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

# Map a dust damages claim onto the Victorian Dust Diseases List timetable

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process/victoria  
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 | 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. |
| Written for | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Map a dust damages claim onto the pre-hearing claims process](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-a-dust-damages-claim-onto-the-pre-hearing-claims-process.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The Dust Diseases List issues its own timetable on a notice of appearance, and a directions summons is not the ordinary first step.

- What the AI does: 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 does: The lawyer chooses the List and the step, and does not add a step the practice note does not require.
- 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. Paragraph 2.3: dust proceedings of the kind it describes should be initiated in the Dust Diseases List.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Paragraph 6.2: a subpoena before the first defence needs leave. The list email is dust.diseases@supcourt.vic.gov.au.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Victoria, Dust Diseases List, under Practice Note SC CL 3

**Deliverable**: A step map for issuing, the appearance timetable, mediation and trial management.

**Inputs**

- Diagnosis
- Whether a notice of appearance is filed
- Whether an expedited trial is sought

**Example**: 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 escalate when**

- The condition is outside paragraph 2.3.
- The map tells the lawyer to file a directions summons after an appearance.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [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)
- [Practice Note SC GEN 25](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users) (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.*