---
title: "Index statutory-benefits and workers compensation papers as separate documents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/index-the-papers-brought-to-the-first-interview/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-10-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Index statutory-benefits and workers compensation papers as separate documents

> Make a table with one row per document the client brought in: date, author, a short description taken from the document, and page count. Add no narrative and do not say what the document proves.…

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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 | Make a table with one row per document the client brought in: date, author, a short description taken from the document, and page count. Add no narrative and do not say what the document proves. Keep a statutory-benefits letter and a workers compensation letter on separate rows. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check each row against the document Do not say what any document proves The index does not inform either insurer |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Index the papers brought to the first interview](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/index-the-papers-brought-to-the-first-interview.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The index is a list of documents. It does not merge the two schemes or give notice.

- What the AI does: Make a table with one row per document the client brought in: date, author, a short description taken from the document, and page count. Add no narrative and do not say what the document proves. Keep a statutory-benefits letter and a workers compensation letter on separate rows.
- What the lawyer does: Check the index against the papers before it is used.
- 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. Give a statutory-benefits letter and a workers compensation letter their own rows, even where they concern the same injury. Do not combine them into one description.
2. Section 3.35(7) requires a person who claims both to inform both insurers, unless they would already know. An index on the file does not send that information.
3. Practice note SC Gen 23, paragraph 9B, allows an index of documents. Paragraph 10 says generative artificial intelligence must not generate the content of a person's evidence. The index adds no narrative.
4. Health and wage records in the bundle stay in a firm-controlled tool.

## 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).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: New South Wales

**Deliverable**: A document index with one row per paper brought to the interview.

**Inputs**

- The documents the client brought in
- The date, author and page count of each

**Example**: Illustrative example: The client brings a statutory-benefits acknowledgement and a wages schedule from the employer. The index has two rows. It does not say the injury was work-related.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A document has no date or author and the tool would invent one.
- The index would be sent to an insurer.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), in force from 10 June 2026, section 3.35](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC Gen 23, paragraphs 9B and 10](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (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.*