Check Queensland trial papers against Practice Direction 9, not a key documents file
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the consent order and the request for trial date, list which paragraph 18 items are addressed and which are explained as omitted. The tool does not build a court book the practice direction does not require.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the proceeding is ready, and writes the order or the request.
- Do not add a key documents file. No opened Queensland practice direction prescribes one.
- If a consent order omits mediation, disclosure or the request for trial date, explain why.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane, under amended Practice Direction 9 of 2023
Produce. A paragraph 18 checklist for the consent order. Not a key documents file.
Have ready. The draft consent order; The date of the defence; Whether a request for trial date has been filed.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The draft order sets disclosure dates and says nothing about mediation. The checklist asks for the paragraph 20 explanation. The lawyer adds the explanation or a mediation date.
Stop and hand it back when
- The proceeding is on another managed list.
- The tool is asked to assemble a court book the direction does not require.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the consent order and the request for trial date, list which paragraph 18 items are addressed and which are explained as omitted. The tool does not build a court book the practice direction does not require. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Do not prepare a key documents file of the kind used in another court. No such Queensland direction was opened.
- A Brisbane consent order under Practice Direction 9 of 2023 must be comprehensive, in Word, and give a date for each step.
- It should, as appropriate, address disclosure, mediation, expert evidence under chapter 11 part 5, and filing a request for trial date.
- Readiness is the request under rule 467, including that necessary witnesses will be available and that chapter 14 part 2 has been complied with in a personal injury or death claim.
Sources
- Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 9 of 2023 · 2026-10-23
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 467 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 5 of 2025 · 2026-10-23
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 and District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025 require a named practitioner to verify references in submissions. They are not a ban on generative AI in evidence.
The content of chapter 14 part 2 was not opened. The lawyer reads that part before treating the request as ready. Practice Direction 18 of 2018 is named but was not opened.