Guide
Proofreading that does not generate new content is treated differently, in some courts, from a tool that rewrites the substance. The line is the court’s, and a lawyer still reads the changes.
Run the check in the firm’s tenancy. Do not paste a brief into a personal account to “tidy it”. Queensland Guidance Statement No. 37 is the confidentiality question. The Law Society of New South Wales guide expects you to know what the tool was asked to change.
In the NSW Supreme Court, SC Gen 23 distinguishes formatting and spelling that do not generate substantive content from a tool that writes or rephrases evidence or submissions. If the tool adds a sentence, you are no longer proofreading. Open the note. Other courts draw the line in their own words. The affidavit and submissions guides cover those documents.
Read the comparison. A change that alters a name, a date, a negation or a citation is substance, even if the tool called it grammar. The Uniform Law regulators’ statement leaves the document with the lawyer who files it.
Record the checks on a task checklist · Open the court note for the forum
NSW SC Gen 23 · Affidavits · Submissions · All guides
Spelling and formatting that do not generate substantive content are outside SC Gen 23’s definition. A rewrite is not. Other courts may use different words. A lawyer reviews the changes either way.
Use the firm’s approved editor. This page does not name a product as safe for every court. The note of the forum decides.
Yes. Tools that are asked to fix commas often change words. Read the comparison before you file.
