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title: "Victoria"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria"
type: "jurisdiction"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "VIC"
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country: "AU"
parent: "Australia"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-11"
---

# Victoria

> Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Note SC Gen 25 commenced on 14 May 2026 and applies to all court users, including lawyers, parties and witnesses.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-11

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Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Note SC Gen 25, commencing 14 May 2026, for every court user in that Court.

Recorded 10 Oct 2026: Practice Note for Court users and Guidelines for judicial officers on the use of AI; Practice Note PNVCAT11 – Use of generative artificial intelligence.

The note’s guiding ideas include human oversight, privacy, contestability and the obligation not to mislead. It also reminds civil users of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic), including the proper-basis certificate.

The note says generated content may be out of date, incomplete, inaccurate, or drawn from the wrong jurisdiction. That last point is the reason a Victorian file should not be answered with a New South Wales precedent the tool prefers.

## Key facts

- Kind: State
- Task versions written for this jurisdiction: 5
- AI instruments recorded: 40

## Summary

Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Note SC Gen 25 commenced on 14 May 2026 and applies to all court users, including lawyers, parties and witnesses. It says court users may use AI in court documents if they comply with the note. Compliance includes meaningful human verification. One AI tool cannot be used to confirm another.

## Jurisdiction note

SC Gen 25 is a Supreme Court note. The County Court has published its own litigant guidelines. VCAT is a different forum. Confirm that tribunal’s current direction rather than assuming SC Gen 25 applies.

