---
title: "Set the firm's New South Wales personal injury AI-use protocol"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/set-an-ai-use-protocol-for-pi-paralegals/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-B6-5-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Set the firm's New South Wales personal injury AI-use protocol

> Draft a firm protocol that states which New South Wales court and Commission rules apply to personal injury work, what a chronology may be used for, and what must not be generated.…

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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 | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Draft a firm protocol that states which New South Wales court and Commission rules apply to personal injury work, what a chronology may be used for, and what must not be generated. The partner approves it before it is issued. |
| What the lawyer must review | The partner approves the protocol before anyone uses it Point the protocol to PIC13, Practice Note SC Gen 23 and the Local Court note Open the District Court practice note before approval. Its text is not copied here Re-approve the protocol when a court or Commission note changes |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Set an AI-use protocol for PI paralegals](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/set-an-ai-use-protocol-for-pi-paralegals.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The partner checks the protocol once against the current notes, and again when a note changes.

- What the AI does: Draft a firm protocol that states which New South Wales court and Commission rules apply to personal injury work, what a chronology may be used for, and what must not be generated. The partner approves it before it is issued.
- What the lawyer does: Approve the protocol against the current notes before it is issued.
- 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. PIC13 commenced on 1 January 2026 and applies in the Workers Compensation, Motor Accidents and Police Officer Support Scheme divisions.
2. Practice Note SC Gen 23 was issued on 28 January 2025 and commenced on 3 February 2025. Paragraph 9B allows chronologies. Paragraph 10 prohibits generating the content of a person's evidence.
3. The Local Court practice note, issued 12 December 2025 and commencing 12 January 2026, adopts Practice Note SC Gen 23 for all Local Court proceedings.
4. The protocol says health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool, and that citation checks in submissions are done by the lawyer.

## Notes

- The Law Society list, current as at 14 May 2026, records District Court General Practice Note 2. The partner opens that note before the protocol is approved.
- This is a firm protocol, not a document for a client to sign. It is re-checked when PIC13 or Practice Note SC Gen 23 is amended.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: A New South Wales plaintiff firm doing personal injury work

**Deliverable**: A protocol the partner approves before it is issued.

**Inputs**

- Current PIC13, Practice Note SC Gen 23 and the Local Court practice note
- The District Court practice note, opened by the partner
- The firm's list of tools and what each tool stores

**Example**: Illustrative example: The draft protocol allows a chronology and forbids generating the content of a person's evidence. The partner adds the date each note was checked and does not issue it until the District Court note has been opened.

**Stop and escalate when**

- A court or Commission note has changed since the protocol was last approved.
- The protocol would allow client health records to be put into a public tool.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Personal Injury Commission: Procedural Direction PIC13](https://www.pi.nsw.gov.au/resources/procedural-directions/procedural-direction-pic13-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of NSW: Practice Note SC Gen 23](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Law Society of NSW: Court protocols on AI](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/AI-hub/court-protocols-ai) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Local Court of NSW: Practice Note on Generative Artificial Intelligence](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/practice-notes/other/Practice_Note_Generative_Artificial_Intelligence_Commences_12.01.26.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AI use policy for health information](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/firm-health-information-ai-policy.md) | Policy | Yellow | Firm rule for health information in plaintiff injury work: it stays in a firm-controlled tool, and public tools are not used. Court and tribunal rules still govern what may be prepared with a tool. |
| [Checklist for buying a medical-chronology tool](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/firm-chronology-tool-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checks before a plaintiff firm approves a tool that will receive medical records: contract, training, security, a privacy impact assessment, and the court conditions for restricted material. |

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.*