Jurisdiction

Western Australia

Supreme Court of Western Australia guidelines for the use of generative AI in that Court’s proceedings. Recorded 10 Oct 2026: Artificial Intelligence practice direction: Consultation note. District Court of Western Australia: No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. The Supreme Court of Western Australia guidelines do not say they apply to this court. Magistrates Court of Western Australia: No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. The Supreme Court of Western Australia guidelines do not say they apply to this court.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has published guidelines for generative AI in its proceedings. They apply to lawyers, self-represented people and expert witnesses. Generated content must be verified by a human who takes responsibility for it. Telling the Court that a tool prepared the document is not an answer to an error.

Key facts

AI instruments recorded
16
Bodies with no AI guidance found
10

Where to start in Western Australia

Open the forum named on the file. A note from another state does not bind this one, and a law society guide does not replace a court direction.

The court note is part of that check. It does not replace it.

  1. Start the task
  2. Then the court or tribunal on the file
  3. Then any law society or regulator guidance

Courts

  • Supreme Court of Western Australia

    The guidelines apply to lawyers, self-represented people and expert witnesses in Supreme Court proceedings. Generated content relied on in the Court must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility. Telling the Court that a tool prepared the document is not an answer to an error.

  • Artificial Intelligence practice direction: Consultation note

    Supreme Court of Western Australia — Consultation on a binding AI practice direction for the Supreme Court of WA, focused on generative AI (not e-discovery tools). Separate from the existing Guidelines already in the database.

    Source

  • Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

    Supreme Court of Western Australia — Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, issued by the Supreme Court of Western Australia and incorporated as Practice Direction 9.21 of the Consolidated Practice Directions on 10 December 2025. The Court's What's New page announced them on 20 November 2025. The standalone PDF has no date on its face. The guidelines are not a ban. They apply to lawyers, non-lawyers, self-represented litigants and expert witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings. Generative artificial intelligence predicts words and is not a substitute for research or oversight. Public tools may store and reuse prompts. The listed risks include outdated or incomplete material, fabricated citations, the wrong jurisdiction and bias. Content that is relied on must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility. Saying that a document was prepared with artificial intelligence is not an answer to errors. The practitioner who files or signs is personally responsible. Information obtained from other parties must not be used for a collateral purpose without leave or until it is in evidence. Confidential, suppressed or privileged information should not be entered into a public or unsecured tool. Affidavits and witness statements must be in the witness's own words, and artificial intelligence must not substitute the witness's voice. Expert reports must comply with the Harmonised Expert Witness Code in Practice Direction 4.5.2.1. A person must not mislead the Court or another party about how a document was produced, and must disclose the use when the Court directs or where it is otherwise necessary or appropriate. The text is guidance, published as Practice Direction 9.21.

    Source

  • No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.

    District Court of WA — No own AI guidance; check whether WA Supreme Court guidelines are adopted.

    Source

  • No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.

    Magistrates Court of WA — No own AI guidance found.

    Source

  • No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.

    Family Court of Western Australia — Only mentions amica (AI tool); no practice direction.

    Source

Tribunals

Regulators

  • Statement on the use of AI in Australian legal practice (adopted)

    Legal Practice Board of WA — LPBWA publishes the Uniform Law regulators' joint AI statement for WA practitioners.

    Source

  • AI guidance to safeguard consumers of legal services - LPBWA

    Legal Practice Board of WA — News item dated 6 December 2024. The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, with the Law Society of New South Wales and the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, announced the joint statement. The page says the statement applies to solicitors in NSW and to solicitors and barristers in Victoria and WA, and is based on the ethical conduct rules. It says the ethical standards in the Legal Profession Uniform Law and conduct rules apply equally to the use of AI. Duties named on this page: maintain client confidentiality; provide independent advice; be honest and deliver legal services competently and diligently; charge costs that are fair, reasonable and proportionate. Lawyers using AI should consider clear risk-based policies to minimise data and security breaches; limit AI to lower-risk tasks, with the page's example of an initial draft of an email, and not use it for higher-risk tasks, with the page's example of translating legal advice into another language; and be transparent, disclosing to clients and the court when and how the technology was used where necessary or mandated by the rules of court. The full statement is linked from the page. This row is the Board's news item, not a substitute for that statement.

    Source

  • LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western Australia

    Legal Practice Board of WA — Legal Practice Board of WA publishes “LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western Australia”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.

