Plan a first conference so the account is not turned into a draft
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the firm's conference checklist and the support needs the lawyer has already marked, prepare a conference plan: who may attend, breaks, which records to collect before any account is taken, and which published guideline applies if the defendant is the State. Write none of the survivor's account, and write no outline of evidence.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer takes any account, in the client's words, and decides what is recorded.
- Do not let a plan become a draft the client is asked to adopt.
- If the defendant is the State, read that State's guideline on trauma, apology and confidentiality.
- Keep the file in the firm's system. Confidentiality, APP 11 and a notifiable-breach check apply.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWVICQLD
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the firm's conference checklist and the support needs the lawyer has already marked, prepare a conference plan: who may attend, breaks, which records to collect before any account is taken, and which published guideline applies if the defendant is the State. Write none of the survivor's account, and write no outline of evidence. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The plan lists records to collect. It does not summarise what the client says happened.
- If the defendant is a State agency, name the guideline that was opened and whether that page says it is binding.
- In a New South Wales claim against the State, warn that principle 17 records a police-reporting acknowledgement, before the account is sent to the agency.
- Do not create a document for the client to sign, adopt or verify.
Sources
- Victorian Government, Common Guiding Principles for child sexual abuse civil claims · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Government, whole-of-government guidelines for civil litigation involving child abuse (November 2022 v1) · 2026-10-23
- NSW Government Guiding Principles for agencies responding to civil claims for child abuse · 2026-10-23
- Attorney-General's Department, Guidance Note 10, guiding principles for Commonwealth entities · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Institutional Liability List · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC Gen 25 on artificial intelligence by court users · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of New South Wales, Practice Note SC Gen 23 on generative artificial intelligence · 2026-10-23
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW) r 9.1, confidentiality, compiled to 1 July 2026 · 2026-10-23
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, APP 11, security of personal information · 2026-10-23
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.
Before any output is used in a court document, read the forum's generative AI rule: Victoria, Supreme Court Practice Note SC Gen 25; New South Wales, Practice Note SC Gen 23; Queensland, the courts' generative AI page and Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025.