Court AI practice notes

Risk Outlook 2026 - Using artificial intelligence

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
Date on the page: 2026-04-29
Confidence: High
Jurisdiction: Victoria

Summary

VLSB+C's 2026 risk outlook names AI as a professional competency risk, encouraging responsible use while warning that unverified GenAI output breaches professional obligations and may lead to disciplinary action.

Points recorded from the source

Almost 40% of Victorian lawyers use GenAI tools, per the Legal Services Research Centre
Lawyers must personally verify GenAI outputs, including reading cited sources, and not generate outputs they cannot verify
Principals should set clear GenAI policies, confirm tool security and confidentiality, and train staff
Failures to verify AI material are taken extremely seriously and may lead to regulatory or disciplinary action
Lawyers should check whether clients used GenAI to produce documents for their matter

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Source

Read the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner source: Risk Outlook 2026 - Using artificial intelligence

See it in the AI rules tracker by Australian court and body Victoria page