    Source

  • No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.

    Office of the Information Commissioner WA — No AI guidance found (only 2021 brief).

    Source

Law society guidance

Other recorded instruments

  • News: new practice notes, including Practice Note 1 of 2026 on use of AI

    Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission — WAIRC news item. The practice notes were published in the Western Australian Industrial Gazette on 22 April 2026 and take effect on 6 May 2026. Practice Note 1 of 2026 concerns use of artificial intelligence. The practice note PDF is already in the catalogue.

    Source

  • Practice Note 1 of 2026 – Use of artificial intelligence

    WA Industrial Relations Commission — WAIRC practice note giving guidance to parties and representatives on AI use, defining AI broadly.

    Source

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Privacy | Legal Aid WA

    Legal Aid WA — Legal Aid WA publishes “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Privacy | Legal Aid WA”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.

    Source

  • April 2026 Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI)

    Legal Aid WA — Legal Aid WA publishes “April 2026 Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI)”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.

    Source

  • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia releases Practice Direction on the use of Artificial Intelligence

    Legal Aid WA — Legal Aid WA publishes “Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia releases Practice Direction on the use of Artificial Intelligence”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.

    Source

  • Privacy and FOI and AI: Western Australia

    Government of Western Australia — Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA), assent 6 December 2024. Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Commencement Proclamation 2026 (SL 2026/128, published 24 Jun 2026). 1 July 2025: Information Commissioner Act 2024 and PRIS Act Part 2 Div 12, Part 3 Div 8, Parts 4-5 (officeholders: Information Commissioner, Privacy Deputy Commissioner, Chief Data Officer) 1 July 2026: Operative privacy (IPPs) and responsible information sharing provisions in force for WA public entities “New privacy and data sharing laws commence on 1 July 2026.” 1 January 2027: Mandatory reporting of serious data breaches “From 1 January 2027, government agencies will be required to report serious data breaches to the Information Commissioner and to the people affected.” Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA). WA's first public-sector privacy statute. It also covers automated decision-making. Legal Aid WA has published an AI and privacy explainer for lawyers. Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.

    Source

  • No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration Services

    WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration Services — No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Workers Compensation Conciliation Service page checked).

    Source

Tools

No published profile is limited to Western Australia. These are the first tools in catalogue order that record an Australian presence or an Australian hosting claim. A listing is not approval to use one.

Rules that apply

AI instruments

Courts

Courts for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
Artificial Intelligence practice direction: Consultation noteConsultationSecondary sourceUnverified dateConfirm whether a final PD has issued.Secondary. Supreme Court of Western Australia.Supreme Court of Western Australianot stated; note refers to 31 March 2025 for submissionsConsultation on a binding AI practice direction for the Supreme Court of WA, focused on generative AI (not e-discovery tools). Separate from the existing Guidelines already in the database.
  • Cites the AIJA guide AI Decision Making and the Courts (2022, rev. Dec 2023).
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Practice Note 1 of 2026 – Use of artificial intelligencePractice notePrimary sourcePractice note. WA Industrial Relations Commission.WA Industrial Relations CommissionPDF date · Effective 2026-04-22WAIRC practice note giving guidance to parties and representatives on AI use, defining AI broadly.WA Industrial Relations Commission
No new AI guidance found: WA Bar AssociationNoticeSecondary sourceUnverified dateNo new AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. This is a search result, not a decision that the body will not publish guidance.No new AI guidance found (beyond items already captured) as of 10 Oct 2026; site search: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligenceWA Bar Associationchecked 10 Oct 2026; site search found nothing newNo new AI guidance found (beyond items already captured) as of 10 Oct 2026; site search: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligence
  • Site search recorded on 2026-10-10: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligence.
WA Bar Association

