---
title: "Verify authorities in a Queensland District Court personal injury submission"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/verify-authorities-in-a-queensland-district-court-personal-injury-submis"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-B14-1"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Verify authorities in a Queensland District Court personal injury submission

> Extract the citations from a draft outline so the named practitioner can check them.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/verify-authorities-in-a-queensland-district-court-personal-injury-submis  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10

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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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| 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 / versions | Queensland |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer-led judgement**

The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

- What the AI does: Extract the citations from a draft outline so the named practitioner can check them.
- What the lawyer does: 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.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 10 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.
- Restriction: The lawyer leads the substantive decision. Any assistance stays inside the preparation described for this task.
- Written for: QLD

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. 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.
3. Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
4. The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland

**Deliverable**: Verify authorities in a Queensland District Court personal injury submission

**Inputs**

- District Court of Queensland Practice Direction 12 of 2025
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: 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 escalate 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.

Checked 2026-10-10.

## Sources

- [District Court of Queensland Practice Direction 12 of 2025](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/882461/dcpd-12-of-2025.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)

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