Advise on an infringement notice from the competition and consumer regulator
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the infringement notice and the client's records of the conduct, build a table of each alleged contravention against the evidence the client holds, the penalty stated, the payment deadline in the notice, and the consequences of paying, seeking withdrawal or not paying, as set out in the regulator's guidelines. The tool writes nothing in the advice or any letter to the regulator.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide whether the client should pay, seek withdrawal or decline to pay and face possible proceedings, write the advice and any withdrawal request, and consider what else the regulator may seek, such as an undertaking.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. From the infringement notice and the client's records of the conduct, build a table of each alleged contravention against the evidence the client holds, the penalty stated, the payment deadline in the notice, and the consequences of paying, seeking withdrawal or not paying, as set out in the regulator's guidelines. The tool writes nothing in the advice or any letter to the regulator. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Diarise the payment deadline stated in the notice.
- Check each alleged contravention against the client's records of the conduct.
- Confirm no sentence produced by the tool appears in the advice or any letter to the regulator.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCC infringement notice: time and effect record | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Record of the 28-day compliance period in the ACCC July 2020 guidelines, and of the effect of payment or non-payment. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
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.