---
title: "Record that the Queensland Civil Liability Act states no mental-harm gateway"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-the-witness-or-close-relationship-gateway-for-pure-mental-harm-fro/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-FM20261023-8-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record that the Queensland Civil Liability Act states no mental-harm gateway

> In a firm-controlled tool, record that the opened table of provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2003 contains no witness or close-relationship gateway. Leave the claim undecided, and import no other Act's gateway.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-the-witness-or-close-relationship-gateway-for-pure-mental-harm-fro/queensland  
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 | In a firm-controlled tool, record that the opened table of provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2003 contains no witness or close-relationship gateway. Leave the claim undecided, and import no other Act's gateway. |
| What the lawyer must review | Do not apply a witness or close-relationship gateway. This Act's opened table has none. Decide the claim on the law that applies in Queensland, which this table does not supply. Do not treat the absence of a Part as a decision that the claim succeeds or fails. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Check the witness or close-relationship gateway for pure mental harm from shock](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/check-the-witness-or-close-relationship-gateway-for-pure-mental-harm-fro.md) |

## Checking plan

**Queensland, no gateway section**

The tool records that the opened table of provisions has no mental-harm Part. The lawyer does not import a witness or close-relationship gateway.

- What the AI does: In a firm-controlled tool, record that the opened table of provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2003 contains no witness or close-relationship gateway. Leave the claim undecided, and import no other Act's gateway.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the opened table of provisions has no mental-harm Part.
2. Do not add a scene or close-relationship finding from another statute.
3. Leave any psychiatric-illness finding blank.
4. Stop and seek the applicable law before advising that a gateway is met.

## Notes

- The table of provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2003, opened on 23 October 2026, contains no Part on mental harm and no section in the terms of a witness or close-relationship gateway. Do not import a gateway from another Act. In this Act, section 30 is who is a concurrent wrongdoer and section 73 excludes a jury trial. This note does not decide those sections.
- Family, wage and medical records stay in a firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. A breach may be notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland: Civil Liability Act 2003, table of provisions opened 23 October 2026

**Deliverable**: A note that no gateway section was found, and a blank claim conclusion.

**Inputs**

- The opened table of provisions
- A short description of the mental harm
- The claimant's account

**Example**: Illustrative example: The file asks whether the claimant saw the death. The tool records that the opened Act has no such gateway and leaves the answer blank. The lawyer does not borrow a test.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A gateway from another statute is applied.
- The absence of a section is treated as permission to recover.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld), table of provisions](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cla2003161/) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) Part 10](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-045) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Psychiatrist's instructions on a recognised psychiatric illness](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/psychiatrist-recognised-psychiatric-illness.md) | Letter | Yellow | Letter asking a psychiatrist whether there is a recognised psychiatric illness for a mental harm claim, without asking the psychiatrist to apply the statutory tests. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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