Prepare a chronology the Supreme Court note contemplates
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft a chronology, index or document summary from documents the lawyer has cleared under paragraph 9A.
- What the lawyer must review
- Match each row to the document
- Do not let the chronology rephrase what a witness will say
- Written for / version
- New South Wales versionNSW
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of New South Wales
Produce. A chronology or index with a document reference on each row.
Have ready. Documents cleared under paragraph 9A; The questions the chronology must answer.
Example of the limit. A transcript summary can list what was said. It cannot become the witness’s words in an affidavit.
Stop and hand it back when
- The documents are subpoenaed or suppressed and paragraph 9A has not been satisfied.
- The output is being pasted into an affidavit or a character reference.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Draft a chronology, index or document summary from documents the lawyer has cleared under paragraph 9A. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Apply paragraph 9A before upload.
- Keep the product as a chronology, index or summary, which the note discusses as a permitted use.
- Check each row against the document.
- Stop if the next step is witness evidence or an expert report. Those have their own paragraphs.
Sources
- Supreme Court of New South Wales Practice Note SC Gen 23 (PDF, reissued 28 January 2025) · 2026-09-22
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