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title: "Prepare a Queensland workers' compensation appeal submission"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-ctp-or-workers-compensation-dispute-submission-from-the-scheme/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-B5-6-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Prepare a Queensland workers' compensation appeal submission

> From the review decision and the medical and wage material the lawyer selects, draft a chronology and an issues list for a QIRC appeal. Do not write the grounds or the statement of facts and contentions.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-ctp-or-workers-compensation-dispute-submission-from-the-scheme/queensland  
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 review decision and the medical and wage material the lawyer selects, draft a chronology and an issues list for a QIRC appeal. Do not write the grounds or the statement of facts and contentions. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm the appeal body under section 548A: the industrial commission, or an industrial magistrate An industrial magistrate hears section 107E, section 540(1)(a)(i) to (vi), and a non-reviewable decision Count 20 business days from the notice of the review decision, or of the reasons for a non-reviewable decision The lawyer settles the facts, contentions and anything filed Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11 and Privacy Act notification |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Prepare a CTP or workers compensation dispute submission from the scheme file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-ctp-or-workers-compensation-dispute-submission-from-the-scheme.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer chooses the appeal body, the grounds and the facts. The tool only organises the file the lawyer has selected.

- What the AI does: From the review decision and the medical and wage material the lawyer selects, draft a chronology and an issues list for a QIRC appeal. Do not write the grounds or the statement of facts and contentions.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether to appeal, settles the statement of facts and contentions, and authorises anything filed.
- 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. Read the decision and confirm the appeal body under section 548A. A review decision is appealed to the QIRC against the Regulator by Form 9. An industrial magistrate hears a Regulator decision under section 107E, a Regulator decision under section 540(1)(a)(i) to (vi), or a non-reviewable decision. Serve a non-reviewable appeal on the insurer under section 550(6).
2. Diary 20 business days from the day the review decision was received. The QIRC page says a Form 9 appeal is filed within that period.
3. Match every fact in the draft chronology to a document the lawyer has selected. Leave medical opinions as the assessor's words.
4. Before any submission is filed, name the individual practitioner who takes responsibility, under QIRC Practice Direction 1 of 2026.

## Notes

- A compensation conference at the QIRC is not a settlement conference. The Commission's page says no commercial settlement is possible there.
- Practice Direction 1 of 2026 requires the responsible person to verify legislation and authorities. The tool's chronology is not that verification.
- Medical and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9 and APP 11, and consider whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, appeal against a Workers' Compensation Regulator review decision

**Deliverable**: A chronology and issues list for the lawyer to use in settling a Form 9 appeal and a statement of facts and contentions.

**Inputs**

- The Regulator's review decision and the date it was received
- Lawyer-selected medical reports and wage records
- The insurer's reasons

**Example**: Illustrative example: The draft lists a disputed diagnosis as proved. The lawyer deletes it because the report only records the worker's account, and the lawyer writes the contention.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The appeal period may have expired, or the correct appeal body is unclear.
- A fact in the draft has no document on the file.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Queensland Industrial Relations Commission: Workers' compensation](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: Appealing a review decision](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/appealing-a-review-decision) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [QIRC Practice Direction 1 of 2026: Accuracy of references in submissions](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-05/2026_pd1.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WCR notice of appeal (QIRC Form 9)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-qirc-9-wcr-notice-of-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QIRC Form 9, titled on the forms page as a WCR notice of appeal. The page does not state an appeal period. |
| [Appellant's statement of facts and contentions, psychiatric or psychological injury (QIRC Form 9A)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-qirc-9a-psychiatric-contentions.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QIRC Form 9A. The forms page titles it as the appellant's statement of facts and contentions for psychiatric or psychological injuries. |
| [Application for conciliation (WorkCover WA): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-wa-wc-conciliation.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the WorkCover WA Application for Conciliation. The worker forms page says to use it to have a dispute dealt with by the Workers Compensation Conciliation Service.… |
| [Appellant's statement of facts and contentions, physical injury (QIRC Form 9B)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-qirc-9b-physical-contentions.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QIRC Form 9B. The forms page titles it as the appellant's statement of facts and contentions for physical injuries and secondary psychiatric or psychological injuries. |
| [Application for arbitration (WorkCover WA): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-wa-wc-arbitration.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the WorkCover WA Application for Arbitration. The worker forms page says to use it to have a dispute dealt with by the Workers' Compensation Arbitration Service.… |
| [Review form (SIRA): ask the insurer to review a work capacity or liability decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nsw-sira-insurer-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to SIRA's review form. It includes the 14-day insurer review and the stay of weekly payments. |
| [Motor accidents dispute application (Personal Injury Commission Pathway)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nsw-pic-motor-accidents-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Personal Injury Commission's Pathway application for a motor accidents dispute, including who may apply, what the other parties can see, and the schedule of earnings for merit review. |
| [Motor accidents schedule of earnings (Personal Injury Commission)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nsw-pic-schedule-of-earnings.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Motor Accidents Division approved schedule of earnings for a merit review, with the weekly-benefit periods and the earnings columns the form sets out. |
| [Request for a review of a New South Wales motor accident or workers compensation decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-insurer-review-request.md) | Letter | Yellow | A New South Wales letter asking a motor accident insurer for an internal review, or a workers compensation insurer for a review under section 287A. The motor accident part may be sent as a letter. |
| [Complaint to the Independent Review Office about a workers compensation or CTP insurer](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-iro-insurer-complaint.md) | Letter | Yellow | Letter for a complaint to the New South Wales Independent Review Office about a workers compensation insurer or a CTP insurer, with the two pathways kept apart. |
| [Covering letter for an application to review a Queensland workers' compensation decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/qld-workers-compensation-review-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | A covering letter for the approved application to the Workers' Compensation Regulator, with draft grounds, the documents to be considered, and a request for reasons where the notice gave none.… |
| [Covering letter for a Workplace Injury Commission conciliation application](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-wic-conciliation-covering-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | Covering letter sent with a Workplace Injury Commission Application for Conciliation. The worker or an authorised helper completes the form, and the tool does not sign it. |
| [Application for claim review (Workers' Compensation Regulator Form 542.3)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-wcr-application-for-claim-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Form 542.3, version 6, the approved application for review under section 542, on which the applicant states the grounds and signs. This is the Regulator's review, not a QIRC appeal. |
| [Workplace Injury Commission application for conciliation: completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-wic-conciliation.md) | Form | Yellow | Guide to the Workplace Injury Commission application for conciliation, including the 60-day period, the documents to attach, and the signature and authorisation in section 5. |
| [VCAT review of a TAC decision: application completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-vcat-tac-review.md) | Form | Red | Guide to asking VCAT to review a TAC decision, using the TAC page's 12-month period and VCAT's Application for Review of a Decision in the Review and Regulation List. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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