Check a Queensland expert report for the rule 429H confirmation
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the report the lawyer selects, list each rule 429H item and quote the confirmation in subrule (4), 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.
- The report must be addressed to the court and signed by the expert.
- Confirm each of rule 429H(4)(a) to (f), including inquiries, genuine opinions, significant matters and compliance.
- Rule 428 is the conference power. It is not the code.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. A Queensland proceeding in which an expert report is served under chapter 11
Produce. A rule 429H checklist marked to the report.
Have ready. The signed report; The questions the expert was asked; Whether a conference has been directed.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The report states the opinions but has no subrule (4) confirmation. The checklist marks that item. The lawyer decides whether to go back to the expert.
Stop and hand it back when
- The report is unsigned.
- The tool is asked to draft the confirmation for the expert.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the report the lawyer selects, list each rule 429H item and quote the confirmation in subrule (4), 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
- The report is addressed to the court and signed, and includes the qualifications, facts, reasons, literature, inspections, range of opinion, qualifications on the opinion, a summary of the conclusions, and whether readily ascertainable additional facts would assist.
- Subrule (4) requires confirmation of each of (a) to (f): the expert has read and agrees to be bound by the code; the factual matters are true so far as the expert knows; all inquiries considered appropriate have been made; the opinions are genuinely held; the report refers to all matters the expert considers significant; and the expert understands the duty to the court and has complied with it.
- Schedule 1C is the code. It applies to an expert appointed to give opinion evidence.
- Rule 428 lets the court direct a conference and a joint report. It does not replace the confirmation.
Sources
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 429H · 2026-10-23
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) Schedule 1C · 2026-10-23
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 428 · 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.
Rule 429F is named in Schedule 1C. The text of rule 429F was not opened. The confirmation used here is rule 429H(4).