---
title: "Identify the manufacturer before a Victorian Part 4A proceeding"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/identify-who-counts-as-the-manufacturer-of-the-goods/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-PR20261023-2-VIC"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Identify the manufacturer before a Victorian Part 4A proceeding

> List the s 7 candidates from the labels and import records. A group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria is under Part 4A of the Supreme Court Act 1986, which Practice Note SC Gen 10 manages.…

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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 | List the s 7 candidates from the labels and import records. A group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria is under Part 4A of the Supreme Court Act 1986, which Practice Note SC Gen 10 manages. That note does not govern a Federal Court proceeding. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide which s 7 paragraph applies, including a brand owner and an importer. Treat a name or brand on the goods as presumed, unless the contrary is established. If the claim is a Victorian group proceeding, use Part 4A and SC Gen 10, not a Federal Court practice note. |
| Written for | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Identify who counts as the manufacturer of the goods](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/identify-who-counts-as-the-manufacturer-of-the-goods.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Who is a manufacturer does not change with the court. What changes is that a Victorian group proceeding is Part 4A, managed under SC Gen 10.

- What the AI does: List the s 7 candidates from the labels and import records. A group proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria is under Part 4A of the Supreme Court Act 1986, which Practice Note SC Gen 10 manages. That note does not govern a Federal Court proceeding.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides the s 7 manufacturer and whether Part 4A is the proceeding.
- 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. Separate the producer, the brand owner and the importer.
2. Record whether the actual manufacturer had a place of business in Australia at importation.
3. If a Part 4A proceeding is proposed, confirm SC Gen 10 is the management note.

## Notes

- If the work reaches the Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC GEN 25 requires the lawyer to verify output. Do not put health records into a public AI tool. One AI tool cannot verify another.
- Practice Note SC Gen 10 was re-issued on 13 October 2020 and defines a group member by reference to Part 4A of the Supreme Court Act 1986.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Victoria, Part 4A group proceeding, if that is the forum

**Deliverable**: A manufacturer list, marked if the claim will be a Part 4A group proceeding.

**Inputs**

- Labels, invoices and import records
- The lawyer's choice of forum

**Example**: Illustrative example: The brand on the packet is not the importer. The lawyer applies the s 7 presumption and, because the claim will be a Victorian group proceeding, opens SC Gen 10 rather than a Federal Court note.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A person is named as manufacturer with no s 7 paragraph.
- SC Gen 10 is used for a proceeding that is not in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Australian Consumer Law, s 7](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/caca2010265/sch2.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC Gen 10](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-10-conduct-of-group-proceedings-class-actions-second) (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.*