Assess claims under a Queensland representative-proceeding distribution
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Apply the court-approved scheme to each registered claim: check the scheme's criteria, calculate the entitlement by the scheme's formula, and flag missing evidence or a conflict. Do not approve a claim and do not add a percentage costs deduction unless the orders state one.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide every flagged claim and check a sample against the scheme
- Confirm the settlement is approved under section 103R
- Approve the entitlement schedule before payment
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of Queensland, representative proceedings
Produce. A claim worksheet against the approved scheme, with flags and no payment approval.
Have ready. Section 103R approval orders and the scheme; Registration documents; Any costs deduction the orders actually state.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The court has approved a scheme that scores injury bands from the claimant's records. The worksheet applies that score and flags a claim with no record. It does not deduct a group costs percentage, because the orders do not state one.
Stop and hand it back when
- There is no section 103R approval.
- A Victorian percentage is deducted without an order.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Apply the court-approved scheme to each registered claim: check the scheme's criteria, calculate the entitlement by the scheme's formula, and flag missing evidence or a conflict. Do not approve a claim and do not add a percentage costs deduction unless the orders state one. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Section 103R: a representative proceeding may not be settled or discontinued without the court's approval. The court may make any orders it considers just for the distribution of money paid under the settlement or into court.
- Use the scheme in those orders. Do not import a Victorian group costs order.
- Practice Direction 8 of 2023 deals with notice of an application for approval of a settlement. Confirm the notice step the direction requires was followed before assessments are treated as final.
- Flag a claim that does not meet the scheme's own proof requirements. Do not reject it in the tool.
Sources
- Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) s 103R, settlement and discontinuance · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Queensland: Practice Direction 8 of 2023, class actions list · 2026-10-23
No group costs order section was opened in the Civil Proceedings Act. Do not deduct a percentage unless the orders impose one.
The lawyer approves the schedule. A submission filed for approval must meet the Queensland practice directions on accuracy of references.