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

# Record a Victorian authority to accept where approval may still be required

> In a firm-controlled tool, draft a short authority to accept that names the sum, who signs, and whether the opened rules still require approval before the compromise binds.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-authority-to-accept-a-compromise-and-whether-approval-is-stil/victoria  
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 | In a firm-controlled tool, draft a short authority to accept that names the sum, who signs, and whether the opened rules still require approval before the compromise binds. The tool writes nothing that is filed with a court. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide who can sign, and settle the authority. The authority is an instruction. It is not the Court's approval. Check the date of birth where turning 18 is said to remove the need for approval. |
| Written for | Victoria |
| 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 lawyer settles the authority. Court approval, where rule 15.08 applies, is separate.

- What the AI does: In a firm-controlled tool, draft a short authority to accept that names the sum, who signs, and whether the opened rules still require approval before the compromise binds. The tool writes nothing that is filed with a court.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- 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. Name the sum and the signer. Do not treat the authority as approval under rule 15.08.
2. In a proceeding, rule 15.08(1) still requires the Court's approval for a person under disability.
3. For a compromise made before a proceeding, record that no Victorian pre-action approval statute was opened.
4. The client or the litigation guardian signs. The lawyer settles the authority.

## Notes

- Rule 15.08(1) says that in a proceeding a compromise of a claim by or on behalf of or against a person under disability is not valid, so far as it relates to that claim, without the approval of the Court. An authority signed by a litigation guardian is the instruction. It is not the approval. Funds in Court says the person under disability is unable to consent, which is why court approval is required for validity.
- No Victorian statute requiring approval of a compromise made before a proceeding was opened. The authority for that compromise records the gap rather than inventing a requirement.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victoria: authority to accept a compromise, and whether approval remains

**Deliverable**: A short authority to accept, naming the sum, the signer, and whether approval is still required.

**Inputs**

- The sum
- Who the lawyer says can sign
- Whether a proceeding is on foot and whether the person is under disability

**Example**: Illustrative example: A litigation guardian is asked to accept a sum in a proceeding. The draft authority names the sum and says the Court's approval is still required. The lawyer settles it. The guardian's signature is not the approval.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The authority would say that the signature is the Court's approval.
- The tool would write a document that is filed.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 (Vic) rule 15.08](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/sccpr2025433/s15.08.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Funds in Court: approvals of compromise](https://fundsincourt.vic.gov.au/for-legal-other-professionals/approvals-of-compromise/) (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.*