AI Prompt Library

Motor Vehicle Accidents (NSW) prompts for Australian lawyers

These prompts are designed for NSW lawyers handling motor vehicle accident claims under MAIA 2017. They cover CTP statutory benefits, damages claims, minor injury disputes, and PIC proceedings. Copy any prompt, replace the bracketed placeholders with your matter facts, and run it in Quillio.

In short

A curated library of 25 AI prompts for NSW motor vehicle accident practitioners. Each prompt is grounded in the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW), the CTP statutory benefits framework, SIRA guidelines, and current Personal Injury Commission authority. Use them with Quillio to research, draft, and strategise on your CTP matters.

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Research

Research prompts (5)

Research MAIA statutory benefits framework

Prompt

Research the statutory benefits framework under Part 3 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW). Cover weekly payments, treatment expenses, and the 26-week and 52-week thresholds.

Example use: A client injured in a rear-end collision seeking to understand their statutory entitlements during recovery.

Research at-fault driver entitlements

Prompt

Research the entitlements available to at-fault drivers under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Cover the 26-week treatment cap, the exclusion from damages, and any exceptions.

Example use: A client who was predominantly at fault in a T-bone collision seeking treatment funding.

Research minor injury definition under MAIA

Prompt

Research the definition of minor injury under section 1.6 of MAIA 2017 (NSW) and the SIRA Minor Injury Guidelines. Cover soft tissue injuries, psychological overlays, and recent PIC authority on reclassification.

Example use: A claimant with chronic whiplash and diagnosed adjustment disorder challenging a minor injury determination.

Research contributory negligence in CTP claims

Prompt

Research how contributory negligence applies to NSW motor vehicle accident claims under MAIA 2017 and the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW). Cover the impact on statutory benefits versus damages.

Example use: A pedestrian who was jaywalking when struck by a vehicle travelling above the speed limit.

Research CTP time limitations and lodgement

Prompt

Research the time limits for lodging a CTP claim under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Cover the 28-day notification requirement, the 3-month claim lodgement deadline, and the consequences of late claims including reasonable excuse provisions.

Example use: A client who was injured 4 months ago and has not yet notified the insurer.

Drafting

Drafting prompts (5)

Draft a MAIA claim notification

Prompt

Draft a motor accident claim notification under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Claimant: [details]. Accident: [details]. Injuries: [details]. Structure per SIRA form requirements and the 28-day lodgement window.

Example use: Notifying the CTP insurer of a multi-vehicle collision on the M5 Motorway.

Draft a damages claim under MAIA

Prompt

Draft a claim for damages under Part 5 of MAIA 2017 (NSW). Claimant: [details]. Injuries exceeding minor injury threshold: [details]. Include past and future economic loss, non-economic loss, and treatment.

Example use: A claimant with a 12% WPI spinal injury seeking damages after the 20-month moratorium.

Draft a minor injury dispute application

Prompt

Draft an application to the Personal Injury Commission disputing a minor injury determination under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Claimant: [details]. Medical evidence: [details]. Address the SIRA guidelines criteria.

Example use: Disputing a CTP insurer determination that a cervical disc injury with radiculopathy is a minor injury.

Draft submissions for PIC medical assessment

Prompt

Draft written submissions for a PIC medical assessment of whole person impairment under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Claimant: [details]. Injuries: [details]. Address the SIRA Permanent Impairment Guidelines.

Example use: Preparing submissions where the insurer-arranged IME returned 9% WPI and the claimant seeks reassessment.

Draft a Calderbank offer in a CTP matter

Prompt

Draft a Calderbank offer letter in an NSW CTP damages claim. Claimant: [details]. Offer: [details]. Include the costs consequences and a reasonable timeframe for acceptance.

Example use: Making a pre-mediation offer in a MAIA claim where liability is admitted but quantum is in dispute.

Review

Review prompts (5)

Review a CTP insurer liability decision

Prompt

Review this CTP insurer liability decision under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Identify whether the decision is correct at law, and the dispute pathways available to the claimant.

