---
title: "Screen the Queensland heads, including the loss-of-earnings limit"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/screen-which-heads-of-loss-a-work-injury-damages-claim-can-include/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WD20261023-7-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Screen the Queensland heads, including the loss-of-earnings limit

> In the firm-controlled tool, list the heads the opened Queensland provisions allow and the section 306I limit on loss of earnings. Do not calculate an amount.

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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 the firm-controlled tool, list the heads the opened Queensland provisions allow and the section 306I limit on loss of earnings. Do not calculate an amount. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm which heads are open before any schedule is built. State section 306I as a maximum, not as the measure of the loss. Do not treat the 2023 comparison table as the current Act. Keep medical and wage records in the firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Screen which heads of loss a work injury damages claim can include](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/screen-which-heads-of-loss-a-work-injury-damages-claim-can-include.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Section 306I limits an award of damages for loss of earnings, including in a dependency claim, to the present value of 3 times QOTE per week for each week of the period of loss of earnings.

- What the AI does: In the firm-controlled tool, list the heads the opened Queensland provisions allow and the section 306I limit on loss of earnings. Do not calculate an amount.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer confirms the Queensland heads and the loss-of-earnings maximum before a schedule is built.
- 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. Section 306I limits an award of damages for loss of earnings, including in a dependency claim, to the present value of 3 times QOTE per week for each week of the period of loss of earnings.
2. Present value means the value when the award is made.
3. Do not calculate the loss, and do not state a general-damages multiple. Section 306O was not opened.
4. Confirm any statement about gratuitous services in the current Act before it is used. The 2023 comparison table is not that Act.

## Notes

- WorkSafe says common law damages may cover past and future lost earnings and future medical expenses, and that the worker proves pain and suffering and usually a loss of income. Section 306I limits an award for loss of earnings, including in a dependency claim, to the present value of 3 times QOTE per week for each week of the period of loss. Present value means the value when the award is made. The section is a maximum, not the measure of the loss. A 2023 comparison table also refers to general damages and to gratuitous services. Those points are confirmed in the current Act before they are used. They are not stated here as current law.
- Keep health and wage records in a firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. A breach may be notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland: the heads described by WorkSafe, and the loss-of-earnings limit in section 306I

**Deliverable**: A list of the Queensland heads that are open, including the section 306I maximum, with no figures.

**Inputs**

- Injury and period of loss the lawyer accepts
- Whether the claim includes a dependency claim

**Example**: Illustrative example: The claim includes past loss of earnings. The tool records the section 306I maximum and does not multiply QOTE by the weeks. The lawyer decides the loss before the cap is applied.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The period of loss is not identified.
- The tool has produced a dollar figure.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 306I](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/qld/consol_act/wcara2003400/s306i.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: Making a common law claim](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/compensation-claims/common-law-claims/making-a-common-law-claim) (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.*