---
title: "Test a dog attack under section 9, where no damages section was opened"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/set-out-the-liability-questions-for-a-dog-attack/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-PL20261023-7-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Test a dog attack under section 9, where no damages section was opened

> List the owner or person in apparent control, the harm described in the records, and any provocation or trespass the documents mention. Do not apply an owner-liability damages section that was not opened.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/set-out-the-liability-questions-for-a-dog-attack/queensland  
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 | List the owner or person in apparent control, the harm described in the records, and any provocation or trespass the documents mention. Do not apply an owner-liability damages section that was not opened. |
| What the lawyer must review | No dog-attack damages section was opened. Test negligence under section 9. Do not say whether another Act creates or denies a damages action. It was not opened. Keep health and wage records in a firm-controlled tool, not a public one. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply. Decide if a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Set out the liability questions for a dog attack](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/set-out-the-liability-questions-for-a-dog-attack.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The Civil Liability Act section opened for this question is section 9. It is the precautions test, not an owner-liability damages rule.

- What the AI does: List the owner or person in apparent control, the harm described in the records, and any provocation or trespass the documents mention. Do not apply an owner-liability damages section that was not opened.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise 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. List the person the documents show as owner or in apparent control, and the harm the records describe.
2. Record any provocation or trespass the documents mention, as facts, without attaching them to a damages defence that was not opened.
3. Test a negligence allegation under section 9: knew or ought reasonably to have known, not insignificant, and precautions a reasonable person would have taken.
4. Do not copy an owner-liability damages rule from another Act onto this file.

## Notes

- The Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 was not opened. This version does not say whether that Act creates or denies a damages action.
- The Queensland Courts generative AI page says the user is responsible for accuracy of what is given to a court or tribunal, and that confidential information must not go into a public chatbot. Practice Direction 5 of 2025 is listed. Its text was not opened.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland. A dog attack tested under section 9.

**Deliverable**: A question list for the lawyer, using section 9 and the facts in the records.

**Inputs**

- Records naming who had the dog
- Records of the harm
- Any document on provocation or trespass

**Example**: Illustrative example: A witness statement says the dog was in a front yard. The list records that fact and the section 9 questions. It does not assert a statutory damages action.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The tool is asked to apply an owner-liability section from another Act.
- No record identifies the dog or the harm.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) section 9](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cla2003161/s9.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Courts: Using generative AI](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/prepare-for-court/representing-yourself/using-generative-ai) (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.*