Index records for a Victorian impairment assessment
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Index the records the lawyer has selected and list the questions the lawyer has written. Do not add a whole-person impairment percentage.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm which protocol applies from the lodgement date
- Do not enter a percentage
- Describe stability only in the words the records use
- Health records stay in the firm tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply, and a breach may be notifiable.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Victoria. Impairment Assessment Protocol 2026 and the Transport Accident Act 1986.
Produce. An index of the selected records and the lawyer's questions, with no percentage added.
Have ready. Records the lawyer has selected; Questions the lawyer has written; Lodgement date; Whether a bypass is proposed.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The records are indexed and the lawyer's questions are listed. The percentage field stays blank. The lawyer decides whether the injuries are stable enough to assess.
Stop and hand it back when
- The lodgement date is unknown, so the protocol cannot be chosen.
- A percentage has been entered by the tool.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Index the records the lawyer has selected and list the questions the lawyer has written. Do not add a whole-person impairment percentage. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- An application under sections 46A, 47, 48 or 54 started on or after 30 March 2026 uses the 2026 protocol. An application lodged before that date uses the 2016 protocols.
- The protocol uses the American Medical Association guides as amended by the Act and does not name an edition. The form asks the lawyer for a suggested final percentage and the guide section. Leave the percentage blank.
- A section 46A assessment may be bypassed so a serious-injury application can move earlier. The Commission then makes a section 47(7) determination at the same time as the serious-injury decision.
- Section 93(3) deems the injury serious if the determined impairment is 30 per cent or more. Section 93(2) requires both a determination under section 46A, 47(7) or 47(7A) and a serious injury. On the common-law policy, a claimant's request needs the injuries to be substantially stable, the lawyer's request needs them to be stable, and the Commission's own step under section 47(7) needs them to be demonstrable and substantially stable.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index for a NSW Personal Injury Commission medical assessment | Letter | AI use Yellow | Working index and list of matters for a Personal Injury Commission medical assessment, in the workers compensation or motor accidents division, not a letter to the assessor. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Transport Accident Commission: Impairment Assessment Protocol 2026 · 2026-10-23
- Transport Accident Commission: Claims for common law damages · 2026-10-23
- Transport Accident Act 1986 (Vic), section 93 · 2026-10-23
The common-law policy says substantially stable for a claimant's request and for the Commission's own step, and stable for the lawyer's request. Do not collapse those words.
The tool writes nothing on the application form.