Court AI practice notes

Risk Outlook 2024 - Artificial intelligence: improper use

Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (Regulator), Victoria.

About this rule

Issuer
Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Body type
Regulator
Type
Regulator report
Date
Date not stated
Confidence
Medium
Jurisdiction
Victoria

Summary

VLSB+C's 2024 risk outlook identifying improper use of AI as a key risk and listing the regulator's expectations of lawyers who use AI.

Points recorded from the source

  • Lawyers are responsible for the accuracy of output, not the AI program
  • Never use AI to create outputs you cannot personally validate (e.g. translations into a language you do not speak)
  • Never enter confidential, sensitive or privileged client data into generic LLMs
  • Supervise junior lawyers and support staff using AI and verify their output
  • Be transparent with clients about AI use

Verify note

Page shows dates 6 June 2024 and a "last updated" of 27 March 2026; publication date not confirmed.

Source

Read the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner source: Risk Outlook 2024 - Artificial intelligence: improper use