---
title: "How to use AI for due diligence in Australia"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/guides/ai-due-diligence-australia"
type: "how_to_guide"
site: "AI Law Framework"
practice_area: "Transactions and property"
---

# How to use AI for due diligence in Australia

> Due diligence with a tool is a sample and a red-flag list. The report is still the lawyer’s, and so is every document the tool did not flag.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/guides/ai-due-diligence-australia

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Check this before you rely on it

A data room is confidential and often contains personal information. The Uniform Law statement, the Law Society of New South Wales guide, Queensland Guidance Statement No. 37 and the joint law societies’ 2026 checklist all sit in front of the upload.

## Steps

1. **Write the red-flag categories before the upload.** List what the deal actually cares about: change of control, litigation, privacy, key-person, foreign ownership, unusual indemnity. An empty “summarise the data room” prompt is not a scope. The Law Society of New South Wales guide expects you to understand the question the tool was given.
2. **Use a data-room tool the firm has approved.** Read the hosting, training and exit terms with the joint law societies’ 2026 selection checklist. Queensland Guidance Statement No. 37’s confidentiality questions apply to the whole room, including documents you expect the tool to ignore.
3. **Review a sample and every flagged document.** Read every document the tool flags, and a sample of the ones it does not. A missed contract is the usual failure. The Uniform Law regulators’ statement does not let the firm sign a report it has not sampled.
4. **The lawyer signs the report.** The report states the scope, the tool, the sample and the limits. The lawyer who signs it can explain a finding without opening the dashboard. If a category was not reviewed, the report says so.

## Tools named in this guide

| Tool | Australian data hosting | Profile region | Pricing model | Capabilities |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harvey](https://ailawframework.com/software/harvey.md) | Offered | yes | Enterprise quote | Legal research, Contract drafting, Contract review and redlining, Clause libraries and playbooks, Due-diligence document review, Chronology building, Document summarisation, Knowledge search |
| [Relativity aiR](https://ailawframework.com/software/relativity.md) | Offered | yes | Enterprise quote | eDiscovery document review, Chronology building, Document summarisation, Contract review and redlining, Transcription, Translation, Agentic workflows |
| [Everlaw](https://ailawframework.com/software/everlaw.md) | See the comparison that lists it | yes | Usage or credits | eDiscovery document review, Chronology building, Document summarisation, Transcription, Translation, Agentic workflows |

## Questions

**Is it allowed to use AI for due diligence in Australia?**

Yes, inside an approved data-room tool, with a written scope and a lawyer who samples the set and signs the report.

**What tools are used for due diligence?**

The catalogue includes Harvey, Relativity and Everlaw. Read the hosting field on the profile before a client room is uploaded.

**Does a clean dashboard mean the room is clean?**

No. Read the unflagged sample. A document the tool did not mention is not a pass.

## Sources

- [Uniform Law regulators: Statement on AI use](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice)
- [LSNSW: Solicitor's guide to responsible AI use](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/AI-hub/solicitors-guide-responsible-use-artificial-intelligence)
- [QLS Guidance Statement No 37](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/guidance-statements/no-37-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-practice)
- [Joint law societies AI selection and use checklist (2026)](https://www.qls.com.au/getmedia/066d9e41-b508-49a6-b428-d0ed8e29b54e/2026-FINAL-RISK-ASSESSMENT-TOOL-CON-BODS-AI-IN-LEGAL-PRACTICE-CONSULTING-COMMITTEE.pdf)

## Related

- [Commercial and corporate tasks](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory.md)
- [Contract review](https://ailawframework.com/guides/ai-contract-review-australia.md)
- [Australian data hosting](https://ailawframework.com/guides/australian-data-hosting-legal-ai.md)
- [Relativity](https://ailawframework.com/software/relativity.md)