---
title: "Disclose Queensland costs before a settlement is executed"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/disclose-the-costs-estimates-before-a-settlement-is-executed/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-PE20261022-23-QLD"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Disclose Queensland costs before a settlement is executed

> From the figures the lawyer supplies, assemble the section 312 estimates of the client's legal costs if the matter settles, including another party's costs the client is to pay, and of contributions likely to be…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/disclose-the-costs-estimates-before-a-settlement-is-executed/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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the figures the lawyer supplies, assemble the section 312 estimates of the client's legal costs if the matter settles, including another party's costs the client is to pay, and of contributions likely to be received. Do not draft the settlement. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide the estimates and whether the matter is litigious Check any regulation that section 312(2) allows where more than one practice acts See that this disclosure is given before the settlement is executed |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Disclose the costs estimates before a settlement is executed](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/disclose-the-costs-estimates-before-a-settlement-is-executed.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Section 312 requires the two estimates before execution. Unlike the Uniform Law, the section leaves multiple practices to a regulation.

- What the AI does: From the figures the lawyer supplies, assemble the section 312 estimates of the client's legal costs if the matter settles, including another party's costs the client is to pay, and of contributions likely to be received. Do not draft the settlement.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides the estimates, checks any regulation under section 312(2), and makes the disclosure before execution.
- 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. Disclose before the settlement is executed.
2. Include the client's legal costs if the matter settles, including another party's costs the client is to pay, and contributions likely to be received from another party.
3. Section 312(2) says a regulation may provide for the case of more than one law practice. Do not apply the Uniform Law exception in section 177(2) in its place.
4. This disclosure does not calculate the section 347 cap. If the claim is speculative personal injury, the lawyer still checks that cap.

## Notes

- Section 312 is in addition to the earlier disclosure under section 308 or section 307B.
- The client receives the disclosure. The tool does not draft the settlement.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld)

**Deliverable**: A section 312 disclosure note using only the lawyer's figures.

**Inputs**

- Lawyer's settlement costs figures
- Whether more than one law practice acts
- Whether the claim is a speculative personal injury claim

**Example**: Illustrative example: Two practices act and the lawyer has the regulation. The note sets out the two estimates and flags section 312(2) for the lawyer. It does not assume the Uniform Law exception applies.

**Stop and escalate when**

- More than one practice acts and the regulation has not been checked.
- The estimates are not the lawyer's figures.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) s 312, additional disclosure before settlement](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/lpa2007179/s312.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) s 347, maximum for a speculative personal injury claim](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/lpa2007179/s347.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matter closure checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/firm-matter-closure-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Closing a plaintiff injury file: the settlement costs disclosure was given before execution, the bill, scheme steps, tool copies, trust money, and a risk assessment before any destruction. |
| [Disclosure of costs before a settlement is signed](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/settlement-costs-disclosure.md) | Letter | Yellow | A letter giving the two costs estimates before a settlement of a litigious matter is signed, under the Uniform Law or the Queensland Act. The lawyer removes the statute that does not apply. |
| [Queensland speculative personal injury costs cap worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/qld-speculative-costs-cap-worksheet.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A Queensland worksheet for the section 347 maximum on claim-related costs. The lawyer applies the formula in the current section, and half the settlement is not the fee. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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