Regulators

Regulators for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial IntelligenceGuidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Supreme Court of Western Australia.Supreme Court of Western AustraliaAnnounced on the Court's What's New page on 20 November 2025. Inserted as Practice Direction 9.21 of the Consolidated Practice Directions on 10 December 2025. The standalone PDF has no date on its face. · Effective 2025-12-10Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, issued by the Supreme Court of Western Australia and incorporated as Practice Direction 9.21 of the Consolidated Practice Directions on 10 December 2025. The Court's What's New page announced them on 20 November 2025. The standalone PDF has no date on its face. The guidelines are not a ban. They apply to lawyers, non-lawyers, self-represented litigants and expert witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings. Generative artificial intelligence predicts words and is not a substitute for research or oversight. Public tools may store and reuse prompts. The listed risks include outdated or incomplete material, fabricated citations, the wrong jurisdiction and bias. Content that is relied on must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility. Saying that a document was prepared with artificial intelligence is not an answer to errors. The practitioner who files or signs is personally responsible. Information obtained from other parties must not be used for a collateral purpose without leave or until it is in evidence. Confidential, suppressed or privileged information should not be entered into a public or unsecured tool. Affidavits and witness statements must be in the witness's own words, and artificial intelligence must not substitute the witness's voice. Expert reports must comply with the Harmonised Expert Witness Code in Practice Direction 4.5.2.1. A person must not mislead the Court or another party about how a document was produced, and must disclose the use when the Court directs or where it is otherwise necessary or appropriate. The text is guidance, published as Practice Direction 9.21.
  • Practice Direction 9.21. The text is guidelines, not a ban, for civil and criminal proceedings.
  • Relied-on content must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility.
  • Affidavits and witness statements must be in the witness's own words. Artificial intelligence must not substitute the witness's voice.
  • Disclose the use when the Court directs or where it is otherwise necessary or appropriate.
Supreme Court of Western Australia
AI guidance to safeguard consumers of legal services - LPBWARegulator guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides barristers and lawyers. Not a court practice note.Legal Practice Board of WA06 December, 2024 · Effective 2024-12-06News item dated 6 December 2024. The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, with the Law Society of New South Wales and the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, announced the joint statement. The page says the statement applies to solicitors in NSW and to solicitors and barristers in Victoria and WA, and is based on the ethical conduct rules. It says the ethical standards in the Legal Profession Uniform Law and conduct rules apply equally to the use of AI. Duties named on this page: maintain client confidentiality; provide independent advice; be honest and deliver legal services competently and diligently; charge costs that are fair, reasonable and proportionate. Lawyers using AI should consider clear risk-based policies to minimise data and security breaches; limit AI to lower-risk tasks, with the page's example of an initial draft of an email, and not use it for higher-risk tasks, with the page's example of translating legal advice into another language; and be transparent, disclosing to clients and the court when and how the technology was used where necessary or mandated by the rules of court. The full statement is linked from the page. This row is the Board's news item, not a substitute for that statement.
  • Dated 6 December 2024. Applies to solicitors in NSW and to solicitors and barristers in Victoria and WA.
  • Existing Uniform Law duties apply to AI use: confidentiality, independent advice, honesty and competence, and fair and proportionate costs.
  • The page's lower-risk example is an initial email draft. Its higher-risk example is translating legal advice.
  • Disclose AI use to the client and the court where necessary or where court rules require it.
Legal Practice Board of WA
LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western AustraliaRegulator guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Legal Practice Board of WANot statedLegal Practice Board of WA publishes “LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western Australia”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Legal Practice Board of WA

Law societies and bars

Law societies and bars for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
What is AI? — Law Society of Western AustraliaLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified dateThe 10 October 2026 check marked this find as low confidence. Read the page before treating it as the body’s position.Secondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western AustraliaNot statedLaw Society of Western Australia publishes “What is AI? — Law Society of Western Australia”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Law Society of Western Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of LawLaw society guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western AustraliaNot statedLaw Society of Western Australia publishes “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Law”. AI can perform complex tasks that once required human input. One part of this article was written by a lawyer and the other part generated by ChatGPT. Can you tell the difference? Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.
  • AI can perform complex tasks that once required human input. One part of this article was written by a lawyer and the other part generated by ChatGPT. Can you tell the difference?
Law Society of Western Australia
Copyright and generative artificial intelligenceLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified dateThe 10 October 2026 check marked this find as low confidence. Read the page before treating it as the body’s position.Secondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western Australia1 May 2012 · Effective 2012-05-01Law Society of Western Australia publishes “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Law Society of Western Australia