## AI rules and guidance (40)

| Instrument | Issuer | Kind | Effective | Source type | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Practice Note PNCCV 1-2026, The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Court Users](https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/files/documents/2026-06/use-artificial-intelligence-court-users-practice-note.docx) | County Court of Victoria | practice_note | 2026-06-05 | Primary source | Issued 5 June 2026. It supersedes the County Court’s 3 July 2024 litigant guidelines. It does not require a disclosure statement.… |
| [Practice Note for Court users and Guidelines for judicial officers on the use of AI](https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/news-listing/2026-06-09-new-practice-note-and-guidelines-judicial-officers-use-artificial-intelligence) | County Court of Victoria | practice_note | 2026-06-09 | Secondary source | Sets the Court's expectations for responsible AI use; recognises access-to-justice benefits and risks users must manage. |
| [Guidelines: The use of Artificial Intelligence by Judicial Officers](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/forms-fees-and-services/forms-templates-and-guidelines/guidelines-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-judicial-officers) | Supreme Court of Victoria | judicial_guideline | 2026-05-14 | Primary source | These are guidelines for judges, associate judges and judicial registrars of the Supreme Court of Victoria, including reserves. They are not a practice note binding the parties.… |
| [Practice Note PNVCAT11 – Use of generative artificial intelligence](https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/documents/practice-note-pnvcat11-use-generative-artificial-intelligence) | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal | practice_note | Not stated | Primary source | Describes acceptable use of Gen AI tools in all VCAT proceedings, principles for use and when use should be disclosed. |
| [Photography, recording, mobile phones and electronic devices (AI meeting assistants banned)](https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/the-vcat-process/on-hearing-day/photography-recording-mobile-phones-and-electronic-devices) | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal | court_user_guide | Not stated | Primary source | VCAT hearing-day guidance on recording and devices, stating that AI meeting assistants cannot be used because they automatically record hearings. |
| [Practice Note PNVCAT2 - Expert evidence (Gen AI disclosure)](https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/media/112/download) | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal | practice_note | 2026-02-01 | Primary source | VCAT expert-evidence practice note (effective 1 February 2026) that requires experts to be made aware of PNVCAT11 on Gen AI and to include a Gen AI disclosure in expert reports where relevant. |
| [Artificial Intelligence in Victoria's Courts and Tribunals: Report](https://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/publication/artificial-intelligence-in-victorias-courts-and-tribunals-report/) | Victorian Law Reform Commission | report | 2026-02-03 | Primary source | VLRC final report, tabled on 3 February 2026, with 30 recommendations. It proposes a principles-based approach, eight principles for safe AI use, and guidelines for court users, judicial officers… |
| [Artificial Intelligence Hub - Law Institute of Victoria](https://www.liv.asn.au/aihub) | Law Institute of Victoria | law_society_guidance | Not stated | Primary source | 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.… |
| [Technology at the Court – AI pilot](https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/technology-court) | Coroners Court of Victoria | court_statement | 2024-03 | Primary source | Coroners Court of Victoria AI pilot to improve workflows, applying Victorian Government and Court Services Victoria guidance. |
| [Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.liv.asn.au/download.aspx?DocumentVersionKey=69158983-87f3-4c1d-be99-8c300b5c7afd) | Law Institute of Victoria | law_society_guidance | 2025-08-13 | Primary source | Approved by the CEO of the Law Institute of Victoria on 13 August 2025, after consultation with the VLSB+C and the LPLC.… |
| [Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.liv.asn.au/download.aspx?DocumentVersionKey=69158983-87f3-4c1d-be99-8c300b5c7afd&srsltid=AU7gw4W9_W40ZFZkFlFWjkKARWQMtRQm5S_vEDYbJ3ZauT8InVPuOG52) | Law Institute of Victoria | law_society_guidance | 2025-08-13 | Primary source | Same Law Institute of Victoria guidance note as the catalogue row for this PDF without the tracking parameter. Approved by the CEO on 13 August 2025, after consultation with the VLSB+C and the LPLC.… |
| [Guidelines for Litigants: Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Litigation](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/AI%20Guidelines%20SCV.pdf) | Supreme Court of Victoria | guideline | 2024-05 | Primary source | Use of AI must not indirectly mislead the Court or others about the nature of work or content; AI-assisted legal tasks remain subject to practitioners' duties including candour. |
| [Artificial Intelligence Hub - Law Institute of Victoria](https://www.liv.asn.au/web/resource_knowledge_centre/artificial_intelligence_hub/web/content/resource_knowledge_centre/ai-hub.aspx) | Law Institute of Victoria | law_society_guidance | Not stated | Primary source | 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.… |
| [Guidance on the Ethical Use of Generative AI](https://www.vicbar.com.au/Web/Web/Contents/Resources/Ethics-Hub/Common-Issues/Use-of-Generative-AI.aspx) | Victorian Bar | bar_guidance | 2025-08-25 | Primary source | Victorian Bar Ethics Committee guidance note for barristers using generative AI responsibly. |
| [Artificial Intelligence and Lawyers' Ethical Duties](https://www.liv.asn.au/web/blog/emerging-lawyers-column/artificial-intelligence-and-lawyers-ethical-duties.aspx) | Law Institute of Victoria | law_society_guidance | 2025-08-19 | Secondary source | Law Institute of Victoria publishes “Artificial Intelligence and Lawyers' Ethical Duties”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Statement on the use of artificial intelligence in Australian legal practice](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice) | Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (with Uniform Law regulators) | regulator_statement | 2024-12-06 | Primary source | Dated 6 December 2024. Joint statement of the Law Society of New South Wales, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia and the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner.… |
| [Use of publicly available Generative AI tools in the Victorian public sector](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/use-of-personal-information-with-publicly-available-generative-ai-tools-in-the-victorian-public-sector/) | OVIC | info_commissioner_guidance | 2026-06-26 | Primary source | OVIC guidance; companion guidance on enterprise generative AI tools. |
| [Artificial intelligence & large language models - Victorian Bar](https://www.vicbar.com.au/Web/Web/Contents/Resources/Practice-Support/Digests/Artificial-intelligence-large-language-models-A-practical-insight-for-todays-barristers.aspx) | Victorian Bar | professional_guidance | Not stated | Secondary source | Victorian Bar publishes “Artificial intelligence & large language models - Victorian Bar”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Prompt action: framework to guide public sector use of AI](https://www.vgso.vic.gov.au/prompt-action-new-framework-guide-public-sector-use-ai) | Victorian Government Solicitor's Office | government_lawyer_note | 2024-07-25 | Primary source | VGSO note on the National Framework for the Assurance of AI in Government for Victorian agencies. |
