Prepare a Queensland request for trial date under rule 467
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the file, list each rule 467 readiness item and whether it is done. The tool does not write or sign the request.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer signs the request only if the party is ready for trial.
- Read chapter 14 part 2 first. In a personal injury or death claim, it must have been complied with.
- Serve the request. File the copy signed by the parties who are ready.
- Diarise, in Brisbane, 180 days from the defence and the 28-day intervention response.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. A Queensland personal injury proceeding ready for a request for trial date under rule 467
Produce. A rule 467 checklist. The lawyer writes and signs the request.
Have ready. The pleadings, disclosure and interrogatory answers; The witness availability; The date of the defence, if the proceeding is in Brisbane.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: Disclosure is complete and one delivered interrogatory is unanswered. The checklist marks the party as not ready. The lawyer does not sign the request.
Stop and hand it back when
- Chapter 14 part 2 has not been read in a personal injury claim.
- The tool is asked to sign the request.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. From the file, list each rule 467 readiness item and whether it is done. The tool does not write or sign the request. 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 the request on each other party. A party who is ready signs it and returns it. File, as soon as practicable, the copy signed by all parties, other than a party whose signature the court has dispensed with.
- Ready means disclosure and inspection orders are complied with, particulars are given, delivered interrogatories are answered, necessary steps are complete, necessary witnesses will be available, and the proceeding is in all respects ready.
- In a claim for damages for personal injury or death, chapter 14 part 2 must have been complied with. The text of that part was not opened.
- Under Practice Direction 9, if no request is filed within 180 days of the defence, or of the latest defence, the registry issues an intervention notice. The plaintiff responds within 28 days.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for trial date (UCPR Form 48) | Form | AI use Red | Link to UCPR Form 48, Request for trial date: the Brisbane resources page calls the file version 6, and the filename contains v4. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 467 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 9 of 2023 · 2026-10-23
- District Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 12 of 2025 · 2026-10-23
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 and District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025 require a named practitioner to verify references in submissions. They are not a ban on generative AI in evidence.
No District Court caseflow direction was opened. Rule 467 is the request in either court. The 180-day expectation was read for Brisbane proceedings under Practice Direction 9.