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Judicial Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Supreme Court of Victoria · Victoria

last revised 2026-05-14last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

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Guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria on 14 May 2026, alongside Practice Note SC GEN 25, governing judicial officers' and chambers staff use of AI. Judges may not use generative AI for decision-making or the substantive content of judgments, must protect confidential case material, and must verify any AI-assisted administrative output.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
14 May 2026
Current version
Original · 14 May 2026
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/news/new-practice-note-and-judicial-guidel…

What the document requires

  • Judicial officers may not use generative AI for decision-making or drafting the reasoning of judgments.
  • Confidential and suppressed case material must not be entered into external AI tools.
  • Any administrative use of AI by chambers must be verified by the judicial officer.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-05-14First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judicial Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence" (Supreme Court of Victoria, Original, 2026-05-14), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/vic-supreme-court-judicial-ai-guidelines (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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