| [New research examines AI use in the Victorian legal profession \| VLSB+C](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/new-research-examines-ai-use-victorian-legal-profession) | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2026-05-01 | Secondary source | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner publishes “New research examines AI use in the Victorian legal profession \| VLSB+C”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Generative AI Use in the Legal Profession – Research Brief](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/VLS0801_Generative%20AI%20Use_Brief_FA_WEB.pdf) | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner | regulator_guidance | Not stated | Primary source | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner publishes “Generative AI Use in the Legal Profession – Research Brief”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Tapping the potential of AI in legal practice: daiquiris, anyone? \| VLSB+C](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/research-centre/news/tapping-potential-ai-legal-practice-daiquiris-anyone) | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2026-04-13 | Secondary source | Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner publishes “Tapping the potential of AI in legal practice: daiquiris, anyone? \| VLSB+C”.… |
| [Upgrading our online chat to provide a better service to help seekers](https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/upgrading-online-chat-provide-better-service-help-seekers) | Victoria Legal Aid | government_guidance | 2024-08-14 | Primary source | Victoria Legal Aid publishes “Upgrading our online chat to provide a better service to help seekers”. The questions our digital assistant asks you are the same for every chat.… |
| [Making community legal information \| Victoria Legal Aid](https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/making-community-legal-information) | Victoria Legal Aid | government_guidance | 2026-06-30 | Primary source | Victoria Legal Aid publishes “Making community legal information \| Victoria Legal Aid”. Artificial intelligence (AI) can support community legal information work.… |
| [Protecting privacy and data – obligations for panel practitioners](https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/protecting-privacy-and-data-security-obligations-panel-practitioners) | Victoria Legal Aid | government_guidance | 2025-06-24 | Primary source | Victoria Legal Aid publishes “Protecting privacy and data – obligations for panel practitioners”.… |
| [Risk Outlook 2026 - Using artificial intelligence](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/lawyers/risk-outlook/risk-outlook-2026) | Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner | regulator_report | Not stated | Primary source | VLSB+C's 2026 risk outlook names AI as a professional competency risk, encouraging responsible use while warning that unverified GenAI output breaches professional obligations and may lead to… |
| [Artificial Intelligence and Privacy – Issues and Challenges](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/artificial-intelligence-and-privacy-issues-and-challenges/) | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2020-09-12 | Primary source | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner publishes “Artificial Intelligence and Privacy – Issues and Challenges”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Risk Outlook 2024 - Artificial intelligence: improper use](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/lawyers/risk-outlook/risk-outlook-2024) | Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner | regulator_report | Not stated | Primary source | VLSB+C's 2024 risk outlook identifying improper use of AI as a key risk and listing the regulator's expectations of lawyers who use AI. |
| [Artificial Intelligence – Understanding Privacy Obligations](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/artificial-intelligence-understanding-privacy-obligations/) | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2020-09-12 | Primary source | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner publishes “Artificial Intelligence – Understanding Privacy Obligations”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Generative AI and Lawyers](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/generative-ai-and-lawyers) | Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner | regulator_statement | 2023-09-28 | Primary source | Early VLSB+C commentary (28 September 2023) on ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms: how they work, accuracy limits and the ethical rules that apply when lawyers use them. |
| [Public consultation on Artificial Intelligence privacy guidance](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/public-consultation-on-artificial-intelligence-privacy-guidance/) | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2020-09-12 | Primary source | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner publishes “Public consultation on Artificial Intelligence privacy guidance”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Use of enterprise Generative AI tools in the Victorian public sector](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/use-of-enterprise-generative-ai-tools-in-the-victorian-public-sector/) | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner | regulator_guidance | 2020-09-12 | Primary source | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner publishes “Use of enterprise Generative AI tools in the Victorian public sector”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it. |
| [Victorian justice leaders align on AI adoption](https://www.liv.asn.au/web/law_institute_journal_and_news/web/lij/year/2026/09september/victorian-justice-leaders-align-on-ai-adoption.aspx) | Law Institute of Victoria | article | 2026-09-15 | Secondary source | LIJ report on the Victorian Justice Leaders AI Forum convened by the LIV with the Victorian Attorney-General, and the published summary of enablers and actions for AI adoption in the justice sector. |
| [No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.](https://mcv.vic.gov.au) | Magistrates' Court of Victoria | no_guidance_note | Not stated | Primary source | Only annual report; no practice direction found. |
| [No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.](https://childrenscourt.vic.gov.au) | Children's Court of Victoria | no_guidance_note | Not stated | Primary source | Only a judgment mentioning AI; no practice direction found. |
| [Privacy and FOI and AI: Victoria](https://ovic.vic.gov.au/privacy/resources-for-organisations/artificial-intelligence-understanding-privacy-obligations/) | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner | government_guidance | Not stated | Secondary source | Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (IPPs; Victorian Protective Data Security Standards); Health Records Act 2001. FOI: Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).… |
| [Practice Note SC Gen 25 – The use of Artificial Intelligence by Court users](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users) | Supreme Court of Victoria | practice_note | 2026-05-14 | Primary source | This Practice Note was issued and commences on 14 May 2026. |
| [No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria](https://www.opp.vic.gov.au/) | Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria | no_guidance_note | Not stated | Primary source | No AI statement or guidance found on the OPP Victoria homepage, and search found only vendor case studies (Appian) on 10 Oct 2026. |
| [No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria)](https://www.mht.vic.gov.au/) | Mental Health Tribunal (Victoria) | no_guidance_note | Not stated | Primary source | No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage and News & Events checked). VCAT handles guardianship and is covered by PNVCAT11. |
| [No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: Workplace Injury Commission (Victoria)](https://www.wic.vic.gov.au/conciliation) | Workplace Injury Commission (Victoria) | no_guidance_note | Not stated | Primary source | No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Conciliation page checked; site search returned nothing). |

