AI hallucination cases in Australia
Nikolic & Anor v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Anor
[2025] VSCA 112
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Supreme Court of Victoria — Court of Appeal |
| Jurisdiction | Victoria |
| Date | 23 May 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] VSCA 112 |
Summary from the trackers
OBITER
The litigants’ (Plaintiffs’) purported use of two non‑existent decisions in cost submissions. Beach JA said (at [39]): ‘[t]hey are most probably hallucinations of the kind referred to in paragraph 7(a) of the New South Wales Supreme Court Practice Note SC Gen 23, which deals with the use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in that Court.’
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Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- AustLII
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
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