Diary section 50C, where the sections opened require no pre-court notice
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- List the incident date and the discoverability facts the lawyer has already marked. Do not prepare a pre-court notice and do not calculate the last day.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer diarises the limitation facts. The tool does not calculate the last day.
- Do not use a Queensland notice. Section 50C does not require one.
- Keep health and wage records in a firm-controlled tool, not a public one.
- ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. Decide if a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. New South Wales. An ordinary public liability injury, with section 50C to be diarised.
Produce. A date list from facts the lawyer has marked. No notice is prepared.
Have ready. Incident date the lawyer marks; Discoverability facts the lawyer marks.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The lawyer has marked the injury date and not the date it was known to be serious. The list leaves that fact blank and does not name a last day.
Stop and hand it back when
- The tool is asked to prepare a notice or name the last day.
- The claim is a survivor action under section 50C(2).
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. List the incident date and the discoverability facts the lawyer has already marked. Do not prepare a pre-court notice and do not calculate the last day. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Record the act or omission and the discoverability date the lawyer has marked.
- State the 3-year period as running from and including the date the cause of action is discoverable, and the 12-year period as running from the time of the act or omission.
- Use section 50D: injury or death occurred, it was caused by the fault of the defendant, and, for injury, it was sufficiently serious to justify an action. A person ought to know a fact if all reasonable steps would have ascertained it.
- Leave survivor actions to section 50C(2). They are not this task. The note to section 50C says the long-stop can be extended under Division 4. That Division was not opened.
Sources
- Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) section 50C · 2026-10-23
- Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) section 50D · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of NSW Practice Note SC Gen 23 · 2026-10-23
The sections opened do not impose a pre-court notice for an ordinary public liability injury. Do not prepare one.
If this is filed in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Practice Note SC Gen 23, issued on 28 January 2025 and commenced on 3 February 2025, bars generative AI from the content of an affidavit or witness statement, and from an expert report without prior leave, subject to paragraph 23.