AI hallucination cases in Australia

Valu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (No 2)

[2025] FedCFamC2G 95

Valu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2025] FedCFamC2G 95
DetailWhat the trackers record
CourtFederal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
JurisdictionCommonwealthCommonwealth forum
Date31 January 2025
Who used AILawyer
Tool named by the trackersChatGPT
Sanction for the AI useProfessional sanction
OutcomeReferral to Legal Services Commissioner
Citation[2025] FedCFamC2G 95

Summary from the trackers

OBITER

The Applicant’s legal representative (ALR) filed submissions that contained citations to Federal Court of Australia cases that do not exist, and alleged quotes from the Tribunal that did not exist (hallucinations). The ALR stated that they had used AI to identify Australian cases, but it had provided them with non‑existent case law ([10]). Skaros J held that, given the strong public interest in referring this sort of conduct to the regulatory authority in NSW, and given the increased use of gene

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Court AI rules

Sources

All AI hallucination cases in Australia · Commonwealth · Court AI practice notes