---
title: "Screen whether the client sits outside the costs disclosure Part"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/screen-whether-the-client-sits-outside-the-costs-disclosure-part"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-PE20261022-4"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen whether the client sits outside the costs disclosure Part

> From the client's constitution, company search or engagement, list the facts that go to each class in section 170(2): law practice, public company or subsidiary, large proprietary company, foreign company, liquidator,…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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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 client's constitution, company search or engagement, list the facts that go to each class in section 170(2): law practice, public company or subsidiary, large proprietary company, foreign company, liquidator, administrator or receiver, financial services licensee, joint-venture company, partnership of more than 20 members or one that would be a large proprietary company, body incorporated outside Australia, tendered costs, or government authority. Record any class added by rule 71. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the client is a commercial or government client so that the Part does not apply, and remembers that sections 181(1), (7) and (8), 182, 183 and 185(3), (4) and (5) still apply. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the client's constitution, company search or engagement, list the facts that go to each class in section 170(2): law practice, public company or subsidiary, large proprietary company, foreign company, liquidator, administrator or receiver, financial services licensee, joint-venture company, partnership of more than 20 members or one that would be a large proprietary company, body incorporated outside Australia, tendered costs, or government authority. Record any class added by rule 71.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the client is a commercial or government client so that the Part does not apply, and remembers that sections 181(1), (7) and (8), 182, 183 and 185(3), (4) and (5) still apply.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Do not skip disclosure for a small proprietary company unless a specific class in section 170(2) applies.
2. Even where the Part does not apply, check the conditional-costs and uplift provisions that section 170 keeps alive.
3. Check rule 71 before treating a state-owned body as outside the list in the Act.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) s 170, commercial or government clients](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/lpul333/s170.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW), compilation in force at 28 February 2025, rr 71, 72, 72A, 72B, 74 and 75](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/2025-02-28/sl-2015-0246) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/screen-whether-the-client-sits-outside-the-costs-disclosure-part/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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