Assess registered claims against an approved settlement distribution scheme
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Apply the court-approved distribution scheme to each registered claim using the claimant’s documents and the trading, purchase or loss data: check eligibility against the scheme’s criteria, calculate the entitlement by the scheme’s formula, and flag claims with missing evidence, conflicts with the data or eligibility doubts for review.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer or scheme administrator decides every flagged claim, checks a sample of unflagged calculations against the scheme, decides any reconsideration request under the scheme, and approves the entitlement schedule before payment.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Apply the court-approved distribution scheme to each registered claim using the claimant’s documents and the trading, purchase or loss data: check eligibility against the scheme’s criteria, calculate the entitlement by the scheme’s formula, and flag claims with missing evidence, conflicts with the data or eligibility doubts for review. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check the formula and criteria used against the approved scheme document, not a draft.
- Confirm each claimant is not recorded on the opt-out register.
- Record the sample size and the error rate found in the unflagged calculations.
Sources
- Federal Court of Australia — Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA) · 2026-10-18
- Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 33V — Settlement and discontinuance · 2026-10-18
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.