Is it allowed to use AI for discovery and document review in Australia?
Yes, as technology-assisted review under a method the lawyers can explain. Privilege decisions are not delegated to the score.
Guide
How to use AI for discovery and document review in Australia
Technology-assisted review of a discovery set is a method you agree, sample and write down. Privilege calls stay with lawyers.
Steps
Agree the method with the other side and the court
Technology-assisted review is usually the subject of a protocol: the collection, the model, the seed set and what “relevant” means. Do not switch a production to a new model mid-review without telling the people the protocol binds. GPN-AI is the Federal Court note if that is the forum.
Validate with sampling
A person reviews a sample of what the tool included and a sample of what it excluded. Record the sample size and the error rate you will accept. A dashboard score is not that sample. The Law Society of New South Wales guide expects you to understand the limit of the tool you are relying on.
Lawyers decide privilege
Privilege, without-prejudice markings and client confidential material are not a relevance score. A lawyer reviews those calls. Queensland Guidance Statement No. 37’s questions about storage and reuse matter before the set is uploaded to a vendor.
Write down the methodology
Keep the protocol, the tool and version, the sample results and the privilege procedure on the file. If the Court asks how the production was made, the note should answer. The Uniform Law regulators’ statement keeps responsibility with the solicitors, not with the vendor.
Record the checks: Commercial litigation tasks · Open the court note for the forum · Read the Relativity aiR profile before you upload a file
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| Tool | Australian data hosting | Profile region | Pricing model | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relativity aiR | Offered | yes | Enterprise quote · Pricing | eDiscovery document review, Chronology building, Document summarisation, Contract review and redlining, Transcription, Translation, Agentic workflows |
| Everlaw | See the comparison that lists it | yes | Usage or credits · Pricing | eDiscovery document review, Chronology building, Document summarisation, Transcription, Translation, Agentic workflows |
| Nuix Neo (Discover / Legal) | On request, not a standard region | on_request | Enterprise quote · Pricing | eDiscovery document review, Document summarisation, Transcription, Chronology building |
Sources
Commercial litigation tasks · Federal Court GPN-AI · Relativity · Australian data hosting · All guides
Questions
What tools are used for discovery and document review?
The catalogue includes Relativity, Everlaw and Nuix. Read the hosting field on the profile before a client set is uploaded.
Does GPN-AI ban document review tools?
No. It sets expectations for the use of generative AI in Federal Court work, including what you put in documents you file. The review protocol is still yours to justify.