Prepare a Dust Diseases Care application from the employment and medical material
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Assemble the exposure, diagnosis, doctor, dependant and employment fields the application page lists, each with a source. Do not tick the declaration box.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check every field against the record before the application is sent.
- The person who submits ticks the declaration. The tool writes nothing in that box.
- A solicitor uploads proof of identity and both authorities before submitting.
- Keep the reports in the firm tool under ASCR r 9, APP 11 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Dust Diseases Care
Produce. A field set for the Dust Diseases Care application, with the declaration left blank.
Have ready. Identity documents; Medical reports; Employment history; Authority forms.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The solicitor has the reports but not the signed authorities. The tool assembles the employment and diagnosis fields and leaves the declaration blank. It does not mark the application as ready to submit.
Stop and hand it back when
- The declaration box is filled by the tool.
- Scans or x-rays are listed for upload.
- Identity or an authority is missing and the output still says submit.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Assemble the exposure, diagnosis, doctor, dependant and employment fields the application page lists, each with a source. Do not tick the declaration box. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Fields include the dust and the circumstances of exposure, work status, month and year of diagnosis, most recent CT and spirometry, general practitioner and respiratory physician, dependants, authorised persons, and the full employment history by state and dust type.
- Upload reports and radiology reports. Do not upload scans or x-rays. Files over 10MB are not accepted on the page.
- A solicitor needs a solicitor account and must upload proof of identity and the Authority to Release Medical Records and the Authority to Release Employment Records before submitting.
- SIRA eligibility remains a covered diagnosis, exposure while employed in New South Wales, and death or disability reasonably attributable to inhalation of dust. Dust Diseases Care can be contacted on 1800 550 027.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorities to trace a dust client's employment and the former employers' insurers | Letter | AI use Yellow | Authorities the client signs so the firm can ask former employers, and the New South Wales, Victorian and Queensland compensation bodies, for employment history and the insurer or claim file. |
| Dust Diseases Care eligibility checklist for a statutory application | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for a Dust Diseases Care eligibility screen: a covered diagnosis, exposure while employed in New South Wales, and a resulting disability. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- icare: make an application to Dust Diseases Care · 2026-10-23
- SIRA insurer guidance GN 10.1 Dust diseases · 2026-10-23
The page shows a declaration box for agreement to submission. The tool writes nothing in it.
No separate attestation document was seen on the page.