Check the effect of a deregistered company and of settling with one dust defendant
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- In a firm-controlled tool, list each defendant, whether the company is deregistered, whether the other defendants have settled, and whether the settlement terms bar recovery against the others. The tool does not write an insurer claim or a deed.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether to seek restoration, oppose dismissal, or pursue another defendant.
- A claim against the insurer of a deregistered company is a separate task.
- Read the settlement terms before treating other defendants as still open.
- Written for / version
- NSW
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | In a firm-controlled tool, list each defendant, whether the company is deregistered, whether the other defendants have settled, and whether the settlement terms bar recovery against the others. The tool does not write an insurer claim or a deed. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check company status against a register search, not the table alone.
- Read the settlement clause before marking other defendants as still open.
- Confirm the output contains no insurer claim and no deed.
- Confirm Victoria and Queensland are not given the New South Wales dismissal path.
Sources
- Advice to Practitioners No. 2 of 2021: deregistered companies as parties · 2026-10-23
- Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW) s 12C · 2026-10-23
- SIRA insurer guidance GN 10.1 Dust diseases · 2026-10-23
- Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW) s 11 · 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.
The Dust Diseases Tribunal practice-notes index opened on 23 October 2026 has no generative AI note. Do not treat a Supreme Court generative AI note as the Tribunal rule. Do not enter confidential information into a public tool.
Preparing a claim against the liability insurer of an insolvent or deregistered defendant is a separate live task.