Reconcile New South Wales workers compensation costs with the costs agreement
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the schedule or grant the lawyer identifies, set out the scheme amount, the solicitor-client amount, and the difference. Do not bill the difference until the lawyer decides who pays it.
- What the lawyer must review
- Use Schedule 6 for a compensation matter and Schedule 7 for work injury damages.
- Do not quote a dollar from a schedule that was not opened.
- Reconcile any ILARS grant to the work it funds.
- Decide whether the worker pays a shortfall.
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review and assembling provisional schedules. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.