---
title: "Uniform Law standard costs disclosure form (matters likely to cost $750 to $3,000): completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/standard-costs-disclosure-form"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a42-standard-costs-disclosure-form"
area_id: "A42"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# Uniform Law standard costs disclosure form (matters likely to cost $750 to $3,000): completion guide

> Links to the prescribed Uniform Law standard costs disclosure form (Form 1) and explains how to complete each part, when it may be used instead of a full disclosure, and what to do when the estimate grows.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/standard-costs-disclosure-form  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the official form at lsbc.vic.gov.au and the 4 authorities it cites, for New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.

## When to use it

Use in NSW, Victoria and WA where professional fees (excluding GST and disbursements) are not likely to exceed $3,000. Do not use for commercial or government clients (no disclosure is required) or where costs are likely to exceed $3,000: use the full costs disclosure letter instead.

## How AI may be used

AI can assemble a first-draft scope and estimate from the matter plan for the lawyer to check. The estimate is the law practice's representation to the client, so a lawyer sets and approves every figure.

**AI may:**

- Draft the "What we will do for you" scope from the lawyer's file note, listing assumptions and exclusions.
- Compare the draft estimate with the time recorded on similar closed matters and flag any gap for the lawyer.
- Flag when time recorded on the matter approaches the $3,000 threshold so a full disclosure can be made in time.

**AI must not:**

- Must not set or change the estimate, the fee basis or the scope without lawyer approval.
- Must not alter the wording of the prescribed form or delete the client rights panel.
- Must not receive client details in a tool that is not on the firm's approved AI tools register.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The estimate is realistic for the stated scope and excludes GST and disbursements when tested against the threshold.
- Any barrister or other law practice information required by s 175 is attached.
- The file records the date and method by which the form was given and a diary note to re-check the estimate.

## Authorities

- [Legal Profession Uniform Law s 174(4), (5), (7) and (8) (thresholds and alternative disclosure)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a#sec.174)
- [Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 r 72 and Sch 1 Form 1 (prescribed standard disclosure form; note on the $750 and $3,000 thresholds)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2015-0246#rule.72)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law ss 170, 175, 176 and 178 (commercial clients, other law practices, third party payers, non-compliance)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a#sec.170)
- [Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 r 72A (cure of minor disclosure failures within 14 days)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2015-0246#rule.72A)

## Official form

[Official form](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/resources/standard-costs-disclosure-form-clients)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by lsbc.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/standard-costs-disclosure-form and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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