Government

Government for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource

Tribunals

Tribunals for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
News: new practice notes, including Practice Note 1 of 2026 on use of AIMedia releaseTribunalPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateThe news item states both the gazette date and the commencement date. The practice note PDF itself is already covered.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Anti-Discrimination & Industrial RelationsWestern Australian Industrial Relations Commission2026-05-06WAIRC news item. The practice notes were published in the Western Australian Industrial Gazette on 22 April 2026 and take effect on 6 May 2026. Practice Note 1 of 2026 concerns use of artificial intelligence. The practice note PDF is already in the catalogue.
  • Announces Practice Note 1 of 2026 - Use of artificial intelligence
  • Published in (2026) 106 WAIG 690-693 on 22 April 2026
  • Each practice note takes effect on 6 May 2026, 14 days after gazette publication
  • Practice Note 2 of 2026 (delivery of reserved decisions) replaces Practice Note 1 of 2021
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

No guidance found

No AI guidance found for Western Australia as of 10 Oct 2026
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo own AI guidance; check whether WA Supreme Court guidelines are adopted.District Court of WAsearchedNo own AI guidance; check whether WA Supreme Court guidelines are adopted.District Court of WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo own AI guidance found.Magistrates Court of WAsearchedNo own AI guidance found.Magistrates Court of WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo SAT AI guidance found.State Administrative Tribunal WAsearchedNo SAT AI guidance found.State Administrative Tribunal WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceOnly mentions amica (AI tool); no practice direction.Family Court of Western AustraliasearchedOnly mentions amica (AI tool); no practice direction.Family Court of Western Australia
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo WA Bar AI guidance found.WA Bar AssociationsearchedNo WA Bar AI guidance found.WA Bar Association
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found (only 2021 brief).Office of the Information Commissioner WAsearchedNo AI guidance found (only 2021 brief).Office of the Information Commissioner WA
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: State Administrative Tribunal (WA)No guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo WA SAT AI practice note found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Practice Notes list and homepage checked; no AI mentions). Supreme Court of WA Gen AI guidelines exist separately.State Administrative Tribunal (WA)Not statedNo WA SAT AI practice note found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Practice Notes list and homepage checked; no AI mentions). Supreme Court of WA Gen AI guidelines exist separately.
  • https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/P/practice_notes.aspx
  • https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/
State Administrative Tribunal (WA)
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: Mental Health Tribunal (WA)No guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked).Mental Health Tribunal (WA)Not statedNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked).
  • https://www.mht.wa.gov.au/
Mental Health Tribunal (WA)
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration ServicesNo guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Workers Compensation Conciliation Service page checked).WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration ServicesNot statedNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Workers Compensation Conciliation Service page checked).
  • https://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/resolving-a-dispute/workers-compensation-conciliation-service/
WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration Services
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: WA Bar AssociationNo guidance foundBarPrimary sourceNo WA Bar AI guidance found on wabar.asn.au as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked; site search returned nothing).WA Bar AssociationNot statedNo WA Bar AI guidance found on wabar.asn.au as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked; site search returned nothing).
  • https://wabar.asn.au/
WA Bar Association

Every stored instrument

This is the catalogue for Western Australia. An instrument appears under “Rules that apply” only when you name the court or tribunal, or say that no court is involved.

