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title: "Classify money received and the account it must be paid into"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/classify-money-received-and-the-account-it-must-be-paid-into"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A41-CO20261022-9"
practice_area: "Trust accounting & handling client money"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Classify money received and the account it must be paid into

> From the receipt record, list whether the money was cash, whether there is a written direction and who signed it, and whether the file describes the money as controlled money, transit money, or money held under a…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Trust accounting & handling client money](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the receipt record, list whether the money was cash, whether there is a written direction and who signed it, and whether the file describes the money as controlled money, transit money, or money held under a power. Name the account the practice proposes to use. Do not decide which account the law requires. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides the account. Section 137 requires trust money other than cash to be deposited in the general trust account as soon as practicable, unless there is a written direction by a person legally entitled to provide it to deal with the money otherwise, or the money is controlled money or transit money, or it is the subject of a power given to the practice or an associate to deal with the money for another person. The civil penalty is 100 penalty units. Section 143 requires cash trust money, other than controlled money, to be deposited in the general trust account as soon as practicable even where there is a written direction to deal with it another way. Once deposited, it may be dealt with under that direction. Controlled money received as cash must be deposited in a controlled money account and dealt with under the Uniform Rules. Each of those duties carries a civil penalty of 50 penalty units. Rule 34 defines written direction money as trust money the practice has a written direction to deal with otherwise than by deposit in a general trust account, and that is not controlled money. The text opened is the New South Wales consolidation. The lawyer confirms it is the text in force for the practice. How transit money is banked, beyond the section 137 exception, was not opened. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The responsible lawyer checks each element against the source named for it.

- What the AI does: From the receipt record, list whether the money was cash, whether there is a written direction and who signed it, and whether the file describes the money as controlled money, transit money, or money held under a power. Name the account the practice proposes to use. Do not decide which account the law requires.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides the account. Section 137 requires trust money other than cash to be deposited in the general trust account as soon as practicable, unless there is a written direction by a person legally entitled to provide it to deal with the money otherwise, or the money is controlled money or transit money, or it is the subject of a power given to the practice or an associate to deal with the money for another person. The civil penalty is 100 penalty units. Section 143 requires cash trust money, other than controlled money, to be deposited in the general trust account as soon as practicable even where there is a written direction to deal with it another way. Once deposited, it may be dealt with under that direction. Controlled money received as cash must be deposited in a controlled money account and dealt with under the Uniform Rules. Each of those duties carries a civil penalty of 50 penalty units. Rule 34 defines written direction money as trust money the practice has a written direction to deal with otherwise than by deposit in a general trust account, and that is not controlled money. The text opened is the New South Wales consolidation. The lawyer confirms it is the text in force for the practice. How transit money is banked, beyond the section 137 exception, was not opened.
- 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 or regulator 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. Compare the receipt to the bank trace, not to the narration typed later.
2. Do not treat a written direction as an answer for cash. Section 143 still requires the general trust account first.
3. Leave transit money and powers for the lawyer. The section 137 words were opened. The banking mechanics were not.

## 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 137, deposit of trust money other than cash](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/lpul333/s137.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) s 143, trust money received as cash](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/lpul333/s143.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 r 34, written direction money](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/lpugr2015372/s34.html) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/classify-money-received-and-the-account-it-must-be-paid-into/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.*