Take a discrimination complaint from the commission to the court or tribunal
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft the application or referral response for the chosen forum from the lawyer's settled grounds, carry the complaint's particulars and the respondent details through into the new document, and build a date table from the notice for the filing deadline.
- What the lawyer must review
- Independently calculate the deadline from the date on the notice and decide whether an extension application is needed, settle the grounds of unlawful discrimination and the relief claimed, confirm the correct forum for a work-related complaint in that jurisdiction, and confirm the applicant's account of the conduct is in the applicant's own words before filing.
- 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 | Draft the application or referral response for the chosen forum from the lawyer's settled grounds, carry the complaint's particulars and the respondent details through into the new document, and build a date table from the notice for the filing deadline. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Independently calculate the deadline from the date on the notice and decide whether an extension application is needed, settle the grounds of unlawful discrimination and the relief claimed, confirm the correct forum for a work-related complaint in that jurisdiction, and confirm the applicant's account of the conduct is in the applicant's own words before filing.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral of a matter, non-disciplinary (QCAT Form 35) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 35, described on the forms page as a referral of a matter that is non-disciplinary. |
| Complainant's contentions on a referral (QCAT, Anti-Discrimination Act 1991) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to QCAT's complainant contentions form on a referral under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/gfl/human-rights-overview · 2026-09-27
- https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/guides/human-rights · 2026-09-27
- https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/case-types/anti-discrimination/anti-discrimination-complaints.html · 2026-09-27
- https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/legal-and-policy/victorias-human-rights-laws/equal-opportunity-act/ · 2026-09-27
- https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03366/latest/text · 2026-09-27
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.