AI hallucination cases in Australia

Emmanuel Tischler v Avada Traffic Pty Ltd

[2026] FWCFB 174

Emmanuel Tischler v Avada Traffic Pty Ltd [2026] FWCFB 174
DetailWhat the trackers record
CourtFair Work Commission
JurisdictionCommonwealthCommonwealth forum
Date16 July 2026
Who used AISelf-represented
Tool named by the trackersGoogle AI
Sanction for the AI useNo professional sanction
OutcomeNot recorded
Citation[2026] FWCFB 174

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The appellant admitted copying and pasting the decision into Google AI and used its output in his revised notice of appeal. The Commission found the notice contained AI-typical errors—misuse of legal terminology (e.g. treating s 387(a) as a 'threshold') and mistaking the Commissioner's summaries for findings—rendering the grounds unarguable. The Full Bench refused permission to appeal, noting the matter did not engage the public interest and that the AI-generated errors did not show an appealabl

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