards protocol price points, the disbursements of the approval process, and the clause 19.15.5 uplift.
3. Clause 19.36 limits the $10,000 to the initial approval. Clause 19.18 makes the uplift payable each time approval is required. Clause 19.37 reconciles the partial payment at final settlement.
4. Practice Note SC Gen 25 requires particular caution if generative AI assists with affidavit material. One AI tool cannot confirm another.

## Notes

- No Supreme Court rule number for compromise of a claim by a person under disability was opened. None is stated.
- Practice Note SC Gen 25 treats an affidavit and a witness statement as a court document. Particular caution applies if generative AI assists with that material, and one AI tool cannot confirm another.
- Keep medical details in the firm's system. Apply ASCR rule 9 and APP 11, and check whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victoria. Court approval of a TAC common law resolution, under protocol clauses 19.35 to 19.37.

**Deliverable**: A costs breakdown for the lawyer. Not an application or affidavit.

**Inputs**

- Whether this is the initial approval
- Invoices for the approval process
- Settlement figures marked by the lawyer

**Example**: Illustrative example: A second approval application includes another $10,000 partial payment. The lawyer removes it. Clause 19.36 pays that sum only once. The uplift can still apply each time.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The tool has drafted the affidavit or the application.
- A court rule number that was not opened is added.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [TAC Common Law Protocol 2026, chapter 19](https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/providers/resources/tac-protocols-tabs/common-law-protocol) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC Gen 25](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users) (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.*