Confirm the Queensland conduct rule for overseas instructions
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record the country, the means of the call, and the identity check. Add a line that competence is decided under the Queensland conduct rules, not by copying the Uniform consolidation, until the lawyer has checked the rule as amended on 25 September 2026.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the instructions are competent under the Queensland rule.
- The note does not say a document signed overseas is valid.
- Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Written for / version
- Queensland versionQLD
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland. Instructions from a client outside Australia.
Produce. A file note that leaves competence and signing to the lawyer.
Have ready. The country; How the call was made; What identity check the lawyer did.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The client is in New Zealand and was identified by the lawyer on a video call. The note records those facts and says the lawyer has not yet decided competence or how a document would be signed.
Stop and hand it back when
- The note says the Uniform rule applies in Queensland without a check.
- The note says the client's signature overseas is valid.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The Uniform rule 8.1 wording is not treated as the Queensland rule until the lawyer checks it.
- The note records the country, the call, and the identity check the lawyer did.
- Nothing is said about how a document must be signed.
- The 25 September 2026 amendment is flagged as not read rule by rule.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity and authority checklist for a client overseas | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for taking instructions from a client who is overseas: how identity was seen, how the authority comes back, and that an apostille is not an identity check. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Queensland Law Society: Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules hub · 2026-10-23
- Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW consolidation) r 8.1 · 2026-10-23
No Queensland rule on remote witnessing or overseas execution was opened.
The Society hub dates the 2023 rules from 27 September 2024 and the further amendment from 25 September 2026.