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Practice Direction Number 14 of 2024: Expert evidence in criminal proceedings (other than sentences)

Supreme Court of Queensland · Queensland

last revised 2024-07-15last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

Practice direction / noteIn forceDisclosureRecord-keepingVerification duty

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Queensland's expert-evidence practice direction for criminal proceedings contains the most granular AI disclosure requirement in Australia: where an expert used generative AI to formulate or express an opinion, the report must name the program used and annex complete records of the prompts given and of the outputs delivered.

Applies to
lawyers, parties, providers
Effective
15 Jul 2024
Current version
Commenced 15 July 2024 (subsequently amended) · 15 Jul 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/797050/scpd-14-of-20…

What the document requires

  • Where generative AI assisted in formulating or expressing an opinion, the report must specify the name of the program used and how it was used.
  • The report must annex a complete record of the inputs (prompts), including source material, default values and variable sets.
  • The report must annex a complete record of the outputs delivered by the program.
  • Applies to all criminal proceedings commenced by indictment presented on or after 15 July 2024, other than sentences.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Commenced 15 July 2024 (subsequently amended)current2024-07-15First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Practice Direction Number 14 of 2024: Expert evidence in criminal proceedings (other than sentences)" (Supreme Court of Queensland, Commenced 15 July 2024 (subsequently amended), 2024-07-15), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/au-qld-sc-pd-14-2024-expert-evidence-genai (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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