Letter · Personal Injury & Compensation

Client consent to processing medical records in an approved tool

Consent the client signs before the firm puts medical records into an approved tool. It is not permission to use a public tool, and the work goes on without the tool if the client does not sign.

Kind
Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
Where it applies
Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales
AI use
Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at
23 October 2026
Status
Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the 4 authorities it cites, for 4 jurisdictions.
Version
1
Source
Written for this library

When to use it

Use when a plaintiff firm proposes to upload a client's medical or other health records to a firm-controlled tool to prepare a chronology or to find gaps. The client signs it. Do not use it for a public chatbot, or as a privacy notice standing alone.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

The tool may fill the client's name, the matter and the approved tool from the file, and a lawyer checks the letter with the client before it is signed.

AI may

  • Insert the client's name, the matter number and the name of the approved tool from the file
  • Leave blank any tool, location or retention setting that is not on the approved-tool record

AI must not

  • Must not describe a public tool as approved, or say that signing allows use of a public chatbot
  • Must not say that a privacy notice is enough, or that consent is implied
  • Must not send the letter, or treat an unsigned copy as consent
  • Must not promise a destruction date the file does not support

The lawyer checks

  • The named tool is on the approved list and matches the contract that was reviewed
  • The client has read the letter, had a chance to ask questions, and has signed it, or has refused
  • A refusal is recorded and the records are not uploaded

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

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