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title: "Record statutory death benefits for a deceased worker's dependants"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-statutory-death-benefits-for-a-deceased-worker-s-dependants"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WC20261023-20"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record statutory death benefits for a deceased worker's dependants

> From the family relationships and the date of death, using a firm-controlled tool, table the statutory dependant benefits the opened pages state, and mark every amount the pages do not state.…

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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 | From the family relationships and the date of death, using a firm-controlled tool, table the statutory dependant benefits the opened pages state, and mark every amount the pages do not state. Do not calculate a figure the page does not give. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide who can claim, and which opened amount applies on the date of death. Do not take a dollar figure from the 2023 comparison table. Its New South Wales figure is already out of date. Treat this as the statutory scheme benefit, not a common-law dependency comparison. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The lawyer checks the output against the file and the linked sources before it is used or sent.

- What the AI does: From the family relationships and the date of death, using a firm-controlled tool, table the statutory dependant benefits the opened pages state, and mark every amount the pages do not state. Do not calculate a figure the page does not give.
- What the lawyer does: Decide who can claim, and which opened amount applies on the date of death. Do not take a dollar figure from the 2023 comparison table. Its New South Wales figure is already out of date. This is the statutory scheme benefit. It is not a common-law dependency comparison. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in statutory workers compensation
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much the lawyer must check on every file.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. List each claimant against the relationship the opened page uses. Do not add a class the page does not state.
2. In New South Wales, pick Table 24 or Table 25 only by the dust-disease distinction the guide states, and use the row for the date of death.
3. Do not print a Victorian or Queensland dollar amount. The 2026 pages do not state one, and the 2023 table is not the current figure.
4. Keep a common-law dependency claim, a superannuation death benefit, and a Centrelink payment out of this table.

## Notes

- The Victorian page says some entitlements are decided by a Magistrate Court. It uses that spelling. Anything filed there is a different, lawyer-written task.
- Queensland section 27 was linked and not opened. New South Wales who-is-a-dependant text was not in the death section that was read.
- If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.

## Sources

- [WorkSafe Victoria: before making a work-related death claim](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/making-work-related-death-claim) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: claiming when someone dies at work](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/work-related-injuries/claiming-when-someone-dies-at-work) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [SIRA: workers compensation benefits guide](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/workers-compensation-resources/publications/workers-and-claims/workers-compensation-benefits-guide) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [SIRA: paid first responders](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/workers-compensation/what-you-can-claim/paid-first-responders) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Safe Work Australia 29th edition, table 5.4, death benefits](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/book/comparison-wc-arrangements-29ed/chapter-5/table-5_4) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-statutory-death-benefits-for-a-deceased-worker-s-dependants/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-statutory-death-benefits-for-a-deceased-worker-s-dependants/victoria.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-statutory-death-benefits-for-a-deceased-worker-s-dependants/queensland.md) | Yellow |

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