---
title: "Identify when Queensland weekly payments stop under section 144A"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/work-out-when-weekly-compensation-payments-reach-a-statutory-stop/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WR20261022-3-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Identify when Queensland weekly payments stop under section 144A

> List the section 144A stop points against the payment history the lawyer provides, and flag any earlier stop the file suggests.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/work-out-when-weekly-compensation-payments-reach-a-statutory-stop/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 section 144A stop points against the payment history the lawyer provides, and flag any earlier stop the file suggests. |
| What the lawyer must review | Stop payments at the first of incapacity ending, five years, or the part 6 maximum If five years or the maximum is reached, stop further compensation, apart from chapter 4A Other provisions can still stop payments. You identify them in the Act |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Work out when weekly compensation payments reach a statutory stop](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/work-out-when-weekly-compensation-payments-reach-a-statutory-stop.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer applies section 144A to the payment history. The WorkSafe page is not a substitute for the section.

- What the AI does: List the section 144A stop points against the payment history the lawyer provides, and flag any earlier stop the file suggests.
- 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. Section 144A(1): weekly payments under part 9 stop when the first of these happens: the incapacity because of the work-related injury stops; the worker has received weekly payments for the incapacity for five years; or compensation under that part reaches the maximum amount under part 6.
2. Section 144A(2) and (3): if the five years or the maximum is reached, entitlement to further compensation for the injury stops, except compensation under chapter 4A.
3. Section 144A(4): the section does not limit another provision that stops weekly payments. The lawyer finds that provision in the Act before advising.
4. The WorkSafe weekly-payments page also lists a return to work and earning income, and a lump sum offer. Those words are not section 144A(1). The same page says the first week is paid by the employer as the excess. Do not state a percentage or a dollar maximum.

## Notes

- The tool does not decide that payments have stopped. It lines the history up against the section.
- The advice may go to the client. Guidance Statement No. 37 applies. Wage and medical information stays in a firm-controlled tool.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland weekly payments of workers' compensation under chapter 3, part 9.

**Deliverable**: A comparison of the payment history with the section 144A stop points, for the lawyer's advice.

**Inputs**

- Payment history the lawyer provides
- What is known about ongoing incapacity
- Whether chapter 4A compensation is in issue

**Example**: Illustrative example: The worker has returned to work on suitable duties and is still incapacitated for the pre-injury role. The draft does not treat the return as the end of incapacity. The lawyer decides whether section 144A(1)(a) has happened.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The history is incomplete.
- The output states a dollar maximum or a percentage of weekly pay.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld), section 144A](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/current/act-2003-027) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: weekly compensation](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/compensation-claims/payments-and-support/weekly-compensation) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/guidance-statements/no-37-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-practice) (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.*