---
title: "Record who arranges the interpreter in a Queensland civil matter"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/arrange-an-interpreter-so-the-client-can-give-instructions/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-14-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record who arranges the interpreter in a Queensland civil matter

> In a Queensland civil case the party arranges and pays for the interpreter. List the qualifications the courts page asks for: legal interpreting experience, and a neutral interpreter.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/arrange-an-interpreter-so-the-client-can-give-instructions/queensland  
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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | In a Queensland civil case the party arranges and pays for the interpreter. List the qualifications the courts page asks for: legal interpreting experience, and a neutral interpreter. Point to the accreditation directory the page names. Do not use the criminal court-paid path. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer chooses the interpreter and decides who pays. Any registry request is prepared by the lawyer. The tool does not write it. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Arrange an interpreter so the client can give instructions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/arrange-an-interpreter-so-the-client-can-give-instructions.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

In a Queensland civil matter the party arranges and pays. The criminal court-paid path is a different case.

- What the AI does: In a Queensland civil case the party arranges and pays for the interpreter. List the qualifications the courts page asks for: legal interpreting experience, and a neutral interpreter. Point to the accreditation directory the page names. Do not use the criminal court-paid path.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer chooses the interpreter and decides who pays. Any registry request is prepared by the lawyer. The tool does not write it. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the matter is civil before the criminal timing and court-paid path are set aside.
2. The interpreter named on the plan is one the lawyer has chosen, with the neutrality the page asks for.
3. The plan does not include a registry request.
4. Registry counter interpreting, if used, records the language the client wrote down.

## Notes

- The courts page says the criminal written request includes an affidavit. That request is not drafted here.
- Practice direction 4 of 2024 and Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) s 131A were not opened.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland civil injury matter. The criminal interpreter path is out of scope.

**Deliverable**: A file plan stating that the firm arranges and pays for the civil interpreter.

**Inputs**

- Language and any dialect the lawyer recorded
- Whether the matter is civil
- The lawyer's choice of interpreter

**Example**: Illustrative example: The client speaks Vietnamese and the claim is a civil injury claim. The plan says the firm will arrange a neutral interpreter and will not send the criminal registry request. The lawyer engages the interpreter.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The matter may be criminal.
- The lawyer has not chosen the interpreter.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Queensland Courts: Interpreters](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/services-and-online-actions/advice-and-support/interpreters) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 30](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ea199580/s30.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Letter engaging an interpreter](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/interpreter-engagement-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | Letter asking an interpreting agency for a NAATI-credentialed interpreter for a personal injury conference, and recording the credential if a specialist legal interpreter is not available. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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