Compare a Part 10 scheme position with a standalone safety-defect claim

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Key facts

Human involvement
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How AI is used
Set the approved scheme beside this person's figures, and list the Part VIB tests on a standalone Part 3-5 claim. Do not add a percentage group costs line. Do not value either path or advise the person to leave.
What the lawyer must review
  • Write the comparison on the same heads of loss.
  • Put Part VIB on the Part 3-5 claim. Do not put Civil Liability Act s 16 on that claim.
  • Use section 173 for just orders to distribute money, including interest. No percentage costs order is stated.
  • Do not draft an opt-out notice in this task.
Written for / version
New South Wales versionNSWVICQLD

Rules that apply

The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.

The work product

Forum. Supreme Court of New South Wales, Part 10

Produce. The lawyer's comparison for one injured group member, without an invented costs percentage.

Have ready. The approved scheme; This person's figures; The s 173 orders sought.

Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The scheme assesses this person's injury by category. The lawyer compares that category with a Part VIB assessment and does not insert a percentage that s 173, as opened, does not create.

Stop and hand it back when

  • The tool writes the advice.
  • Section 16 is applied to the Part 3-5 claim.

Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.

Who does what

Who does what
RoleWhat they do
AssistanceSupporting preparation only. Set the approved scheme beside this person's figures, and list the Part VIB tests on a standalone Part 3-5 claim. Do not add a percentage group costs line. Do not value either path or advise the person to leave. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human.
LawyerPerform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use.

Checklist

  1. Use the categories in the approved scheme.
  2. Keep s 87S and the indexed s 87M amount on the standalone side.
  3. Do not use the printed $350,000 in s 16 as a current cap, or as the Part 3-5 cap.
  4. Section 173 approval is still required.

Sources

Practice Note SC GEN 23 and District Court General Practice Note 2 prohibit generative AI from generating affidavit content, and require leave before it drafts an expert report. Draw the note to the expert.

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