Incident Tracker
6 verified incidents · as of 2026-09-04
2026-08-26Warning
MFRD and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS), [2026] ARTA 1833In Australia's Administrative Review Tribunal, a self-represented NDIS applicant filed submissions prepared with generative AI that contained fictitious tribunal decisions and inaccurate statutory references. General Member Strange warned that false AI-generated material can hamper tribunal decision-making, then decided the merits and remitted the support decision for reconsideration.
2026-07-22Costs order
Asif v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 1402Dismissing a student-visa judicial review, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia fixed costs of AUD 9,097.93 against a self-represented applicant, increased because of AI misuse, after his ChatGPT-written submissions cited nonexistent paragraphs and cases. The judgment reproduces the judge's exchange with ChatGPT, in which the tool admitted having spun a fictional story about one of his judgments.
2026-07-21Other
Shahin v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Multicultural NSW (No 2) [2026] NSWIRComm 11A Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales refused leave to appeal an unfair-dismissal decision, criticising the self-represented appellant's use of generative AI under Practice Note 33 after his submissions applied the wrong statute and his evidence about post-dismissal income was inconsistent. The bench drew adverse inferences but made no costs order.
2025-08-15Costs order
JNE24 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2025] FedCFamC2G 1314In Australia's Federal Circuit and Family Court, a Western Australian lawyer filed migration submissions citing four fake authorities produced using Claude and 'validated' with Microsoft Copilot, admitting overconfidence in AI. Judge Gerrard ordered him to pay AUD 8,371.30 in personal costs and referred his conduct to the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.
2025-01-31Regulatory referral
Valu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2025] FedCFamC2G 95In one of Australia's first AI-citation cases, a solicitor before the Federal Circuit and Family Court cited non-existent Federal Court authorities and fabricated tribunal quotes generated by ChatGPT. Judge Skaros found the conduct fell short of competence and diligence standards and directed that it be referred to the NSW Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
2024-08-27Other
Dayal [2024] FedCFamC2F 1166In Australia's Federal Circuit and Family Court, a Victorian solicitor tendered four non-existent authorities generated by the AI tool in his LEAP practice software. Judge Humphreys referred him to the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, which in August 2025 barred him from practising as a principal and imposed two years of supervised practice.
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