AI hallucination cases in Australia
Re Dayal
[2024] FedCFamC2F 1166
Also recorded as In re Dayal.
| Detail | What the trackers record |
|---|---|
| Court | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth |
| Date | 27 August 2024 |
| Who used AI | Lawyer |
| Tool named by the trackers | LEAP |
| Sanction for the AI use | Professional sanction |
| Outcome | Referral to the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner for potential disciplinary review; no punitive order issued by the court itself; apology accepted. |
| Citation | [2024] FedCFamC2F 1166 |
Summary from the trackers
Corrected against the judgment text on 10 Oct 2026. This remains a summary from the trackers.
OBITER
A solicitor appearing as agent tendered a list and summary of non-existent authorities generated by an AI research module in his practice software. Referred to the VLSB+C.
Court AI rules
Sources
- OBITER AI Hallucination Cases: Australia
- AI Hallucination Cases Database, Damien Charlotin (CC BY 4.0)
- Judgment copy cited by the Charlotin database
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