---
title: "Review a work capacity decision against the capacity evidence"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/review-a-work-capacity-decision-against-the-capacity-evidence"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WR20261022-4"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review a work capacity decision against the capacity evidence

> From the insurer's work capacity decision and the certificates and vocational material the lawyer supplies, table the insurer's finding on pre-injury employment and on suitable employment against each certificate and…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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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 insurer's work capacity decision and the certificates and vocational material the lawyer supplies, table the insurer's finding on pre-injury employment and on suitable employment against each certificate and report. Do not write a review request or a dispute application. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the decision is supported and whether to seek review. SIRA says the insurer assesses functional, vocational and medical status and decides whether the worker can return to pre-injury employment or to suitable employment. If some capacity is found, weekly payments may be reduced or stopped based on what the worker could earn in suitable employment. These decisions can be reviewed or disputed. Work capacity assessments are not conducted for paid first responders. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the insurer's work capacity decision and the certificates and vocational material the lawyer supplies, table the insurer's finding on pre-injury employment and on suitable employment against each certificate and report. Do not write a review request or a dispute application.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the decision is supported and whether to seek review. SIRA says the insurer assesses functional, vocational and medical status and decides whether the worker can return to pre-injury employment or to suitable employment. If some capacity is found, weekly payments may be reduced or stopped based on what the worker could earn in suitable employment. These decisions can be reviewed or disputed. Work capacity assessments are not conducted for paid first responders.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Match each capacity finding to the certificate or report dated closest to the decision.
2. Confirm the worker is not a paid first responder before treating a work capacity assessment as available.
3. The lawyer writes any review request. Do not paste the comparison into it without that review.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [SIRA: Weekly payments](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/workers-compensation/what-you-can-claim/weekly-payments) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/review-a-work-capacity-decision-against-the-capacity-evidence/united-states.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.*