AI hallucination cases in Australia
Hanna v Flinders University
[2025] SASC 6
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Supreme Court of South Australia |
| Jurisdiction | South Australia |
| Date | 29 January 2025 |
| Who used AI | Self-represented |
| Tool named by the trackers | Not named |
| Sanction for the AI use | No professional sanction |
| Outcome | Not recorded |
| Citation | [2025] SASC 6 |
Summary from the trackers
OBITER
The Appellant sought to rely on an authority for which the citation they provided did not align with any judgment of an Australian court. Having conducted further enquiries, Hughes J was satisfied at [68]: ‘… the authority cited was generated by artificial intelligence and does not correlate with a decision of an Australian court. I do not consider that the appellant has misled the Court deliberately but has mistakenly assumed that her internet searches would yield accurate results.’
The tracker extract ends in the middle of a sentence.
Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- thomsonreuters.com
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
- anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com
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