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title: "Summarise surveillance and social-media material already on a New South Wales file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/summarise-surveillance-and-social-media-material-the-lawyer-has-already/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-T1-R14-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Summarise surveillance and social-media material already on a New South Wales file

> Summarise only the surveillance and social-media material the lawyer has already placed on the file, with the exhibit or page.…

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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 | Summarise only the surveillance and social-media material the lawyer has already placed on the file, with the exhibit or page. Do not collect more material, send a contact request, or state a conclusion about credibility. |
| What the lawyer must review | Do not scrape, send a contact request, or treat the summary as a finding about credibility On a motor accident claim, check Motor Accident Guidelines clauses 4.150 to 4.154 Practice Note SC Gen 23 allows a summary of documents and prohibits rephrasing a person's evidence Keep images in a firm-controlled tool (ASCR r 9, APP 11) and decide if a breach is notifiable |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Summarise surveillance and social-media material the lawyer has already collected](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/summarise-surveillance-and-social-media-material-the-lawyer-has-already.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The summary describes material already on the file. It is not a credibility finding and it does not collect new material.

- What the AI does: Summarise only the surveillance and social-media material the lawyer has already placed on the file, with the exhibit or page. Do not collect more material, send a contact request, or state a conclusion about credibility.
- What the lawyer does: Decide what material may be used, check the surveillance clauses, and settle any submission.
- 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. Use only material already on the file. Do not obtain new images and do not send a social-media request.
2. For insurer surveillance on a motor accident claim, clause 4.150 prohibits inducement, entrapment or trespass, including a friend request intended to induce, entrap or deceive.
3. Clause 4.151 treats a person under 18 as a child and limits unnecessary video of children. Clause 4.154 limits surveillance once a mental health condition is known. Clauses 4.152 and 4.153 deal with confidentiality and redaction of uninvolved people.
4. Practice Note SC Gen 23 paragraph 9B allows a summary of documents. Paragraph 10 prohibits generating the content of a person's evidence. Paragraph 12 prohibits altering or rephrasing that evidence. PIC13 is to the same effect in the Commission.

## Notes

- The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 page did not return the statutory text. No section of that Act is applied in this summary.
- Whether any breach is notifiable is decided under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Images stay in a firm-controlled tool.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: A New South Wales plaintiff file, including a motor accident claim in which the insurer has served surveillance

**Deliverable**: A dated summary of material already on the file, with exhibit or page references and no credibility finding.

**Inputs**

- The surveillance or social-media material already on the file
- Whether the claim is a motor accident claim
- Any note that a child or a mental health condition appears in the material

**Example**: Illustrative example: The file has an insurer video and a public post the client has already printed. The summary states the date and what is visible, and flags a child in one frame for a check against clause 4.151. It does not say the claim is exaggerated.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The material is not already on the file.
- The summary would be used as a credibility submission the lawyer has not settled.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [SIRA: Motor Accident Guidelines, Part 4, clauses 4.150 to 4.154](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/motor-accident-resources/publications/for-professionals/motor-accident-guidelines/part-4-of-the-motor-accident-guidelines-claims) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of New South Wales: 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)
- [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)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*