---
title: "Check that an expert report confirms the expert code before it is served"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-that-an-expert-report-confirms-the-expert-code-before-it-is-served"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-LT20261023-5"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Check that an expert report confirms the expert code before it is served

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-that-an-expert-report-confirms-the-expert-code-before-it-is-served  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Code confirmation**

The lawyer decides whether the report is served. The tool lists the code confirmation and the missing items.

- What the AI does: 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 does: 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.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Find the code confirmation in the report itself. A letter from the expert's office is not the report.
2. 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.
3. In Queensland, check each item in rule 429H, including the confirmation in subrule (4).
4. Check the service date against the timetable, and whether leave is required for a report served after mediation.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 31.23](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/ucpr2005305/s31.23.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC GEN 23, paragraphs 19 to 22](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 429H and Schedule 1C](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_reg/ucpr1999305/s429h.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC GEN 25, paragraph 6.12](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC CL 3, section 6.B](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-06/SC%20CL%203%20-%20Personal%20Injuries%20Litigation.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [County Court of Victoria, Common Law Division Practice Note, paragraphs 22.7 and 22.8](https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/files/documents/2026-02/common-law-division-practice-note-pncld-feb-2026_0.docx) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-that-an-expert-report-confirms-the-expert-code-before-it-is-served/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-that-an-expert-report-confirms-the-expert-code-before-it-is-served/victoria.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-that-an-expert-report-confirms-the-expert-code-before-it-is-served/queensland.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*