---
title: "News: new practice notes, including Practice Note 1 of 2026 on use of AI"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules/b12-au-wa-western-australian-industrial--new-practice-notes-issued-by-the-commiss"
type: "ai_rule"
site: "AI Law Framework"
issuer: "Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission"
status: "Media release"
jurisdiction: "Western Australia"
source: "https://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/latest-news/new-practice-notes-issued-by-the-commission"
---

# News: new practice notes, including Practice Note 1 of 2026 on use of AI

> Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Western Australia.

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## About this rule

- Issuer: Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
- Body type: Tribunal
- Type: Media release
- Date: 6 May 2026
- Date basis: 2026-05-06
- Date on the page: 2026-05-06
- Confidence: Medium
- Jurisdiction: [Western Australia](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/western-australia.md)

## Summary

WAIRC news item. The practice notes were published in the Western Australian Industrial Gazette on 22 April 2026 and take effect on 6 May 2026. Practice Note 1 of 2026 concerns use of artificial intelligence. The practice note PDF is already in the catalogue.

## Points recorded from the source

- Announces Practice Note 1 of 2026 - Use of artificial intelligence
- Published in (2026) 106 WAIG 690-693 on 22 April 2026
- Each practice note takes effect on 6 May 2026, 14 days after gazette publication
- Practice Note 2 of 2026 (delivery of reserved decisions) replaces Practice Note 1 of 2021

## Verify note

The news item states both the gazette date and the commencement date. The practice note PDF itself is already covered.

## Source

[Read the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission source](https://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/latest-news/new-practice-notes-issued-by-the-commission)

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