AI hallucination cases in Australia
Bottrill v Graham & Anor (No 2)
[2025] NSWDC 221
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | District Court of New South Wales |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Date | 20 June 2025 |
| Who used AI | Self-represented |
| Tool named by the trackers | Not named |
| Sanction for the AI use | No professional sanction |
| Outcome | The second defendant's Notice of Motion for summary dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim was dismissed, with costs reserved to the trial judge. |
| Citation | [2025] NSWDC 221 |
Summary from the trackers
OBITER
The use of GenAI by the Second Defendant resulted in submissions that contained errors due to reliance on artificial intelligence sources ([11]). The submissions consisted largely of inaccurate legal principles as a result of having been drafted using artificial intelligence programs (see [14], [68]–[69]).
Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- AustLII
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
- caselaw.nsw.gov.au
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