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title: "Map a dust damages claim onto the pre-hearing claims process"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-DD20261023-7"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Map a dust damages claim onto the pre-hearing claims process

> In a firm-controlled tool, from the diagnosis and the number of defendants, mark which opened pre-hearing process applies and which steps the sources do not state. The tool does not write the originating process.

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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 | In a firm-controlled tool, from the diagnosis and the number of defendants, mark which opened pre-hearing process applies and which steps the sources do not state. The tool does not write the originating process. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer chooses the process and the forum. Do not copy a timetable day that was not opened. A silica claim uses the ordinary directions list. The silicosis list ended on 3 February 2025. Confirm a non-asbestos dust claim is outside the asbestos claims process. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to the linked source and check for material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: In a firm-controlled tool, from the diagnosis and the number of defendants, mark which opened pre-hearing process applies and which steps the sources do not state. The tool does not write the originating process.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer chooses the process and the forum. Do not copy a timetable day that was not opened. A silica claim uses the ordinary directions list. The silicosis list ended on 3 February 2025. Confirm a non-asbestos dust claim is outside the asbestos claims process.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm an asbestos claim is marked malignant or non-malignant from the diagnosis, with no day count.
2. Confirm a silica claim is not placed in a silicosis list.
3. Confirm a Queensland dust claim is not given a pre-court step from the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002.
4. Confirm the Victorian map follows the list page on when a summons for directions is not needed.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
- Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Note SC GEN 25 was issued and commences on 14 May 2026. Do not enter confidential or sensitive information into a public AI tool. Evidence must be in the person's own knowledge and words.
- The Dust Diseases Tribunal practice-notes index opened on 23 October 2026 has no generative AI note. Do not treat a Supreme Court generative AI note as the Tribunal rule. Do not enter confidential information into a public tool.
- Queensland courts say not to enter private, confidential, suppressed or privileged information into a public generative AI chatbot. For submissions, lawyers follow Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 or District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025. Those directions were not opened beyond the courts page.

## Sources

- [Dust Diseases Tribunal: the claims resolution process](https://dustdiseasestribunal.nsw.gov.au/the-claims-resolution-process.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Advice to Practitioners No. 3 of 2024: Silicosis List abandoned](https://dustdiseasestribunal.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/ctsd/ddt/documents/practice-notes/Advice-to-Practitioners-No.-3-of-2024-Silicosis-List-Abandoned.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW) s 11](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ddta1989243/s11.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Practice Note SC CL 3 Personal Injuries Litigation](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-06/SC%20CL%203%20-%20Personal%20Injuries%20Litigation.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria Dust Diseases List](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/common-law-division/specialist-lists/dust-diseases) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) s 6](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pipa2002314/s6.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkCover Queensland: making a common law claim](https://www.workcoverqld.com.au/claims-and-payments/common-law-claims-and-damages/making-a-common-law-claim) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process/victoria.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process/queensland.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*