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…
Thursday 26 March 2026. 5 pm Brisbane time, 6 pm Sydney / Melbourne time.
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Dr Owen Bradfield is presenting When Algorithms Write the Record – AI Scribes and the legal Obligations of doctors for the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (QUT Brisbane or online access).
Precis:
The…
NSW Chief Justice A S Bell has indicated that members of the profession are invited to make any submissions in relation to SC Practice Note Gen 23 on the Use of Generative AI to Tipstaff Sebastian Braham:
sebastian.braham@courts.nsw.gov.au
By Thursday 18 December 2025.
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Butler and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) [2025] ARTA 1579 (Link to AUSTLII)
In this matter the Tribunal affirmed the NDIA decision under review, in relation to reasonable and necessary supports.
Of interest are the comments of the Tribunal in relation to some expert opinions, following the NDIA’s submissions regarding the use of artificial…
Dominic Villa has kindly pointed out a recent amendment to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), as follows:
35.3B Use of generative artificial intelligence in affidavits
(1) Generative artificial intelligence must not be used to generate the content of an affidavit.
(2) An affidavit must include a statement that generative artificial intelligence was not…
The following statement is to be attributed to Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, Debra Mortimer: 28 March 2025 (Link to Federal Court website).
The year 2025 is likely to see a number of developments and issues about the use of Artificial Intelligence, especially Generative Artificial Intelligence, by courts and in court…
Johnstone and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) [2025] ARTA 106 (Link to AUSTLII).
Serious injury compensation claims have for some years included provision for technology supports. This NDIS decision is novel in that the participant sought a paid subscription to “Chat GPT” at a cost of $300 per month. In support of the claim,…
Practice note SC GEN 23 (Link to Supreme Court).
As foreshadowed in its initial publication, the Generative AI practice note may require periodic updates. That has already occurred (before the starting date on 3 February 2025), with the issue of a new version on 28 January 2025.
The principal amendment is to the former…
The NSW District Court has published Practice Note 2 (Link to court website), which adopts the NSW Supreme Court practice note Gen 23.
3 February 2025 is the District Court commencement date.
With thanks to David Jones, drawing this to my attention.
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Practice Note SC 23 (Link to Supreme Court NSW)
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
With thanks to Justine Anderson for drawing attention to NSW Supreme Court Practice Note SC 23, issued today with a view to commencement on 3 February 2025. Associated amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules will also come…