AI instruments for Western Australia
InstrumentIssuerDate on pageWhat it saysSource
Artificial Intelligence practice direction: Consultation noteConsultationSecondary sourceUnverified dateConfirm whether a final PD has issued.Secondary. Supreme Court of Western Australia.Supreme Court of Western Australianot stated; note refers to 31 March 2025 for submissionsConsultation on a binding AI practice direction for the Supreme Court of WA, focused on generative AI (not e-discovery tools). Separate from the existing Guidelines already in the database.
  • Cites the AIJA guide AI Decision Making and the Courts (2022, rev. Dec 2023).
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial IntelligenceGuidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Supreme Court of Western Australia.Supreme Court of Western AustraliaAnnounced on the Court's What's New page on 20 November 2025. Inserted as Practice Direction 9.21 of the Consolidated Practice Directions on 10 December 2025. The standalone PDF has no date on its face. · Effective 2025-12-10Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, issued by the Supreme Court of Western Australia and incorporated as Practice Direction 9.21 of the Consolidated Practice Directions on 10 December 2025. The Court's What's New page announced them on 20 November 2025. The standalone PDF has no date on its face. The guidelines are not a ban. They apply to lawyers, non-lawyers, self-represented litigants and expert witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings. Generative artificial intelligence predicts words and is not a substitute for research or oversight. Public tools may store and reuse prompts. The listed risks include outdated or incomplete material, fabricated citations, the wrong jurisdiction and bias. Content that is relied on must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility. Saying that a document was prepared with artificial intelligence is not an answer to errors. The practitioner who files or signs is personally responsible. Information obtained from other parties must not be used for a collateral purpose without leave or until it is in evidence. Confidential, suppressed or privileged information should not be entered into a public or unsecured tool. Affidavits and witness statements must be in the witness's own words, and artificial intelligence must not substitute the witness's voice. Expert reports must comply with the Harmonised Expert Witness Code in Practice Direction 4.5.2.1. A person must not mislead the Court or another party about how a document was produced, and must disclose the use when the Court directs or where it is otherwise necessary or appropriate. The text is guidance, published as Practice Direction 9.21.
  • Practice Direction 9.21. The text is guidelines, not a ban, for civil and criminal proceedings.
  • Relied-on content must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility.
  • Affidavits and witness statements must be in the witness's own words. Artificial intelligence must not substitute the witness's voice.
  • Disclose the use when the Court directs or where it is otherwise necessary or appropriate.
Supreme Court of Western Australia
News: new practice notes, including Practice Note 1 of 2026 on use of AIMedia releaseTribunalPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateThe news item states both the gazette date and the commencement date. The practice note PDF itself is already covered.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Anti-Discrimination & Industrial RelationsWestern Australian Industrial Relations Commission2026-05-06WAIRC news item. The practice notes were published in the Western Australian Industrial Gazette on 22 April 2026 and take effect on 6 May 2026. Practice Note 1 of 2026 concerns use of artificial intelligence. The practice note PDF is already in the catalogue.
  • Announces Practice Note 1 of 2026 - Use of artificial intelligence
  • Published in (2026) 106 WAIG 690-693 on 22 April 2026
  • Each practice note takes effect on 6 May 2026, 14 days after gazette publication
  • Practice Note 2 of 2026 (delivery of reserved decisions) replaces Practice Note 1 of 2021
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Practice Note 1 of 2026 – Use of artificial intelligencePractice notePrimary sourcePractice note. WA Industrial Relations Commission.WA Industrial Relations CommissionPDF date · Effective 2026-04-22WAIRC practice note giving guidance to parties and representatives on AI use, defining AI broadly.WA Industrial Relations Commission
What is AI? — Law Society of Western AustraliaLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified dateThe 10 October 2026 check marked this find as low confidence. Read the page before treating it as the body’s position.Secondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western AustraliaNot statedLaw Society of Western Australia publishes “What is AI? — Law Society of Western Australia”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Law Society of Western Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of LawLaw society guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western AustraliaNot statedLaw Society of Western Australia publishes “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Law”. AI can perform complex tasks that once required human input. One part of this article was written by a lawyer and the other part generated by ChatGPT. Can you tell the difference? Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.
  • AI can perform complex tasks that once required human input. One part of this article was written by a lawyer and the other part generated by ChatGPT. Can you tell the difference?
Law Society of Western Australia
Copyright and generative artificial intelligenceLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified dateThe 10 October 2026 check marked this find as low confidence. Read the page before treating it as the body’s position.Secondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Law Society of Western Australia1 May 2012 · Effective 2012-05-01Law Society of Western Australia publishes “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Law Society of Western Australia
