Draft a statement-of-reasons request and a reasons-deficiency table
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft the request letter, then list missing findings, unaddressed mandatory considerations and unexplained steps from the reasons that come back.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the statutory trigger for reasons
- Do not treat a missing paragraph as automatically an error
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. 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
- Review the original source set for relevant material absent from the output, including contrary evidence, qualifications and remaining gaps.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- 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.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for reasons for a QCAT decision | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to QCAT's online request for reasons for a decision. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.