Serve the Queensland statement of loss and damage within 28 days after pleadings close
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the records the lawyer selects, extract the rule 547 items into a table: expenses, earnings, treatment and earlier injuries. The tool does not write or sign the statement.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer writes the statement. The plaintiff signs it.
- Serve it within 28 days after the close of pleadings, and before a request for trial date.
- Cover, in the economic-loss figures, the three years before the injury and the period since.
- Decide whether a loss likely to result in serious harm must be notified under the Privacy Act.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. A Queensland personal injury proceeding in which rule 547 requires a statement of loss and damage
Produce. A category and figures table. The lawyer writes the statement and the plaintiff signs it.
Have ready. Expenses, wage records and tax material selected by the lawyer; The date pleadings closed; The list of hospitals, doctors and experts.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: Pleadings closed 30 days ago and no statement has been served. The checklist marks the 28-day period. The lawyer writes the statement before a request for trial date is filed.
Stop and hand it back when
- The close-of-pleadings date is unknown.
- The tool is asked to sign the statement or to invent an earning figure.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. From the records the lawyer selects, extract the rule 547 items into a table: expenses, earnings, treatment and earlier injuries. The tool does not write or sign the statement. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Serve a written statement, signed by the plaintiff, within 28 days after the close of pleadings and before a request for trial date is filed.
- Include out-of-pocket expenses and the documents, economic loss with employers and net earnings for the three years before the injury and since, and pain and suffering and loss of amenities.
- Name the hospitals, doctors and experts who have examined the plaintiff or reported, and list accidents, injuries or illnesses in the three years before the injury and since.
- The statement is signed. It was not read as a document that is filed.
Sources
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 547 · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Law Society, Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules · 2026-10-23
- OAIC, Notifiable data breaches · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Courts, Using generative AI · 2026-10-23
The Queensland Courts generative AI page says not to enter private, confidential, suppressed or privileged information into a public chatbot.
The Uniform Law text of rule 9 was opened. The Queensland Law Society page says the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2023 commenced on 27 September 2024 and does not list rule 9 among the rules kept in older wording.