AI hallucination cases in Australia
Carrington v TAFE Queensland
[2025] QIRC 340
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) |
| Jurisdiction | Queensland |
| Date | 5 December 2025 |
| Who used AI | Agent |
| Tool named by the trackers | Not named |
| Sanction for the AI use | No professional sanction |
| Outcome | Not recorded |
| Citation | [2025] QIRC 340 |
Summary from the trackers
OBITER
The Appellant’s agent provided references to case authorities in reply submissions. Industrial Commissioner O’Neill (‘O’Neill IC’) stated (at [132]): ‘[i]t appears that the citation of those matters may result from the use of an Artificial Intelligence search engine. I repeat the warning for litigants I provided in Goodchild v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) of the danger in relying on artificial intelligence search engines when preparing
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Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- sclqld.org.au
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
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