---
title: "Draft a Queensland letter declining to act without inserting a date"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-a-letter-declining-to-act-that-warns-time-may-be-running/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-13-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Draft a Queensland letter declining to act without inserting a date

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-a-letter-declining-to-act-that-warns-time-may-be-running/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 | 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 |
| Written for | Queensland |
| 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. It does not invent a Queensland warning or calculate a date.

- What the AI does: 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 does: The lawyer decides the warning, any date, and whether the letter 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. The letter says the firm declines to act, in the terms the lawyer approves.
2. A warning that time may be running is included only in the lawyer's words. No opened conduct rule requires a particular warning.
3. 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.
4. The tool does not calculate a limitation period or a notice period in the letter.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland, a letter declining to act on a personal injury enquiry

**Deliverable**: A draft letter declining to act, still unsent, with no date the lawyer did not insert.

**Inputs**

- The lawyer's decision to decline
- Any warning and any date the lawyer has written

**Example**: 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 escalate when**

- The draft inserts a date the lawyer did not write.
- The draft adds a warning from a rule that was not opened.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) section 11](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/loaa1974226/s11.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) section 9](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pipa2002314/s9.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Law Society: Relations with clients](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/australian-solicitors-conduct-rules/relations-with-clients) (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.*