The Victorian Supreme Court has issued a Practice Note for Court users and Judicial Guidelines for Judicial Officers on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The Practice Note recognises the potential of AI to enhance access to justice. It allows its use, while detailing the risks Court users should be aware of when using AI to prepare Court documents, and the steps they should take to ensure that information is complete, accurate, and relevant to the case. (For expert witnesses, Form 44A (the code) still applies.)
Link to SC Gen 25.
The Judicial Guidelines make it clear that generative AI must not be used for judicial decision-making but Court-approved AI tools may be used to assist Judicial Officers and Court staff. “Permissible supportive uses of AI include using it to organise and locate case materials, produce summaries and chronologies from case materials, as an aid to legal research and for proof-reading”, the Guidelines state.
Link to Judicial Guidelines.
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