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Settlement sanction for a person under a legal disability (District Court PD 6 of 2018)

Link to District Court Practice Direction 6 of 2018, which applies Supreme Court Practice Direction 15 of 2018, paragraphs 3 to 12, and annexes a Form 59 order. The affidavits and opinion are sworn or sealed material.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: Queensland
AI use: Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
Law stated as at: 23 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Queensland (Queensland Courts). Link only: download the current form or practice direction each time; do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

When to use it

Use when a Queensland personal-injury compromise for a child or another person under a legal disability is to be sanctioned under the Public Trustee Act 1978, section 59, in the District Court or, by that practice direction, the Supreme Court. The tool does not draft the affidavits, the opinion, or the amounts.

Used for these tasks

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How AI may be used

AI may check the practice-direction checklist against documents already on the file; it writes nothing in an affidavit, opinion or order, and the lawyer settles every word that will be filed or sworn.

AI may

Check the practice-direction checklist against documents already on the file and list what is missing
Record whether the draft order is marked Form 59 under rule 661, without writing the amounts
Note the cases the practice direction cites, without adding any other case

AI must not

Must not write affidavit text, the barrister or solicitor opinion, or the figures in the order
Must not write allegations, grounds or orders in words that will be filed
Must not sign, file or serve the application

The lawyer checks

The plaintiff is under a legal disability and section 59(1) or 59(2) of the Public Trustee Act 1978 is the sanction power
The current practice direction and its annexed Form 59 order are used
The opinion and the costs affidavit are sealed and not served, and the defendant receives a draft order only
A child who may lack capacity at 18 is considered for the QCAT direction the order's note describes

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

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Queensland (Queensland Courts). Link only: download the current form or practice direction each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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