Test the other party’s served statements against the matters the court must decide and the documents
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Read the statements served by the other party and the police material, and build a table setting each assertion against the statutory matters the court must consider and against the documents on file (police events, messages, medical records), marking what is corroborated, contradicted or unsupported, with page references.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides what the inconsistencies mean, what to put in cross-examination and what evidence to lead in reply, checks every reference, and makes sure no protected detail from the client’s own file is exposed in anything prepared for the hearing.
- 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 | Read the statements served by the other party and the police material, and build a table setting each assertion against the statutory matters the court must consider and against the documents on file (police events, messages, medical records), marking what is corroborated, contradicted or unsupported, with page references. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Before anything is relied on, confirm the material may lawfully and safely go into the tool (approved tool, no retention or training), and that no output reveals the protected person’s address, workplace, school, refuge or new contact details.
- Check every page reference against the document cited.
- Confirm the statutory matters listed are the ones for the order type sought.
- Confirm the table stays in the lawyer’s working file and is not served.
Sources
- Local Court of NSW, Practice Note – Domestic and Personal Violence Proceedings (commenced 4 May 2026) · 2026-10-18
- Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), AustLII · 2026-10-18
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.