---
title: "Plan Victorian support before deciding a client cannot decide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/plan-support-so-a-client-with-a-cognitive-impairment-can-instruct/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-15-VIC"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Plan Victorian support before deciding a client cannot decide

> For the decision the lawyer names, list support the March 2020 introduction describes: an explanation the person can understand, a communication aid, extra time, a support person the client wants, and smaller steps.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/plan-support-so-a-client-with-a-cognitive-impairment-can-instruct/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 | For the decision the lawyer names, list support the March 2020 introduction describes: an explanation the person can understand, a communication aid, extra time, a support person the client wants, and smaller steps. Set out the four abilities the introduction uses, without citing a section number. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether support is enough for this decision. The plan cites no section the introduction does not cite. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). |
| Written for | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Plan support so a client with a cognitive impairment can instruct](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/plan-support-so-a-client-with-a-cognitive-impairment-can-instruct.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The introduction describes support and four abilities. It does not cite a section. The lawyer confirms the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019.

- What the AI does: For the decision the lawyer names, list support the March 2020 introduction describes: an explanation the person can understand, a communication aid, extra time, a support person the client wants, and smaller steps. Set out the four abilities the introduction uses, without citing a section number.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether support is enough for this decision. The plan cites no section the introduction does not cite. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. The four abilities are quoted as the introduction's description, not as a section number.
2. Support on the plan is support the client can actually use for this decision.
3. The plan does not say the client lacks capacity.
4. The lawyer confirms the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 before the introduction is relied on.

## Notes

- The Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic) was not opened.
- This is not the capacity screen and does not appoint a litigation guardian.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victoria. Support for one decision. No section of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 was opened.

**Deliverable**: A support plan the lawyer settles before giving advice on that decision.

**Inputs**

- The decision the lawyer named
- How the client communicates
- Whether the client wants a support person

**Example**: Illustrative example: The decision is whether to ask the treating doctor for a report. The plan allows a second meeting and a support person the client named. It does not say the client cannot instruct.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The lawyer has not named the decision.
- A substitute decision-maker is already appointed.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Office of the Public Advocate Victoria: Supported decision-making, an introduction (March 2020)](https://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/resource/252-supported-decision-making-in-victoria-an-introduction-brochure/file) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [OAIC: APP 11](https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines/chapter-11-app-11-security-of-personal-information) (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.*