Record the choice between an impairment lump sum and damages
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- In the firm-controlled tool, from the notice of assessment and the lump sum offer, set out the choice the statute gives and what each option ends. Do not recommend which option the worker should take.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide whether the worker should accept the lump sum or seek damages, and what that choice ends.
- Check the notice of assessment, the percentage and whether an election has already been given.
- Keep medical and wage records in the firm-controlled tool only.
- Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a Privacy Act breach is notifiable.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWVICQLD
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
- Read the notice of assessment before describing the choice. Do not assume a percentage from the medical report alone.
- In Queensland, check whether the election has already been made by a lodged notice of claim under section 189(6) and (7).
- Do not describe a Victorian or New South Wales impairment payment as an irrevocable bar on damages.
- Record, separately, what a later settlement does to weekly payments. That is not the same as the election.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material for a Victorian WorkSafe Medical Panel | Letter | AI use Yellow | Index and statutory questions for a Medical Panel under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, for an impairment dispute or a court referral. |
| Material for a Queensland Medical Assessment Tribunal | Letter | AI use Yellow | Worker's index of documents for an insurer's referral to a Medical Assessment Tribunal, with the exchange times and the permanent-impairment questions the Act states. |
| Index for a NSW Personal Injury Commission medical assessment | Letter | AI use Yellow | Working index and list of matters for a Personal Injury Commission medical assessment, in the workers compensation or motor accidents division, not a letter to the assessor. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 189 · 2026-10-23
- Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 239 · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Queensland: Making a common law claim · 2026-10-23
- Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic) s 347 · 2026-10-23
- SIRA: Work injury damages · 2026-10-23
- SIRA workers compensation claims guide: Work injury damages · 2026-10-23
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
Medical and wage records stay in the firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).