Draft a Queensland letter declining to act without inserting a date
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft a letter declining to act, and include a warning about time only in the words the lawyer has written. State no date unless the lawyer inserted it. Do not send the letter.
- What the lawyer must review
- Use a warning only in the lawyer's words
- State no date unless the lawyer inserted it
- Do not add a time warning unless you have written the words.
- The lawyer checks the letter before it is sent
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland, a letter declining to act on a personal injury enquiry
Produce. A draft letter declining to act, still unsent, with no date the lawyer did not insert.
Have ready. The lawyer's decision to decline; Any warning and any date the lawyer has written.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The draft declines to act and uses the lawyer's sentence that time limits can apply. It does not add a date.
Stop and hand it back when
- The draft inserts a date the lawyer did not write.
- The draft adds a warning from a rule that was not opened.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Draft a letter declining to act, and include a warning about time only in the words the lawyer has written. State no date unless the lawyer inserted it. Do not send the letter. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The letter says the firm declines to act, in the terms the lawyer approves.
- A warning that time may be running is included only in the lawyer's words. No opened conduct rule requires a particular warning.
- The letter states no date under the Limitation of Actions Act 1974, the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002, or the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 unless the lawyer inserted that date.
- The tool does not calculate a limitation period or a notice period in the letter.
Sources
- Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) section 11 · 2026-10-23
- Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) section 9 · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Law Society: Relations with clients · 2026-10-23
The client receives this letter. The lawyer checks it before it is sent.
Section 29 of the Limitation of Actions Act can change the period where the person was under a disability when the right of action accrued. The letter does not apply that section unless the lawyer has written the sentence.