Check a consequential mental harm claim and the limit on economic loss
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the medical material the lawyer supplies, row whether the mental harm is described as a consequence of another injury to the same person, and leave a blank beside any claim for economic loss. Do not decide whether the harm is a recognised psychiatric illness.
- What the lawyer must review
- You decide whether the harm is consequential on an injury to the same person, or is pure mental harm.
- You decide whether economic loss is recoverable. The tool does not call an illness recognised.
- Use the economic-loss section you opened. A section limited to consequential harm is not used for pure mental harm.
- ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. A breach may be notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWVICQLD
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm that the actual tool, feature and processing terms permit use of this information, including access, retention, training and disclosure conditions.
- 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.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrist's instructions on a recognised psychiatric illness | Letter | AI use Yellow | Letter asking a psychiatrist whether there is a recognised psychiatric illness for a mental harm claim, without asking the psychiatrist to apply the statutory tests. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.