Court AI practice notes

2025-26 Annual Report of the President - AI and self-represented parties

Industrial Court of Queensland / QIRC (Tribunal), Queensland.

About this rule

Issuer
Industrial Court of Queensland / QIRC
Body type
Tribunal
Type
Annual report
Date
Date not stated
Date on the page
2026-06-30
Confidence
Medium
Jurisdiction
Queensland

Summary

The President's report in the 2025-26 annual report says use of generative AI tools is starting to bring its own challenges, and records adoption of Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 (24 September 2025) as QIRC Practice Direction 1 of 2026 - Accuracy of References in Submissions.

Points recorded from the source

  • Generative AI tools "are starting to bring their own challenges"
  • Supreme Court of Queensland PD 5 (24 Sep 2025) adopted as Practice Direction 1 of 2026 - Accuracy of References in Submissions
  • Stresses the Court and Commission must be able to rely on the integrity of legal practitioners, union advocates and self-represented litigants

Verify note

date_on_page is the end of the 2025-26 reporting period. The PDF path is September 2026; a cover publication date was not read in this pass.

Source

Read the Industrial Court of Queensland / QIRC source: 2025-26 Annual Report of the President - AI and self-represented parties