- Practice Note for Court users and Guidelines for judicial officers on the use of AI: Practice-note PDF not retrieved; fetch from countycourt.vic.gov.au/practice-notes.
- Photography, recording, mobile phones and electronic devices (AI meeting assistants banned): No date shown on page.
- Artificial Intelligence and Lawyers' Ethical Duties: This is commentary or news, not a conduct rule.
- Artificial intelligence & large language models - Victorian Bar: The 10 October 2026 check marked this find as low confidence. Read the page before treating it as the body’s position.
- New research examines AI use in the Victorian legal profession | VLSB+C: This is a news item or media release, not a conduct rule.
- Tapping the potential of AI in legal practice: daiquiris, anyone? | VLSB+C: This is commentary, not a conduct rule.
- Risk Outlook 2026 - Using artificial intelligence: "Last updated on 29 April 2026" shown on page.
- Risk Outlook 2024 - Artificial intelligence: improper use: Page shows dates 6 June 2024 and a "last updated" of 27 March 2026; publication date not confirmed.
- Generative AI and Lawyers: Historic (2023) statement; later superseded in practice by the Dec 2024 joint Statement on AI in legal practice.
- Privacy and FOI and AI: Victoria: Statute names from official sources; how they apply to AI is a summary to verify.

## What to open first

If the document is going to the Supreme Court of Victoria, SC Gen 25 is the first thing to open. Then verify the contents in a source that is not another chatbot.

## Review checklist

- Open SC Gen 25 before a Supreme Court document is filed.
- Fact-check, proofread and adapt any generated content. Verify authorities in AustLII, an official legislation site or the Law Library of Victoria, as the note describes.
- Do not ask an AI tool to confirm another AI tool’s citations.
- Keep confidential and suppressed material out of public tools.
- Be able to identify which parts of a court document were produced with AI and how they were verified.

## Jurisdiction-specific considerations

- Verification by a second model is expressly not enough.
- A closed tool is not automatically safe. The note says you still look at the contractual and privacy settings.
- The County Court and VCAT are not the Supreme Court. Check their own material.

## Tasks that change here (5)

| Task | Level | How AI is used |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Reconcile the documents for a Victorian probate application](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria/reconcile-the-documents-for-a-victorian-probate-application.md) | Yellow | Compare names, dates, executors and the asset inventory across the supplied documents, and prepare a table of differences for review. |
| [Verify a Victorian Supreme Court document under SC Gen 25](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria/verify-a-victorian-supreme-court-document-under-sc-gen-25.md) | Red | Extract citations, quotes and factual propositions from a draft court document into a list for human verification. |
| [Keep a Victorian affidavit in the witness’s own words](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria/keep-a-victorian-affidavit-in-the-witness-s-own-words.md) | Red | Organise a topic list from the witness’s notes so the witness can draft or settle the affidavit in their own words. |
| [Calculate the Victorian dates for a payment claim and a payment schedule](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria/calculate-the-victorian-dates-for-a-payment-claim-and-a-payment-schedule.md) | Red | Extract the service date, any shorter contract time, and the month of the work from the payment claim and the contract into a date list. |
| [Calculate the Victorian adjudication application, response and determination dates](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/victoria/calculate-the-victorian-adjudication-application-response-and-determinat.md) | Red | Extract the date the payment schedule was received, the due date for payment, and the date of any section 18(2) notice into a list of adjudication triggers. |

## Sources

- [Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Note SC Gen 25](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-25-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-court-users) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Law Society of New South Wales: court protocols on AI, current as at 14 May 2026](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/AI-hub/court-protocols-ai) (checked 2026-09-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*