Preserve the goods and check a Queensland interim ban
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Build an inventory of the goods, batch, packaging and any recall notice. Note whether a ban is a Queensland interim ban or a Commonwealth ban. Do not treat a recall as proof of a defect.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide what is kept and whether a hold letter goes to a supplier.
- Check a Queensland interim ban: 60 days, which may be extended by 30 days twice, and only in Queensland.
- Check both. A Commonwealth interim ban and a permanent ban apply nationally.
- Do not treat the supplier's mandatory report as a plaintiff filing.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. The goods themselves, and any Queensland interim ban
Produce. An inventory and a note of any Queensland interim ban.
Have ready. Photographs and batch codes; The public recall record; Any ban notice.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A Queensland interim ban is in force and there is no Commonwealth permanent ban. The lawyer records the 60-day period and the two possible 30-day extensions, and keeps the goods.
Stop and hand it back when
- A Queensland interim ban is described as national.
- The batch code is not recorded.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Build an inventory of the goods, batch, packaging and any recall notice. Note whether a ban is a Queensland interim ban or a Commonwealth ban. Do not treat a recall as proof of a defect. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Match the batch code to the invoice and to any recall on the file.
- Keep packaging, marks and warnings.
- Do not treat a ban as proof of a safety defect.
- Do not load injury photographs into a public tool.
Sources
- ACCC: Product safety laws and liability · 2026-10-23
- Australian Consumer Law, s 9 · 2026-10-23
If a submission is filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 5 of 2025 requires a named practitioner to verify the references. It is not a general ban on generative AI.
No Queensland rule number for preservation of property was opened.