Example use: An insurer denying liability on the basis that the claimant was most at fault.

Review a minor injury determination

Prompt

Review this minor injury determination by a CTP insurer under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Assess whether the determination is consistent with the SIRA Minor Injury Guidelines and identify dispute grounds.

Example use: A determination classifying a claimant with documented psychological injury as having only a minor injury.

Review treating doctor clinical notes

Prompt

Review these treating doctor clinical notes for a NSW CTP claim. Summarise the injury history, treatment timeline, and any opinions on causation or prognosis relevant to the claim.

Example use: GP clinical notes spanning 12 months post-accident for a claimant with ongoing neck and back pain.

Review an insurer IME report

Prompt

Review this independent medical examination report obtained by the CTP insurer. Identify points that support and undermine the claim, and flag any methodological or factual errors.

Example use: An orthopaedic IME report concluding pre-existing degenerative changes caused the claimant symptoms.

Review a PIC merit review decision

Prompt

Review this Personal Injury Commission merit review decision in an MAIA dispute. Identify any error of law or fact that supports a further appeal or review application.

Example use: A PIC merit review upholding the insurer decision to cease weekly payments at 52 weeks.

Client comms

Client comms prompts (5)

Explain the CTP claims process to a client

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter explaining the NSW CTP claims process under MAIA 2017. Cover notification, statutory benefits, the minor injury question, and the pathway to damages.

Example use: For a client recently injured in a motor vehicle accident who has never made a CTP claim.

Explain a minor injury determination

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter to a client explaining what a minor injury determination means under MAIA 2017 (NSW), its impact on their claim, and the options for disputing it.

Example use: For a client whose insurer has classified their injuries as minor, limiting them to statutory benefits.

Explain the damages moratorium

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter explaining the 20-month moratorium on damages claims under MAIA 2017 (NSW) and what the client can do in the meantime.

Example use: For a client who wants to know why they cannot pursue a lump sum immediately after the accident.

Explain PIC mediation process

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter to a client explaining the PIC mediation process in an MAIA dispute, including what happens on the day, preparation tips, and possible outcomes.

Example use: For a claimant attending their first PIC mediation in a CTP damages claim.

Update on weekly payment cessation

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter to a client explaining that their weekly payments are being reviewed at the 52-week mark under MAIA 2017 (NSW) and what steps to take.

Example use: For a client who has received an insurer notice proposing cessation of weekly payments.

Strategy

Strategy prompts (5)

Strategy for disputing a minor injury finding

Prompt

Develop a strategy for disputing a minor injury determination under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Facts: [details]. Medical evidence: [details]. Identify the strongest clinical and procedural arguments.

Example use: A claimant with a soft tissue injury, documented psychological overlay, and supportive psychiatrist report.

Strategy for a CTP damages claim

Prompt

Develop a litigation strategy for a CTP damages claim under MAIA 2017 (NSW). Claimant: [details]. Injuries: [details]. Address liability, WPI threshold, quantum, and settlement timing.

Example use: A claimant with 11% WPI and strong liability who is approaching the 20-month moratorium expiry.

Strategy for a multi-vehicle CTP claim

Prompt

Develop a strategy for a NSW CTP claim involving multiple vehicles and insurers. Facts: [details]. Address the nominal defendant, cross-claims, and contribution between insurers.

Example use: A three-vehicle pile-up on the Pacific Highway where liability is disputed between two at-fault drivers.

Strategy for challenging an IME opinion

Prompt

Develop a strategy for challenging an unfavourable IME opinion in an NSW CTP matter. IME findings: [details]. Treating evidence: [details]. Identify the best medical and procedural responses.

Example use: An IME concluding the claimant has fully recovered despite ongoing treatment and a supportive treating specialist.

Strategy for a fatal motor accident claim

Prompt

Develop a strategy for a fatal motor vehicle accident claim under MAIA 2017 (NSW) and the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW). Facts: [details]. Address standing, dependency, and heads of damage.

Example use: A spouse and two dependent children claiming after a fatal head-on collision.

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