Map a dust damages claim onto the Victorian Dust Diseases List timetable
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the diagnosis, mark the Dust Diseases List steps that Practice Note SC CL 3 and the list page actually state, and mark any step they do not state.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm paragraph 2.3 covers the condition before naming the List.
- Do not file a directions summons after an appearance unless the list page has changed.
- Check paragraph 6.2 before a subpoena goes out ahead of the first defence.
- Agree a timetable change only within paragraph 6.5.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of Victoria, Dust Diseases List, under Practice Note SC CL 3
Produce. A step map for issuing, the appearance timetable, mediation and trial management.
Have ready. Diagnosis; Whether a notice of appearance is filed; Whether an expedited trial is sought.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A notice of appearance is filed in a silicosis proceeding. The tool marks that the Court issues the timetable and that a directions summons is not needed. The lawyer does not file one.
Stop and hand it back when
- The condition is outside paragraph 2.3.
- The map tells the lawyer to file a directions summons after an appearance.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the diagnosis, mark the Dust Diseases List steps that Practice Note SC CL 3 and the list page actually state, and mark any step they do not state. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Paragraph 2.3: dust proceedings of the kind it describes should be initiated in the Dust Diseases List.
- Paragraph 6.1: no routine first directions hearing. On a notice of appearance the Court makes timetabling orders, with a trial expected within 12 to 14 months other than expedited cases, and mediation about 2 to 3 months before trial.
- The list page says a summons for directions is not needed once a notice of appearance is filed. Paragraph 6.5 allows the parties to vary the timetable by agreement before the trial management directions hearing under rule 3.02(3) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025.
- Paragraph 6.2: a subpoena before the first defence needs leave. The list email is dust.diseases@supcourt.vic.gov.au.
Sources
- Practice Note SC CL 3 Personal Injuries Litigation · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria: Dust Diseases List · 2026-10-23
- Practice Note SC GEN 25 · 2026-10-23
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 the person's own knowledge and words.
Practitioners should not serve a writ expecting time afterwards to gather records, other than in an expedited case. That caution is in the practice note.