---
title: "Check a New South Wales personal injury advertisement before it is published"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/check-an-advertisement-for-personal-injury-services-before-it-is-publish/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-CS20261023-3-NSW"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Check a New South Wales personal injury advertisement before it is published

> Compare the draft with rules 36.1 and 36.2, and note if the publisher is an agent advertising a work injury service. Do not publish it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/check-an-advertisement-for-personal-injury-services-before-it-is-publish/new-south-wales  
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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Compare the draft with rules 36.1 and 36.2, and note if the publisher is an agent advertising a work injury service. Do not publish it. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether each line is false, misleading, offensive or prohibited. Check accredited-specialist wording against rule 36.2. Do not apply the agent advertising clause to a lawyer. Approve the final copy before it goes out. |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Check an advertisement for personal injury services before it is published](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/check-an-advertisement-for-personal-injury-services-before-it-is-publish.md) |

## Checking plan

**New South Wales advertisement check**

The tool marks the draft against rule 36. The lawyer does not use the agent clause against a lawyer.

- What the AI does: Compare the draft with rules 36.1 and 36.2, and note if the publisher is an agent advertising a work injury service. Do not publish it.
- What the lawyer does: Decide each line, and whether the publisher is an agent or a lawyer.
- 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. Rule 36.1 is applied: not false, not misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive, not offensive, and not prohibited by law.
2. Rule 36.2 is applied to accredited-specialist wording and to any impression of specialist expertise.
3. Clause 73 of the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 restricts an agent who advertises a work injury service. The maximum penalty is 200 penalty units. It does not bind a lawyer.
4. The current regulation has a division on advertising by persons other than agents or lawyers. Clause 80 itself was not opened, so its text is not stated.

## Notes

- Rules 36.1 and 36.2 are in the compilation current from 1 July 2026.
- Do not cite a repealed regulation that once restricted lawyers. The current clause 73 text was opened and it binds agents.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: New South Wales. Solicitor advertising under the uniform conduct rules, and agent advertising under the workers compensation regulation.

**Deliverable**: A marked advertisement, with a note on whether the publisher is an agent.

**Inputs**

- The draft copy
- Whether the publisher is an agent or a lawyer

**Example**: Illustrative example: A lawyer's work-injury webpage is rejected under clause 73. The lawyer reverses that. Clause 73 applies to an agent, not to a lawyer. Rule 36 still applies.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A lawyer's advertisement is failed under clause 73.
- Accredited-specialist wording is unchecked.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW), rr 9 and 36](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2015-0244) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 (NSW) cl 73, advertising by agents](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/wcr2016346/s73.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 (NSW), current contents](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2016-0559) (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.*