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Guidelines concerning the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in litigation in South Australian Courts

Courts Administration Authority of South Australia · South Australia

last revised 2025-12-24last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

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Guidelines published by the Courts Administration Authority of South Australia on 24 December 2025 and effective 1 January 2026, applying to all South Australian courts operating under the Uniform Civil, Special Statutory and Joint Criminal Rules. Parties must verify AI-assisted material, protect confidential information, and the rules are to be amended to give the guidelines effect.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
01 Jan 2026
Current version
Published 24 December 2025, effective 1 January 2026 · 24 Dec 2025
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.courts.sa.gov.au/2025/12/24/guidelines-concerning-the-use-of-gener…

What the document requires

  • Applies across all South Australian courts under the UCR, USSR and JCR.
  • Practitioners and parties must verify any AI-assisted content before filing.
  • Confidential and suppressed information must not be entered into public AI tools.
  • Accompanied by an information sheet for self-represented litigants; court rules to be amended to incorporate the guidelines.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Published 24 December 2025, effective 1 January 2026current2025-12-24First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Guidelines concerning the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in litigation in South Australian Courts" (Courts Administration Authority of South Australia, Published 24 December 2025, effective 1 January 2026, 2025-12-24), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/sa-courts-generative-ai-litigation-guidelines (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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