Which Queensland direction do I open?
The one for the court or tribunal on the file. Supreme Court PD 5 of 2025 is not the QCAT direction and not the District Court direction.
Queensland courts and tribunals
Queensland courts AI practice direction
Queensland Courts publish a page on using generative AI and point lawyers to the accuracy directions. Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 requires the responsible practitioner to be named at the end of written submissions and to verify the references. It does not require a statement that generative AI was used. Before a submission is filed, open the direction for that court.
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 does not automatically govern QCAT or the Planning and Environment Court. The Queensland Law Society’s Guidance Statement No. 37 is the professional counterpoint for any Queensland practice, including files that never go to court: know whether the tool will keep client information confidential before you use it.
Guidelines written for people without lawyers are not the solicitor’s standard. A solicitor’s obligation is the practice direction plus the Society’s guidance.
2025 directions — confirm each PDF
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025 deals with the accuracy of references. The District Court, the Planning and Environment Court, the Land Court and QCAT have published their own accuracy directions, including District Court Practice Direction 12 of 2025 and QCAT Practice Direction 10 of 2025. Open the PDF for the commencement date of the court you are in.
Supreme Court Practice Direction 5 of 2025, with companion accuracy directions
Disclosure checklist
Work through this against the instrument, not instead of it. The checks do not record that the filing is done.
- Open the Queensland Courts AI page and the accuracy direction for the court named on the file.
- Verify every reference in the submission, including pinpoints. Do not rely on the tool that produced the reference.
- Treat QCAT Practice Direction 10 of 2025 as that tribunal’s own direction.
- Work through Guidance Statement No. 37’s confidentiality questions before client material is uploaded.
- If the provider’s terms do not clearly say how confidential data is stored, reused and shared, do not upload the file.
Sources
Every Australian court page
Each court has its own note. Open the one named on the file.
- AI practice note: Federal Court of Australia
- FCFCOA AI practice direction
- Fair Work Commission AI guidance note
- Administrative Review Tribunal generative AI practice direction
- SC Gen 23: generative AI in the NSW Supreme Court
- NSW Local Court generative AI practice note
- NSW District Court generative AI note
- NSW Land and Environment Court generative AI note
- NCAT generative AI directions
- Personal Injury Commission generative AI note
- SC Gen 25: Victoria AI practice note
- County Court of Victoria AI guidelines
- VCAT and generative AI
- Queensland courts AI practice direction
- Queensland District Court AI accuracy direction
- QCAT AI accuracy direction
- Queensland Planning and Environment Court and Land Court AI directions
- WA Supreme Court generative AI guidelines
- South Australia courts generative AI guidelines
- SAET generative AI guidelines
- Tasmania court AI practice notes
- ACT court AI practice notes
- Northern Territory court AI practice notes
- High Court of Australia and generative AI
See suggested levels for this court · All court AI notes · Jurisdiction tasks · Law firm AI policy guide · Practice areas
Questions
What has to be disclosed or checked?
The accuracy directions exist so that references in submissions are real. Open each reference in a source you trust. Confidentiality is a separate question under Guidance Statement No. 37.
Do these directions apply in New South Wales?
No. A Queensland accuracy direction is not SC Gen 23, and the reverse is also true.