Shahin v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Multicultural NSW (No 2) [2026] NSWIRComm 11
·Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (Full Bench)·AUOther
A Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales refused leave to appeal an unfair-dismissal decision, criticising the self-represented appellant's use of generative AI under Practice Note 33 after his submissions applied the wrong statute and his evidence about post-dismissal income was inconsistent. The bench drew adverse inferences but made no costs order.
- Court
- Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (Full Bench)
- Date
- 2026-07-21
- Who used the AI
- Litigant in person
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- A self-represented appellant's AI-prepared evidence and submissions imported Fair Work Act concepts inapplicable under the NSW Industrial Relations Act and contained inconsistent factual assertions about mitigation and post-dismissal income. He admitted using generative AI.
- Outcome
- Other
- Penalty
- No monetary penalty recorded
- Regulatory outcome
- No separate regulatory disposition recorded
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-03
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Shahin v Industrial Relations Secretary on behalf of Multicultural NSW (No 2) [2026] NSWIRComm 11”, safelegalai.com/tracker/shahin-v-industrial-relations-secretary (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.