Identify the Act and the by-law power before advising
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Extract the plan number, the state and the by-law headings from the papers into a cover sheet for the lawyer.
- What the lawyer must review
- Identify the governing Act yourself
- Decide the by-law question
- Treat the cover sheet only as an index of the papers
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
The work product
Forum. The Australian state or territory of the strata, community or unit plan
Produce. A cover sheet with plan number, location, registered by-law headings and the Act the lawyer has opened.
Have ready. The registered plan and by-laws; The state or territory; The question the client asked.
Example of the limit. Papers that say “special by-law” may be using a New South Wales phrase for a building in another state. The cover sheet records the phrase. It does not translate it.
Stop and hand it back when
- The state of the plan is unknown.
- The draft states that a by-law is valid or invalid.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Extract the plan number, the state and the by-law headings from the papers into a cover sheet for the lawyer. 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
- Record the plan identifier and the state from the document, not from memory.
- Open the in-force Act and the registered by-law before any advice is given.
- Do not carry a section number from a precedent in another jurisdiction.
- The lawyer writes the conclusion. The index stops at what the papers contain.
Sources
- NSW Government: strata · 2026-09-22
- Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) · 2026-09-22
- Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) · 2026-09-22
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.