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Guidelines for the use of generative AI

Supreme Court of Western Australia · Western Australia

last revised 2025-11-20last verified 2026-09-041 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
04 Sept 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

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 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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