---
title: "How to use AI for discovery and document review in Australia"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/guides/ai-ediscovery-australia"
type: "how_to_guide"
site: "AI Law Framework"
practice_area: "Litigation and tribunals"
---

# 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.

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

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

## Check this before you rely on it

Federal Court GPN-AI still applies to what you later file about that review. The Uniform Law statement and Queensland Guidance Statement No. 37 apply to the confidential documents in the set.

## Steps

1. **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.
2. **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.
3. **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.
4. **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.

## Tools named in this guide

| Tool | Australian data hosting | Profile region | Pricing model | Capabilities |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 |
| [Nuix Neo (Discover / Legal)](https://ailawframework.com/software/nuix.md) | On request, not a standard region | on_request | Enterprise quote | eDiscovery document review, Document summarisation, Transcription, Chronology building |

## Questions

**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.

**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.

## 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)
- [Federal Court GPN-AI](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai)

## Related

- [Commercial litigation tasks](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- [Federal Court GPN-AI](https://ailawframework.com/courts/ai-practice-note-federal-court-of-australia.md)
- [Relativity](https://ailawframework.com/software/relativity.md)
- [Australian data hosting](https://ailawframework.com/guides/australian-data-hosting-legal-ai.md)