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title: "Settlement sanction for a person under a legal disability (District Court PD 6 of 2018)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-sanction-child-or-disability"
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kind: "form"
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version: 1
task_ids: ["A21-T1-R11", "A21-T1-R10"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-23"
---

# 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-sanction-child-or-disability  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-23

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Personal Injury & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: 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: 2026-10-23
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-23 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## 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

- [Prepare court-approval papers for a child or protected-person settlement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-court-approval-papers-for-a-child-or-protected-person-settlement.md)
- [Draft a settlement advice and conference paper](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-a-settlement-advice-and-conference-paper.md)

## 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

## Authorities

- [District Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 6 of 2018](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/579620/dc-pd-6of2018.pdf)
- [Supreme Court of Queensland, Practice Direction 15 of 2018](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/578195/sc-pd-15of2018.pdf)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/579620/dc-pd-6of2018.pdf)

## 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.

## 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/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-sanction-child-or-disability 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.*