---
title: "Count the time to conciliate a Victorian liability decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-and-the-forum-for-a-review-of-a-liability-decision/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WC20261023-7-VIC"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Count the time to conciliate a Victorian liability decision

> From the decision letter and the date it was received, name conciliation as the next step and count 60 days from that date. Do not write the application.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-and-the-forum-for-a-review-of-a-liability-decision/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 | From the decision letter and the date it was received, name conciliation as the next step and count 60 days from that date. Do not write the application. |
| What the lawyer must review | You identify the date the decision was received Count 60 days only from that date You write the application and any reason for lateness |
| Written for | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Record the time and the forum for a review of a liability decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-and-the-forum-for-a-review-of-a-liability-decision.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer writes the application. The count shows the 60th day and whether a reason for lateness is needed.

- What the AI does: From the decision letter and the date it was received, name conciliation as the next step and count 60 days from that date. Do not write the application.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer makes the legal assessment, checks the source material and authorises 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. Send an Application for Conciliation within 60 days of receiving the agent's or self-insurer's decision. A late application can be considered if a reason is given. The lawyer supplies that reason.
2. Conciliation is essential before arbitration or court. If the dispute is not resolved, a genuine dispute certificate may be issued.
3. Arbitration is available if the injury date is on or after 1 September 2022, there is a genuine dispute certificate, and the dispute is about weekly payments, medical and like expenses, superannuation contributions, or interest on an outstanding amount. The arbitration page does not state a separate number of days for lodging the referral.
4. A lawyer needs the Commission's permission to attend a conciliation conference, and permission to attend an arbitration hearing. The application itself can be prepared with a lawyer's help.

## Notes

- No Workplace Injury Commission generative-AI practice note was found. If the dispute later goes to the County Court, the practice note of 9 June 2026 applies. If it goes to the Supreme Court, Practice Note SC GEN 25 applies.
- The Workers Compensation Independent Review Service is a different step. No day count for it was opened.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victoria: a WorkSafe agent or self-insurer liability decision, before the Workplace Injury Commission

**Deliverable**: A date count. The lawyer writes the application.

**Inputs**

- The decision and the date it was received
- The injury date
- Whether the dispute is about weekly payments, medical and like expenses, superannuation or interest

**Example**: Illustrative example: The decision was received 70 days ago. The count shows the 60 days have passed and leaves the reason for lateness blank. The lawyer writes the reason and the application.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The count treats a late application as out of time with no room for a reason.
- There is no date of receipt, so the 60 days cannot be counted.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Workplace Injury Commission: conciliation](https://www.wic.vic.gov.au/conciliation) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Workplace Injury Commission: arbitration](https://www.wic.vic.gov.au/arbitration) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [County Court of Victoria: Use of Artificial Intelligence by Court Users Practice Note (9 June 2026)](https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/files/documents/2026-06/use-artificial-intelligence-court-users-practice-note.docx) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Covering letter for a Workplace Injury Commission conciliation application](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-wic-conciliation-covering-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | Covering letter sent with a Workplace Injury Commission Application for Conciliation. The worker or an authorised helper completes the form, and the tool does not sign it. |

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.*