---
title: "Screen a Queensland motor accident claim before claiming costs"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/screen-whether-legal-costs-are-recoverable-on-a-no-fault-or-statutory-be/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-CS20261023-11-QLD"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Screen a Queensland motor accident claim before claiming costs

> From the injury year and the outcome the lawyer marks, say which published limit is relevant and that this is not a statutory-benefits on-off list. Do not state a costs figure for a non-motor claim.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/screen-whether-legal-costs-are-recoverable-on-a-no-fault-or-statutory-be/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 injury year and the outcome the lawyer marks, say which published limit is relevant and that this is not a statutory-benefits on-off list. Do not state a costs figure for a non-motor claim. |
| What the lawyer must review | Do not switch costs off by a dispute-type list the opened pages do not contain. Use the injury-year limits only for a motor accident claim. Do not invent a costs bar for statutory workers compensation. The lawyer decides whether a costs claim can be made. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Screen whether legal costs are recoverable on a no-fault or statutory benefits claim](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/screen-whether-legal-costs-are-recoverable-on-a-no-fault-or-statutory-be.md) |

## Checking plan

**Queensland costs screen**

The tool identifies the published limit. The lawyer decides whether costs can be claimed.

- What the AI does: From the injury year and the outcome the lawyer marks, say which published limit is relevant and that this is not a statutory-benefits on-off list. Do not state a costs figure for a non-motor claim.
- What the lawyer does: Decide whether the indexed limits apply and whether a costs claim is made.
- 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. A compulsory third party claim is a damages claim under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994.
2. The Commission publishes a declared costs limit, a lower offer limit and an upper offer limit for the injury year.
3. For injuries from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 the amounts are $4,960, $59,300 and $98,890.
4. No costs bar for statutory workers compensation was opened. None is stated.

## Notes

- The Civil Liability Indexation Notice 2026 was not opened. Non-motor limits are not taken from the motor accident table.
- 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. Motor accident damages costs, as published by the Motor Accident Insurance Commission.

**Deliverable**: A short screen naming the injury-year limits that apply, or saying the motor accident table does not.

**Inputs**

- Date of injury
- Whether the claim is a motor accident claim
- The outcome, if known

**Example**: Illustrative example: A public liability claim is given the motor accident upper offer limit. The lawyer removes it. That table was opened for motor accident injuries.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The motor accident figures are used on a non-motor claim.
- A statutory workers compensation costs bar is invented.

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)
- [Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) s 56, costs and mandatory final offers](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pipa2002314/s56.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.*