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AI for solicitors in Australia

Start with the piece of work. Then open the state you file in and the court note for that file. A listing is not approval to use a tool.

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Next steps

  1. Start with the piece of work

    The same tool can be fit for one task and barred for the next. Start the assessment. The court note is part of that check.

  2. Name the state you file in

    The practising certificate and the state court note are different instruments. The state page lists that court’s note.

  3. If the file is in a federal court or the Fair Work Commission

    A state Supreme Court note does not govern the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, or the Fair Work Commission. Those notes are listed here. A state court note is on the state page.

  4. Read the law society material

    Competence, confidentiality and the duty to the court still apply when a society has not published an AI guide.

State or territory

Open the place you practise in, or the place named on the file. Each page lists the courts, tribunals, regulators and law society notes recorded there.

Federal and Commission notes

These are not the state Supreme Court notes. Those are on the state page. A state note does not govern these forums.

  • Federal Court of Australia

    GPN-AI is the Federal Court’s practice note on generative artificial intelligence. The 16 April 2026 notice says it explains what the technology is, accepts that it can help with cost and access, and requires use to stay consistent with existing legal and professional obligations.

  • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    Family and migration files in the Federal Circuit and Family Court follow that Court’s practice direction, not the Federal Court’s GPN-AI and not a state Supreme Court note.

  • Fair Work Commission

    If generative AI is used to create, write, edit or otherwise prepare an application, submission, witness statement or any other document in a Fair Work Commission matter, the Commission’s page says the person must tell the Commission that it was used and how, check the document so that the information is accurate, relevant and supported by real evidence and legal authorities, and state in the document that those checks were done.

Rules and guidance

Published instruments. A secondary source is marked on the jurisdiction page it links to.

  • Statement on the use of artificial intelligence in Australian legal practice

    Law Society of New South Wales, Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, and Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner — Joint statement of the Uniform Law regulators in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. Solicitors who use AI should consider disclosing to clients, if the client asks, when and how AI was used and how that use is reflected in costs. The statement does not prescribe an engagement-letter clause. Solicitors cannot safely enter confidential, sensitive or privileged client information into a public AI tool. A solicitor using AI to prepare documents must be able and qualified to personally verify the information and must actually ensure the contents are accurate.

  • Artificial Intelligence Hub - Law Institute of Victoria

    Law Institute of Victoria — Law Institute of Victoria publishes “Artificial Intelligence Hub - Law Institute of Victoria”. Share your feedback to help us enhance our support on AI topics. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.

  • AI selection and use checklist (joint initiative)

    QLS with LIV, LSSA, LSWA, ACT Law Society, LSNT and LST — Multi-society risk-assessment checklist for selecting and using AI tools.

  • Generative AI and Ethical Considerations in Legal Practice

    Law Society of WA — Law Society of WA brief and AI Hub; separate brief on copyright and generative AI.

  • Artificial Intelligence Hub

    Law Society of South Australia — Resources, guidance, an implementation tool and templates for SA practitioners on AI and generative AI use.

  • ART Practice Direction on Generative AI (republished) and AI in Legal Practice hub

    Law Society of Tasmania — Law Society of Tasmania AI hub; republishes ART practice direction notice (Aug 2026).

Guides

These guides are separate pages. This start path links to them.

  • Law firm AI policy guide for Australia

    A plain-English list of decisions an Australian firm writes into its own generative AI policy. It is not a precedent to adopt, and it is not a law society template.

  • Australian data hosting for legal AI

    How to read a vendor’s Australian hosting claim, using the attributes this catalogue already records. Not a ranking, and not a finding that a tool is fit for a matter.

  • AI tools for conveyancers in Australia

    Catalogue profiles that firms compare for Australian conveyancing work, with hosting and pricing model taken from the published records. Not a ranking.

  • AI for family lawyers in Australia

    What changes when the file is a family law matter: the Federal Circuit and Family Court practice direction, and tools firms compare. A name links to a profile only when one is published. Not a ranking.

Tasks to open

One task from each matching practice area. Read who may draft and what the lawyer checks, or start the assessment.

Checks that apply across files

Tools to read

Catalogue order, not a ranking. A listing is not approval to upload a file.

Practice areas · Court AI notes · Software catalogue

Questions

Where does a solicitor start?

Start the task assessment. Then open the state you file in and the practice note for the court on the file. Law society guidance does not replace the court’s note.

Does one AI policy cover every court?

No. A New South Wales policy does not answer a Federal Court or family-court file. The policy guide lists the decisions. The court note is the filing rule.

Does this page approve a tool?

No. Profiles are linked so you can read them. A link is not a finding that the tool is fit for a matter.