---
title: "Record the child's expressed views for the court"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-4"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record the child's expressed views for the court

> The child's words do not go into a tool. From the document index the lawyer has cleared, list every occasion on which the child's views were recorded, with the date, who took them and the page, so the lawyer can see…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | The child's words do not go into a tool. From the document index the lawyer has cleared, list every occasion on which the child's views were recorded, with the date, who took them and the page, so the lawyer can see where the record is second-hand, stale or missing. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer takes the child's views directly or confirms how they were taken, and puts them to the court in the child's words without editing, interpreting or completing them. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer-led judgement**

The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

- What the AI does: The child's words do not go into a tool. From the document index the lawyer has cleared, list every occasion on which the child's views were recorded, with the date, who took them and the page, so the lawyer can see where the record is second-hand, stale or missing.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer takes the child's views directly or confirms how they were taken, and puts them to the court in the child's words without editing, interpreting or completing them.
- 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.
- Restriction: The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm how the child's views are to reach the court in this jurisdiction — directly, through the child's legal representative, or through a report — and on what basis the child is represented.
2. Check each recorded view against the date it was taken and the child's age and circumstances at that date, and mark views older than a few months as stale.
3. Distinguish the child's own words from a worker's, carer's or assessor's characterisation of them, and note where only the characterisation exists.
4. Confirm the child has been told what will happen to their views and who will read them, and record anything the child asks not be repeated.
5. Keep the child's disclosures, the child's name and the placement details out of every tool and out of any working note that is shared outside the firm.

## 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

- [Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/current/act-1999-010) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Judicial Commission of NSW: Care and Protection Bench Book — overview](https://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/publications/benchbks/children/cpm_overview.html) (checked 2026-09-27)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plain-language letter to a child or young person client from their direct legal representative (NSW care proceedings)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/letter-of-advice-young-person-direct-representative.md) | Letter | Yellow | Short plain-language letter to a child aged 12 or over, or a young person, explaining the lawyer’s role as their direct legal representative, what the court case is about, confirming what they want… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court/united-states.md) | Red |

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