AI hallucination cases in Australia
Murray on behalf of the Wamba Wemba Native Title Claim Group v State of Victoria
[2025] FCA 731
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Federal Court of Australia (General Division) |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth |
| Date | 22 April 2025 |
| Who used AI | Lawyer |
| Tool named by the trackers | Google Scholar |
| Sanction for the AI use | No professional sanction |
| Outcome | Order of costs to other party; no professional referral |
| Citation | [2025] FCA 731 |
Summary from the trackers
OBITER
The Applicant filed a document titled ‘ Applicant’s Summary of Native Title Claim Group and Decision Making Process’ that contained numerous footnotes referencing anthropological and historical reports and papers relied upon by the applicant ([3]). First Nations Legal and Research Services (‘FNLRS’) concluded that most of the cited documents did not exist, and others existed but were incorrectly cited. FNLRS described the citations as ‘fabricated’ ([4]). Justice Murphy understood this as a ref
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Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- AustLII
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
- AustLII
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