---
title: "Draft a New South Wales letter declining to act, with no date added"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-a-letter-declining-to-act-that-warns-time-may-be-running/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-13-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Draft a New South Wales letter declining to act, with no date added

> Draft a short letter saying the firm will not act. Include a warning that time may be running only in the words the lawyer supplies. State no date unless the lawyer has inserted that date.

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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 | Draft a short letter saying the firm will not act. Include a warning that time may be running only in the words the lawyer supplies. State no date unless the lawyer has inserted that date. |
| What the lawyer must review | Do not add a time warning unless you have written the words. Use only the words and the date the lawyer supplies Do not say time is suspended for every minor |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Draft a letter declining to act that warns time may be running](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-a-letter-declining-to-act-that-warns-time-may-be-running.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The letter declines to act. Any warning about time uses the lawyer's words, and no period is calculated.

- What the AI does: Draft a short letter saying the firm will not act. Include a warning that time may be running only in the words the lawyer supplies. State no date unless the lawyer has inserted that date.
- What the lawyer does: Settle the letter, including any warning, before it is sent.
- 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. No opened New South Wales rule requires a letter declining to act to contain a particular warning about time. If a warning is included, it is in the words the lawyer supplies.
2. Do not insert a date. If the lawyer has inserted one, copy it. Do not calculate it from section 50F, and do not use that section for a Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 claim or a Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 claim: section 50A(3).
3. Do not say that time is suspended for every minor. Under section 50F a minor is under a disability only while the minor does not have a capable parent or guardian, and only for a cause of action to which the Division applies.
4. The length of the discoverability period was not opened. The letter states no period.

## Notes

- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. The lawyer applies ASCR r 9 and APP 11, and decides whether any breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- The letter is received by the person who enquired. The lawyer reads it before it is sent.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: New South Wales

**Deliverable**: A short letter declining to act, with no date unless the lawyer inserted one.

**Inputs**

- The lawyer's decision not to act
- Any warning words, and any date, the lawyer has written

**Example**: Illustrative example: The firm will not act for a 16-year-old. The letter says so in the lawyer's words. It does not say that time stops until the person turns 18.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The letter would add a date the lawyer has not written.
- The letter would apply section 50F to a motor accidents claim.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), section 50A](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/la1969133/s50a.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), section 50F](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/la1969133/s50f.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW), rule 7.1](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/lpulascr2015658/s2.7.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

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