Calculate the Centrelink compensation preclusion period before settlement
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- From the proposed settlement figures, the date of injury, the dates of any periodic compensation and the current single-rate pension income limit, calculate the preclusion period in weeks and its start and end dates, and show the effect of each alternative settlement figure the lawyer specifies.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the figures and dates used, checks the current income limit on the agency’s page, decides how the preclusion period affects the settlement advice, and explains it to the client before they accept.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: QLDVIC
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the proposed settlement figures, the date of injury, the dates of any periodic compensation and the current single-rate pension income limit, calculate the preclusion period in weeks and its start and end dates, and show the effect of each alternative settlement figure the lawyer specifies. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer confirms the figures and dates used, checks the current income limit on the agency’s page, decides how the preclusion period affects the settlement advice, and explains it to the client before they accept. |
Checklist
- Start the period from the date of injury, or the day after periodic payments stopped where they were paid.
- Use the income limit in force at the settlement date.
- Where the amount is a contested award, use the amount awarded for loss of earnings as the agency does.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centrelink compensation preclusion period: figures to collect before settlement | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Worksheet for a Centrelink compensation preclusion period, using the Services Australia pages on how the period is calculated. |
| Deed of release for a personal injury damages claim | Deed | AI use Yellow | Deed of release for a personal injury damages claim in Victoria, Queensland or New South Wales, conditional on sanction or approval where the claimant cannot give a binding release. |
| Settlement advice letter before a personal injury release is signed | Letter | AI use Yellow | Letter to the injured person before a personal injury settlement is signed, with blanks for the lawyer's view on liability, the ranges, the recommendation, and the costs figures required before settlement. |
| Settlement distribution statement for a personal injury claim | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Statement the client receives showing the gross personal injury settlement, the costs, the disbursements and the statutory amounts the lawyer has sourced, and the resulting net sum. |
| Client checklist after a personal injury settlement | Checklist | AI use Yellow | What a client does after a personal injury settlement is signed: Medicare, Centrelink, the NDIS, tax, and money held for a child. |
| Services Australia information request: which official form to use | Checklist | AI use Yellow | A file checklist for asking Services Australia for Medicare claims history, a notice of past benefits, or Centrelink information. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Services Australia — How we calculate preclusion periods for Centrelink compensation recovery · 2026-10-18
- Services Australia — Preclusion periods for Centrelink compensation recovery · 2026-10-18
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