---
title: "Confirm the Queensland conduct rule for overseas instructions"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-how-instructions-are-taken-from-a-client-who-is-overseas/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-IN20261023-18-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Confirm the Queensland conduct rule for overseas instructions

> 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…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## 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 | 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 | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Record how instructions are taken from a client who is overseas](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-how-instructions-are-taken-from-a-client-who-is-overseas.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Queensland uses its own conduct rules. The 25 September 2026 amendment was not read rule by rule.

- What the AI does: 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 does: 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).
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. The Uniform rule 8.1 wording is not treated as the Queensland rule until the lawyer checks it.
2. The note records the country, the call, and the identity check the lawyer did.
3. Nothing is said about how a document must be signed.
4. The 25 September 2026 amendment is flagged as not read rule by rule.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland. Instructions from a client outside Australia.

**Deliverable**: A file note that leaves competence and signing to the lawyer.

**Inputs**

- The country
- How the call was made
- What identity check the lawyer did

**Example**: 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 escalate when**

- The note says the Uniform rule applies in Queensland without a check.
- The note says the client's signature overseas is valid.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Queensland Law Society: Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules hub](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/australian-solicitors-conduct-rules) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW consolidation) r 8.1](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/lpulascr2015658/s2.8.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Identity and authority checklist for a client overseas](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/overseas-client-identity-and-authority.md) | Checklist | 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.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*