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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Protecting the Integrity of Court Submissions in Provincial Court

Nova Scotia Provincial Court · Nova Scotia

last revised 2023-10-27last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

Practice direction / noteIn forceDisclosureVerification duty

map categories:Disclosure of AI use in filingsDuty to verify AI outputSelf-represented litigants

Unverified: we have not yet opened the official document at the linked address. The record is listed for completeness and excluded from search indexes until confirmed.

A directive of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court issued on 27 October 2023, the province's first court instrument on artificial intelligence. It requires parties to disclose the use of AI in preparing court submissions and to protect the integrity of those submissions by verifying AI-derived material before filing.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 27 Oct 2023
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.courts.ns.ca/sites/default/files/notices/Oct%202023/NSPC_Artificia…

What the document requires

  • Use of AI in preparing court submissions must be disclosed to the court.
  • Applies to counsel and self-represented parties.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2023-10-27Recorded from the court's notice listing; the PDF was not read in full, so this record is unverified.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Protecting the Integrity of Court Submissions in Provincial Court" (Nova Scotia Provincial Court, Original, 2023-10-27), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/ca-ns-provincial-court-ai-directive (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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