---
title: "List the figures for a New South Wales interests advice"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/advise-if-compromise-is-in-the-interests-of-a-child-or-person-who-cannot/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-ST20261023-12-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# List the figures for a New South Wales interests advice

> List only the settlement figures, the amounts sections 151A and 3.40 bring to account, and any manager's fee estimate the lawyer has accepted, each with its source.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/advise-if-compromise-is-in-the-interests-of-a-child-or-person-who-cannot/new-south-wales  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List only the settlement figures, the amounts sections 151A and 3.40 bring to account, and any manager's fee estimate the lawyer has accepted, each with its source. Write nothing of the advice, and nothing that goes into an affidavit. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer writes the advice. The tool writes none of it The test is the plaintiff's best interests. The tool does not apply it Check every figure against its source before it is used |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Advise if compromise is in the interests of a child or person who cannot manage the claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/advise-if-compromise-is-in-the-interests-of-a-child-or-person-who-cannot.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The only output is a sourced list of figures. The interests judgement and the advice are the lawyer's.

- What the AI does: List only the settlement figures, the amounts sections 151A and 3.40 bring to account, and any manager's fee estimate the lawyer has accepted, each with its source. Write nothing of the advice, and nothing that goes into an affidavit.
- What the lawyer does: Decide whether acceptance is in the person's interests, and write the advice.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. The bench book states the test for approval as whether the court is satisfied the compromise is in the best interests of the plaintiff. The list does not apply that test and does not say what the court should do.
2. The bench book says the cost of management is often recoverable as damages and is a factor in the adequacy of the settlement, including supervision by the NSW Trustee where the manager is someone else. The list records a fee estimate only where the lawyer has accepted one. It does not say the fee will be recovered.
3. Each repayment is tied to section 151A or section 3.40, and the holding of the balance is noted as section 77(2) where that section applies. The list does not calculate costs.
4. Practice note SC Gen 23, paragraph 10, says generative artificial intelligence must not generate the content of an affidavit or other evidence. The lawyer writes the advice and any evidence. This list is neither.

## Notes

- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. The lawyer applies ASCR r 9 and APP 11, and decides whether any breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- The bench book says that, in general, the compromise should not be on an inclusive-of-costs basis. If the lawyer has marked it that way, the list records the mark and does not resolve it.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: New South Wales

**Deliverable**: A sourced list of figures for the lawyer's interests advice.

**Inputs**

- The settlement figures the lawyer has accepted
- Any manager's fee estimate the lawyer has accepted
- The subsection for each repayment

**Example**: Illustrative example: The compromise is $200,000 and the lawyer has accepted a manager's fee estimate of $8,000. The list records both, with their sources. It does not say the compromise is in the plaintiff's best interests.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The tool would write the advice.
- The tool would write a sentence into an affidavit.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Judicial Commission of NSW, Civil Bench Book, best interests and the cost of management](https://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/publications/benchbks/civil/persons_under_legal_incapacity.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), section 76](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cpa2005167/s76.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), section 77](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cpa2005167/s77.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), in force from 1 October 2026, section 151A](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), in force from 10 June 2026, section 3.40](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC Gen 23, paragraph 10](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*