Confirm the necessary Queensland witnesses are available for trial
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the lawyer's witness list, record whether each necessary witness is available for the trial dates. The tool does not set a running order the rules do not provide.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides who is a necessary witness and whether each is available.
- Treat availability as part of being ready for trial under rule 467.
- A consent order may address a joint expert or a conclave. Do not use it to set the order of witnesses.
- Do not set a witness running order from a Queensland direction. None that was opened does.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. A Queensland personal injury proceeding approaching a request for trial date
Produce. An availability note for the necessary witnesses. Not a court running sheet.
Have ready. The lawyer's list of necessary witnesses; The likely trial dates; Any conclave direction.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: One treating doctor is overseas for the month of the trial. The note marks the party as not ready. The lawyer does not sign the request.
Stop and hand it back when
- The lawyer has not said which witnesses are necessary.
- The tool is asked to file a running order.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the lawyer's witness list, record whether each necessary witness is available for the trial dates. The tool does not set a running order the rules do not provide. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- A party is not ready for trial unless all of that party's necessary witnesses will be available.
- The request for trial date is signed on that basis. Do not sign it while a necessary witness is unavailable.
- Practice Direction 9 says a consent order should, as appropriate, address expert evidence, including a joint expert or a conclave report.
- Do not prepare a witness-order document as if a practice direction required one. None was opened.
Sources
- Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) r 467 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 9 of 2023, paragraph 18 · 2026-10-23
- District Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 12 of 2025 · 2026-10-23
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 and District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025 require a named practitioner to verify references in submissions. They are not a ban on generative AI in evidence.
The Queensland Courts generative AI page says not to enter private, confidential, suppressed or privileged information into a public chatbot.