---
title: "Test the care plan or case plan against the statutory requirements"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/test-the-care-plan-or-case-plan-against-the-statutory-requirements"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-5"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Test the care plan or case plan against the statutory requirements

> Line the filed care plan or case plan up against the statutory requirements the lawyer has set out and against the chronology and service records, and assemble a table showing, requirement by requirement, what the plan…

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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 | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Line the filed care plan or case plan up against the statutory requirements the lawyer has set out and against the chronology and service records, and assemble a table showing, requirement by requirement, what the plan asserts, where it appears and what the record supports. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer forms the view on restoration, on the adequacy of what was offered and on the placement, and checks each asserted service against the record before any objection is put. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Line the filed care plan or case plan up against the statutory requirements the lawyer has set out and against the chronology and service records, and assemble a table showing, requirement by requirement, what the plan asserts, where it appears and what the record supports.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer forms the view on restoration, on the adequacy of what was offered and on the placement, and checks each asserted service against the record before any objection is put.
- 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. Confirm the plan in the table is the current filed version, and identify every earlier version and what changed between them.
2. Check each service the plan says was offered against the service record: whether it was offered, when, whether it was actually available and whether the parent could reach it.
3. Test the restoration assessment against its own stated reasons and against the record, and identify the parts of the record the assessment does not address.
4. Check the plan's contact schedule, placement and cultural support provisions against what is actually happening, not against what the plan proposes.
5. Confirm which requirements the court must be positively satisfied about in this jurisdiction, and record the objection for each one that is not met.

## 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

- [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) s 83 — Preparation of permanency plan](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caypapa1998442/s83.html) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/current/act-1999-010) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Child Protection Manual (Vic): family reunification advice](https://www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/advice-and-protocols/advice/case-planning/family-reunification-advice) (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dispute resolution conference preparation checklist for a parent’s or child’s lawyer (NSW Children’s Court)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/dispute-resolution-conference-preparation-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist to prepare for a Children’s Registrar dispute resolution conference under s 65: instructions and authority to settle, filed and subpoenaed material, attendees and notice, the issues,… |
| [Checklist: realistic possibility of restoration and the permanency plan (NSW s 83)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/restoration-realistic-possibility-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for testing a permanency plan against section 83 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW), including the 6-month and 12-month decision points and the 24-month… |

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/test-the-care-plan-or-case-plan-against-the-statutory-requirements/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.*