Draft a Queensland progress update that states no unchecked date
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft a short progress update for the client from the steps the lawyer has already taken. State no time limit and no scheme outcome unless the lawyer has already written that sentence. Do not send it.
- What the lawyer must review
- State no notice date or limitation date unless the lawyer wrote it
- State no scheme outcome unless the lawyer wrote it
- Leave a costs update out of this progress note.
- The lawyer checks the update before the client receives it
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland plaintiff personal injury file, a progress update to the client
Produce. A draft progress update, still unsent, with no unchecked date and no unchecked scheme outcome.
Have ready. The steps the lawyer says have been taken; Any sentence the lawyer has already written about a date or an outcome.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The draft says the file has been opened and records have been requested. The lawyer removes a sentence that gave a section 9 date, because the lawyer had not written it.
Stop and hand it back when
- The draft states a date or an outcome the lawyer has not written.
- The draft gives costs advice.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Draft a short progress update for the client from the steps the lawyer has already taken. State no time limit and no scheme outcome unless the lawyer has already written that sentence. Do not send it. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The update describes the steps the lawyer has already taken. It adds no next step the lawyer has not approved.
- It states no time limit under the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002, the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, or the Limitation of Actions Act 1974, unless the lawyer has already written that sentence.
- It states no scheme outcome, including no view on section 237 or on which Act applies, unless the lawyer has already written that sentence.
- Costs disclosure under the Legal Profession Act 2007 was not opened. Do not add a costs sentence. Do not put the client's health or wage information into a public chatbot.
Sources
- Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) section 9 · 2026-10-23
- Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) section 11 · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Courts: Using generative AI · 2026-10-23
The client receives this update, so it is checked on this matter before it is sent.
Queensland Courts say private, confidential, suppressed or privileged information is not entered into a public tool.