Draft merit-appeal grounds for the NSW LEC, VCAT or Qld Planning and Environment Court
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the refusal and the planning controls, draft appeal grounds, an evidence outline and a submissions structure with the authorities the lawyer asked to consider.
- What the lawyer must review
- Verify every citation on AustLII (see Bangholme Investments v Greater Dandenong CC [2025] VCAT 290)
- Have a named practitioner certify every authority on each submission (Qld P&E Court PD 7 of 2025)
- Remember false authorities risk referral to the Legal Services Commissioner and personal costs
- Disclose AI use in permitted document types (NSW LEC Practice Note, from 12 February 2025)
- Do the merits analysis (site, surrounds, planning framework) yourself
- Confirm the appeal period has not expired
- Written for / version
- Australia versionAU
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes organising research leads and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.