---
title: "Record Queensland authority to accept and whether a sanction remains"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authority-to-accept-a-compromise-and-whether-approval-is-stil/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-ST20261023-9-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record Queensland authority to accept and whether a sanction remains

> Record who gave instructions to accept the compromise, and whether section 59 or rule 98 still requires a sanction. Do not treat those instructions as the sanction.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authority-to-accept-a-compromise-and-whether-approval-is-stil/queensland  
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 who gave instructions to accept the compromise, and whether section 59 or rule 98 still requires a sanction. Do not treat those instructions as the sanction. |
| What the lawyer must review | Instructions are not a sanction A litigation guardian's instructions do not replace section 59 Authority to give a notice is not authority to accept The tool records the gap and does not close it |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Record the authority to accept a compromise and whether approval is still required](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authority-to-accept-a-compromise-and-whether-approval-is-stil.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The record separates authority to accept from the sanction Queensland still requires.

- What the AI does: Record who gave instructions to accept the compromise, and whether section 59 or rule 98 still requires a sanction. Do not treat those instructions as the sanction.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides who has authority to instruct and whether a sanction is still required.
- 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. Record the person who gave instructions and the basis the lawyer names. Do not infer authority from a family relationship.
2. A statement that a litigation guardian has given instructions is not the sanction. Rule 98 and section 59 still require approval by the court or the public trustee where they apply.
3. Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 section 9(4) lets a parent or legal guardian give a child's notice of claim. It does not authorise acceptance of a compromise.
4. If no sanction is required because the lawyer says the person is not under a legal disability and not under a legal incapacity, record that as the lawyer's decision. The tool does not make it.

## Notes

- The two tests stay separate. Rule 93 uses legal incapacity. Section 59 uses legal disability.
- The tool does not send an acceptance.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland acceptance of a personal injury compromise

**Deliverable**: A record of who instructed acceptance and whether a sanction is still required. Nothing is sent.

**Inputs**

- Who gave the instructions and the basis the lawyer names
- Whether the lawyer says section 59 or rule 98 applies

**Example**: Illustrative example: The record says the litigation guardian instructed acceptance and that section 59 sanction is still outstanding. It does not say the compromise can be accepted today.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The draft treats instructions as the sanction.
- The draft sends an acceptance.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Public Trustee Act 1978 (Qld) section 59](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pta1978179/s59.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) rule 98](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_reg/ucpr1999305/s98.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) section 9](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/pipa2002314/s9.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

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