Draft a merits-review statement of facts and grounds
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the delegate's decision, the departmental file and the evidence index, tabulate each adverse finding against the criterion it turns on, build the visa and notification chronology with the document that proves each date, and list the findings the file does not yet answer. The lawyer writes the statement of facts and every ground: the tool drafts no part of it, suggests no wording, and writes nothing into any statutory declaration lodged with it.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer writes the statement and the grounds, then checks their own text: every asserted fact traceable to a document in the index or to the client's confirmed instructions, every ground tied to the finding and the criterion it attacks, and nothing asserted the client has not verified, because a false or misleading statement to the Tribunal can attract PIC 4020 and a re-application bar. The lawyer also verifies the tool's chronology dates and extracted findings against the decision and notification record, and that the statement answers the Tribunal's directions and is lodged within the review period.
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Potential support includes organising research leads and extracting and organising information. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. 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
- Verify dates, people and sequence against contemporaneous records. Preserve uncertainty and identify gaps or conflicting accounts.
- 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.