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Guidelines for the use of generative AI

Supreme Court of Western Australia · Western Australia

last revised 2025-11-20last verified 2026-10-071 versioncountry page →

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Principles-based guidelines of the Supreme Court of Western Australia for lawyers, self-represented litigants and expert witnesses. AI-generated content relied on in proceedings must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility; confidential, suppressed or privileged material must not be entered into public tools; and AI use must be disclosed when the court directs.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
20 Nov 2025
Current version
Published November 2025 · 20 Nov 2025
Last verified
07 Oct 2026
Official text
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/_files/Guidelines%20for%20the%20Use%20of%20…

What the document requires

  • AI-generated content must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility for the document; that a document was AI-assisted is no answer to errors or omissions.
  • Confidential, suppressed or legally privileged information must not be entered into public or unsecured generative AI tools.
  • Affidavits and witness statements must be drafted in the witness's own words; AI content must not substitute the witness's voice.
  • Expert reports must comply with the Harmonised Expert Witness Code of Conduct (Practice Direction 4.5.2.1); experts should consider what disclosure of AI use is needed.
  • Generative AI must not be used to mislead the court or other parties about the work undertaken; use should be disclosed when directed or otherwise appropriate.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Published November 2025current2025-11-20First issue, following the court's early-2025 consultation note. The document carries no date on its face; 2025-11-20 is taken from the PDF's creation metadata and should be re-confirmed against the court before it is treated as authoritative.official · archive

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Guidelines for the use of generative AI" (Supreme Court of Western Australia, Published November 2025, 2025-11-20), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/au-wa-supreme-court-generative-ai-guidelines (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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