--- title: "Prepare the Queensland compulsory-conference record for a damages claim" url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-the-statutory-conference-record-for-a-work-injury-damages-claim/queensland" type: "task_jurisdiction_version" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "A21-WD20261023-5-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 the Queensland compulsory-conference record for a damages claim > In the firm-controlled tool, prepare the conference cover, the attendance list and a blank record of the offers. Do not recommend a figure. Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-the-statutory-conference-record-for-a-work-injury-damages-claim/queensland Last reviewed: 2026-10-25 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt ## 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 | In the firm-controlled tool, prepare the conference cover, the attendance list and a blank record of the offers. Do not recommend a figure. | | What the lawyer must review | The lawyer sets any offer and the settlement authority. Check who must attend, including any contributor. Record a reasonable excuse before anyone attends other than in person. Keep medical and wage records in the firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. | | Written for | Queensland | | Applies to | [Prepare the statutory conference record for a work injury damages claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-the-statutory-conference-record-for-a-work-injury-damages-claim.md) | ## Checking plan **Verify against sources** Name the claimant, a person authorised to settle for the insurer, and a person authorised to settle for any contributor. - What the AI does: In the firm-controlled tool, prepare the conference cover, the attendance list and a blank record of the offers. Do not recommend a figure. - What the lawyer does: The lawyer checks attendance and sets the offer. The record does not recommend a figure. - 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. Name the claimant, a person authorised to settle for the insurer, and a person authorised to settle for any contributor. 2. Record a reasonable excuse, or the reason one place is unreasonable, before telephone or video is used. 3. Count the conference within 3 months after the section 281 notice unless a later date is agreed or the court has dispensed with it. 4. If WorkCover is the insurer, record that it must tell the employer the time and place. ## Notes - Section 289 requires a compulsory conference before proceedings unless the court dispenses with it for good reason, taking into account how far the parties have complied. Any party may call it. It is held within 3 months after the insurer's written notice under section 281, or later by agreement. The claimant in person, a person authorised to settle for the insurer, and a person authorised to settle for any contributor must attend and actively participate, unless there is a reasonable excuse. If distance or illness makes one place unreasonable, the conference may be by telephone or video. If WorkCover is the insurer, it must tell the employer the time and place. The text of section 281 was not opened. - If this work is filed, use the Queensland Courts generative AI page. That page names Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 and District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025, both on the accuracy of references in submissions, and it also names Planning and Environment Court Practice Direction 7 of 2025 and Land Court Practice Direction 4 of 2025. Supreme Court Practice Direction 14 of 2024, subparagraph 16(l), is about expert evidence in criminal proceedings. The direction PDFs were not opened, so their operative text is not set out here. - Keep health and wage records in a firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. A breach may be notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). ## Practical guide Jurisdiction: Queensland: the compulsory conference under section 289 before a damages proceeding **Deliverable**: A conference cover, attendance list and blank offer record for the Queensland compulsory conference. **Inputs** - Section 281 notice, if given - Persons who can settle - Any contributor **Example**: Illustrative example: The insurer will attend by telephone and no illness or distance is recorded. The tool flags the excuse as missing. The lawyer decides whether one place is unreasonable. **Stop and escalate when** - No one on the file is authorised to settle for the insurer. - The tool has inserted an offer amount. Checked 2026-10-23. ## Sources - [Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 289](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/wcara2003400/s289.html) (checked 2026-10-23) - [Queensland Courts: Using generative AI](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/prepare-for-court/representing-yourself/using-generative-ai) (checked 2026-10-23) ## Forms and precedents for this task | Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Written final offer for a Queensland WorkCover damages claim (s 292)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/qld-workcover-damages-written-final-offer.md) | Notice | Yellow | The claimant's written final offer under section 292 of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld). It stays open for 10 business days. | | [Mediation paper and final offer for a NSW work injury damages claim](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-work-injury-damages-mediation-paper.md) | Memo | Yellow | The worker's statement of issues for a Personal Injury Commission mediation of a work injury damages claim, and the final offer recorded if the claim does not settle.… | | [Statutory counter offer before a Victorian serious injury damages proceeding](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-worksafe-statutory-counter-offer.md) | Letter | Yellow | The worker's statutory counter offer under section 333 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic).… | 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.*