Check that an expert report confirms the expert code before it is served
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Working from the report the lawyer has selected, list whether it is addressed and signed as the rules require, and quote the words of any code confirmation, with the page. The tool does not rewrite the report.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the report can be served or read, and whether leave is needed.
- Check the code confirmation, the facts relied on, and the opinions against the questions asked.
- If generative AI was used in the report, apply that court's rule on expert reports.
- Do not send the report, or the client's records in it, to a public AI tool.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWVICQLD
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Working from the report the lawyer has selected, list whether it is addressed and signed as the rules require, and quote the words of any code confirmation, with the page. The tool does not rewrite the report. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Find the code confirmation in the report itself. A letter from the expert's office is not the report.
- In New South Wales, stop if the report has no acknowledgement that the expert has read the code and agrees to be bound by it.
- In Queensland, check each item in rule 429H, including the confirmation in subrule (4).
- Check the service date against the timetable, and whether leave is required for a report served after mediation.
Sources
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 31.23 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC GEN 23, paragraphs 19 to 22 · 2026-10-23
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 429H and Schedule 1C · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC GEN 25, paragraph 6.12 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC CL 3, section 6.B · 2026-10-23
- County Court of Victoria, Common Law Division Practice Note, paragraphs 22.7 and 22.8 · 2026-10-23
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.