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Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI)

Federal Court of Australia

last revised 2026-04-16last verified 2026-09-111 versioncountry page →

Practice direction / noteIn forceVerification dutyDisclosure

map categories:Disclosure of AI use in filingsDuty to verify AI outputSelf-represented litigants

Practice note GPN-AI, issued by the Federal Court of Australia on 16 April 2026, sets the court's expectations of all participants who use generative AI in proceedings. Practitioners and parties remain responsible for verifying AI-assisted content, must be able to explain how AI was used if asked, and the court may make orders regulating AI use in a particular proceeding.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
16 Apr 2026
Current version
Original · 16 Apr 2026
Last verified
11 Sept 2026
Official text
www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes…

What the document requires

  • Paragraph 4.10: use of generative AI must be disclosed, without any direction, where it was used to summarise or analyse information a witness relies on, to create images or video, or in any other manner that might reasonably affect admissibility
  • Parties and practitioners are responsible for the accuracy of any AI-assisted material filed.
  • The court may direct a party to disclose whether and how generative AI was used.
  • The court may make case-specific orders limiting or conditioning AI use.
  • Affidavit and expert evidence must reflect the deponent's own knowledge and opinion.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-04-16First version recorded.official · archive

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI)" (Federal Court of Australia, Original, 2026-04-16), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/au-federal-court-gpn-ai (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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