Clauses

This article applies only to Victoria reviews.

The Clauses tab appears on VIC reviews and lists every General Condition and Special Condition Curia identified in the contract, with the category it matched, the recommendation that applies, and the fields to edit each one.

Each clause has a default visibility, set by its category and the General Condition / Special Condition relationship. Use the Visibility toggle on a clause card to override that default for this review: clauses with the toggle on appear in the final report, clauses with the toggle off don’t.

Standard-form vendor warranty

Curia detects whether the contract’s general conditions are a recognised standard form, from the vendor’s warranty that they match one. A clause’s visibility is driven by its category’s visibility setting. See Managing clause categories (VIC) for detail.

When the general conditions aren’t recognised as a standard form, a Standard-form vendor warranty not detected warning appears at the top of the tab.

The clause list

The tab opens on a flat list of every clause Curia identified. Each clause sits on its own card and can be reordered by dragging.

Above the list, four controls help you focus:

• A Search box matches against category, title, content, and clause reference.
• A Filter dropdown narrows by clause type: All, Special conditions, General conditions, or Included in report.
• An Action filter dropdown narrows by clause relationship (amended, deleted, standalone, and so on).
• A Sort dropdown switches between document order and risk (flagged first).

The drag handle is disabled while any search, filter, or sort is active. Clear them to reorder.

A Map button opens a graphical view of the relationships between clauses, useful for tracing how a Special Condition modifies a General Condition.

What’s on a clause card

Each clause card shows:

• A reference badge - GC for a General Condition or SC for a Special Condition, with the clause’s number from the contract. Click the badge to jump to the page in the PDF.
• The category Curia matched the clause to.
• A relationship badge when a clause is connected to another (for example Deleted by SC 14, Amended by SC 9). Click the badge to scroll to the partner clause.
• A risk indicator on flagged categories.
• The Report title and Report content that will appear in the client report, both editable.
• A Visibility toggle controlling whether the clause appears in the report.
• A Comment field for internal notes.
• A Recommendation block, pulled from the clause’s category.

A trash icon appears only on custom clauses you added yourself; clauses Curia extracted can’t be removed - use the visibility toggle to suppress them instead.

How clauses are categorised

Curia categorises every clause during processing against the VIC clause categories, then applies your account’s settings from the VIC Clauses tab of the Library.

Each category carries:

• A label (for example Settlement date, Sunset / rescission date, GST treatment).
• A default visibility that controls when its clauses appear in the report. See Managing clause categories (VIC).
• Zero or more recommendation rules, each with the wording for the client report.
• An optional risk level.

Curia evaluates the rules on each clause and applies the first matching active rule’s recommendation. If no rule matches, the recommendation block is editable so you can write the recommendation for the client.

To change the visibility, wording, or rules of a category, open the VIC Clauses tab of the Library.

General and Special Conditions

Curia identifies which General Conditions a Special Condition deletes, amends, or adds to, and shows the relationship on both cards.

When a Special Condition deletes a General Condition, the General Condition card is shown with a dashed red border and greyed text, and its visibility toggle is set off by default so it doesn’t appear in the report. The card stays in the list so you can see what was deleted; flip visibility back on if you want it included anyway.

Cross-cutting fields

Three categories feed fields on other tabs automatically:

• Clauses categorised as Settlement date feed the Date for Completion field on the Exchange tab.
• Clauses categorised as Sunset / rescission date feed the Contract Rescission Date field on the Exchange tab.
• Clauses categorised as GST treatment feed the Purchaser liable for GST and Purchase price is GST inclusive fields on the Particulars tab.

Editing the category on a clause updates the downstream field. Editing the downstream field directly overrides whatever the clause produced.

Adding and removing clauses

To add a clause Curia missed, click Add new entry at the bottom of the list. The new clause is created as a Special Condition under the Other category; fill in the title and content as you would edit any clause.

The trash icon on custom clauses removes them after a confirmation. To suppress a clause Curia extracted, use the visibility toggle.

FAQ

Why does a General Condition have a red border?

A General Condition shows with a red border when a Special Condition deletes it. The card stays in the list as a record; visibility is off so it won’t appear in the report. Toggle visibility on to include it anyway.

Can I change a clause’s category?

No, clause categories cannot be changed but you can edit the text as required.

Where do the recommendations come from?

From the category’s rules in the VIC Clauses tab of the Library. To change the wording for every future review, edit the rules there. To override on this review only, edit the recommendation on the card.

Can I delete a clause Curia extracted?

No. Curia-extracted clauses are kept so the GC/SC relationships and history stay accurate. To stop one appearing in the report, turn its visibility toggle off.

What does the Map button show?

A graphical view of every clause and the relationships between them, useful for tracing how Special Conditions modify General Conditions across a long contract.