Review a construction contract against the chosen standard form
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the draft to the named standard form, list departures on payment, variation, time-bar, risk allocation and dispute clauses, and produce an issues table.
- What the lawyer must review
- Identify the actual standard-form version
- Check time-bars and conditions precedent; they are the high-value traps
- Do not accept invented "industry standard" positions
- Written for / version
- AU
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.