Verify authorities in a Queensland District Court personal injury submission
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Extract the citations from a draft outline so the named practitioner can check them.
- What the lawyer must review
- District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025, signed by the Chief Judge on 25 September 2025, requires the individual practitioner to verify references in written and oral submissions. It does not ban AI. A reference to a non-existent case or statute may lead to a Legal Services Commissioner referral or a personal costs show-cause. Do not treat the direction as a Magistrates Court direction.
- Written for / version
- Written for Queensland
The work product
Forum. Queensland
Produce. Verify authorities in a Queensland District Court personal injury submission
Have ready. District Court of Queensland Practice Direction 12 of 2025; The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on..
Example of the limit. Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025, signed by the Chief Judge on 25 September 2025, requires the individual practitioner to verify references in written and oral submissions. It does not ban AI. A reference to a non-existent case or statute may lead to a Legal Services Commissioner referral or a personal costs show-cause. Do not treat the direction as a Magistrates Court direction.
Stop and hand it back when
- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-10.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Extract the citations from a draft outline so the named practitioner can check them. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025, signed by the Chief Judge on 25 September 2025, requires the individual practitioner to verify references in written and oral submissions. It does not ban AI. A reference to a non-existent case or statute may lead to a Legal Services Commissioner referral or a personal costs show-cause. Do not treat the direction as a Magistrates Court direction.
- Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.
Sources
Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.