Settlements drafted in the form that actually holds up.
Quillio drafts deeds of settlement and release, consent orders, and settlement letters — with the tax, release, and confidentiality provisions AU courts and tribunals expect.
Quillio drafts settlement documents across the practice areas AU lawyers actually settle in: commercial disputes, employment, family law property and parenting, personal injury, and insolvency. I produce deeds of settlement and release, consent orders in Family Law Rules Form 11, short-form settlement letters, and the underlying tax and stamp duty considerations. Every document follows the form the court or tribunal will accept.
What changes
Drafting a commercial settlement deed after a mediation agreement in principle takes 3-4 hours — structuring the settlement sum, release, confidentiality, tax, and dispute-resolution clauses in the form the other side will accept.
Quillio produces a full first-draft deed in 5 minutes, with the release scoped to the pleaded matters, the settlement sum and payment terms structured to your tax advice, and the boilerplate compliant with AU commercial practice.
From upload to output
Tell me the deal
Upload the mediation heads of agreement or tell me the terms: parties, matter, settlement sum, payment terms, release scope, and any non-financial terms.
I draft the structure
I produce the deed or consent orders in the right form — Deed of Settlement and Release, Family Law Form 11 consent orders, Fair Work Commission settlement deed, or short-form letter.
I scope the release carefully
Release scope is the most-litigated part of settlement deeds. I draft it tightly — to pleaded matters, specific dates, specific parties — and flag where broader release is being requested.
I flag tax and stamp duty
I flag any income tax, CGT, GST, or stamp duty implications based on the structure and recommend you check with the tax advisor or accountant before the deed is executed.
You finalise and execute
Export to Word, amend the commercial specifics, circulate to the other side, and execute by the method the deed requires (electronic execution under s 127 Corporations Act for corporate parties).
What you can do with Quillio ai settlement agreement drafting
- Draft deeds of settlement and release
- Draft Family Law consent orders (Form 11) for property and parenting
- Draft Fair Work Commission settlement deeds
- Draft short-form settlement letters for low-value disputes
- Structure settlement sums with payment schedules and interest provisions
- Draft mutual and asymmetric releases with proper scope
- Produce settlement summaries for clients with the tax position explained
A real example
You have settled a $450,000 commercial dispute at mediation. The heads of agreement specify the settlement sum, confidentiality, a mutual release limited to the pleaded matters, and an ongoing supply arrangement for 12 months. You need a full deed by Friday.
Upload the heads of agreement. Tell Quillio the parties are both Pty Ltd companies, GST-registered, and the payment is in two tranches.
In 7 minutes: a Deed of Settlement and Release with a payment schedule clause, release scoped to the pleaded matters with a carve-out for the ongoing supply obligations, GST gross-up clause, confidentiality clause with the standard permitted disclosures, and execution block for s 127 electronic execution. Flags: stamp duty unlikely to apply (NSW); CGT position depends on whether the settlement sum is capital or revenue — check with accountant.
Documents, jurisdictions, and practice areas
Document types
- Deeds of settlement and release
- Family Law consent orders (Form 11)
- Fair Work Commission settlement deeds
- Personal injury settlement deeds
- Commercial settlement letters
- Insolvency deeds of settlement
- Mediation heads of agreement
Jurisdictions
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- WA
- SA
- TAS
- ACT
- NT
- Federal
Practice areas
- Commercial
- Employment
- Family
- Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Insolvency
AI Settlement Agreement Drafting FAQs
Does Quillio draft Family Law consent orders correctly?
Yes. I draft in Family Law Rules 2021 Form 11 structure, covering property division, superannuation splits (with the s 90XI flagging where a splitting order is needed), and parenting orders. For property settlements I include the orders for transfer, sale, or distribution and flag any stamp duty consequences. The court still has to make the orders; I produce the draft for the court.
How does Quillio handle the release clause?
Release scope is where most settlement deeds go wrong. I draft the release tightly by default — to the pleaded matters, specific dates, and specific parties — and flag where one side is asking for broader release. You get a clean, defensible release that is less likely to be litigated.
Can Quillio flag tax and stamp duty issues?
I flag the common issues — income tax vs capital treatment, GST on settlement payments, CGT on assets transferred, stamp duty on property or business transfers — and recommend a check with the tax advisor. I am not a tax advisor; I surface the issues so you can get proper advice before execution.
Does this cover employment settlements?
Yes. I draft Fair Work Commission settlement deeds, deeds of release for employment disputes, and settlement letters. I include the standard employment release clauses (past, present, and future claims arising from the employment), the confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions, and the tax treatment for eligible termination payments.
What about personal injury settlements?
I draft personal injury settlement deeds covering the release, structured settlements, Medicare notice (s 23A HIA), and the Centrelink compensation preclusion period where relevant. For CTP settlements I follow the state-specific forms.
Can Quillio execute the deed electronically?
The deed is executed by the parties, not by Quillio. I structure the execution block for s 127 electronic execution under the Corporations Act (for corporate parties) or the state-specific electronic execution rules. Quillio integrates with DocuSign and Annature for the actual execution workflow.
Is the deed data confidential?
Yes. Settlement deeds are highly sensitive. Quillio runs on Australian infrastructure under SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001; your deed data stays on Australian soil and is never used to train any model.
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