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Guidelines for Litigants: Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Litigation

Supreme Court of Victoria · Victoria

last revised 2024-05-01last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

GuidanceSupersededVerification dutyDisclosure

map categories:Self-represented litigantsDuty to verify AI outputDisclosure of AI use in filings

Guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria in May 2024 for litigants and practitioners using AI in litigation. They asked parties to understand the tools they used, verify output, and disclose AI use where it was material to a document before the court. They were replaced on 14 May 2026 by Practice Note SC GEN 25.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
01 May 2024
Current version
May 2024 · 01 May 2024
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/forms-fees-and-services/forms-templates-an…

What the document requires

  • Parties should understand how any AI tool works before relying on it.
  • AI-assisted content must be checked for accuracy, including citations.
  • Where AI has been used in preparing material, that use should be disclosed where relevant.
  • Superseded by Practice Note SC GEN 25 on 14 May 2026.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
May 2024current2024-05-01First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Guidelines for Litigants: Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Litigation" (Supreme Court of Victoria, May 2024, 2024-05-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/australia/vic-supreme-court-litigant-ai-guidelines-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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