AI guidance to safeguard consumers of legal services - LPBWARegulator guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Guides barristers and lawyers. Not a court practice note.Legal Practice Board of WA06 December, 2024 · Effective 2024-12-06News item dated 6 December 2024. The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, with the Law Society of New South Wales and the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, announced the joint statement. The page says the statement applies to solicitors in NSW and to solicitors and barristers in Victoria and WA, and is based on the ethical conduct rules. It says the ethical standards in the Legal Profession Uniform Law and conduct rules apply equally to the use of AI. Duties named on this page: maintain client confidentiality; provide independent advice; be honest and deliver legal services competently and diligently; charge costs that are fair, reasonable and proportionate. Lawyers using AI should consider clear risk-based policies to minimise data and security breaches; limit AI to lower-risk tasks, with the page's example of an initial draft of an email, and not use it for higher-risk tasks, with the page's example of translating legal advice into another language; and be transparent, disclosing to clients and the court when and how the technology was used where necessary or mandated by the rules of court. The full statement is linked from the page. This row is the Board's news item, not a substitute for that statement.
  • Dated 6 December 2024. Applies to solicitors in NSW and to solicitors and barristers in Victoria and WA.
  • Existing Uniform Law duties apply to AI use: confidentiality, independent advice, honesty and competence, and fair and proportionate costs.
  • The page's lower-risk example is an initial email draft. Its higher-risk example is translating legal advice.
  • Disclose AI use to the client and the court where necessary or where court rules require it.
Legal Practice Board of WA
LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western AustraliaRegulator guidancePrimary sourceProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Legal Practice Board of WANot statedLegal Practice Board of WA publishes “LPBWA - Resources - Legal Practice Board of Western Australia”. Checked 2026-10-10. Read the linked page before relying on it.Legal Practice Board of WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo own AI guidance; check whether WA Supreme Court guidelines are adopted.District Court of WAsearchedNo own AI guidance; check whether WA Supreme Court guidelines are adopted.District Court of WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo own AI guidance found.Magistrates Court of WAsearchedNo own AI guidance found.Magistrates Court of WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo SAT AI guidance found.State Administrative Tribunal WAsearchedNo SAT AI guidance found.State Administrative Tribunal WA
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceOnly mentions amica (AI tool); no practice direction.Family Court of Western AustraliasearchedOnly mentions amica (AI tool); no practice direction.Family Court of Western Australia
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo WA Bar AI guidance found.WA Bar AssociationsearchedNo WA Bar AI guidance found.WA Bar Association
No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026.No guidance foundPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found (only 2021 brief).Office of the Information Commissioner WAsearchedNo AI guidance found (only 2021 brief).Office of the Information Commissioner WA
No new AI guidance found: WA Bar AssociationNoticeSecondary sourceUnverified dateNo new AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. This is a search result, not a decision that the body will not publish guidance.No new AI guidance found (beyond items already captured) as of 10 Oct 2026; site search: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligenceWA Bar Associationchecked 10 Oct 2026; site search found nothing newNo new AI guidance found (beyond items already captured) as of 10 Oct 2026; site search: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligence
  • Site search recorded on 2026-10-10: site:wabar.asn.au artificial intelligence.
WA Bar Association
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: State Administrative Tribunal (WA)No guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo WA SAT AI practice note found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Practice Notes list and homepage checked; no AI mentions). Supreme Court of WA Gen AI guidelines exist separately.State Administrative Tribunal (WA)Not statedNo WA SAT AI practice note found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Practice Notes list and homepage checked; no AI mentions). Supreme Court of WA Gen AI guidelines exist separately.
  • https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/P/practice_notes.aspx
  • https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/
State Administrative Tribunal (WA)
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: Mental Health Tribunal (WA)No guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked).Mental Health Tribunal (WA)Not statedNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked).
  • https://www.mht.wa.gov.au/
Mental Health Tribunal (WA)
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration ServicesNo guidance foundTribunalPrimary sourceNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Workers Compensation Conciliation Service page checked).WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration ServicesNot statedNo AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 (Workers Compensation Conciliation Service page checked).
  • https://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/resolving-a-dispute/workers-compensation-conciliation-service/
WorkCover WA Conciliation and Arbitration Services
No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026: WA Bar AssociationNo guidance foundBarPrimary sourceNo WA Bar AI guidance found on wabar.asn.au as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked; site search returned nothing).WA Bar AssociationNot statedNo WA Bar AI guidance found on wabar.asn.au as of 10 Oct 2026 (homepage checked; site search returned nothing).
  • https://wabar.asn.au/
WA Bar Association

Privacy and FOI and AI

The privacy and freedom-of-information regime for Western Australia, and what the 10 October 2026 check recorded about AI. Confirm the statute, and any commencement proclamation, before reliance.

Privacy and FOI and AI: Western Australia

Government of Western Australia

Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA), assent 6 December 2024. Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Commencement Proclamation 2026 (SL 2026/128, published 24 Jun 2026). 1 July 2025: Information Commissioner Act 2024 and PRIS Act Part 2 Div 12, Part 3 Div 8, Parts 4-5 (officeholders: Information Commissioner, Privacy Deputy Commissioner, Chief Data Officer) 1 July 2026: Operative privacy (IPPs) and responsible information sharing provisions in force for WA public entities “New privacy and data sharing laws commence on 1 July 2026.” 1 January 2027: Mandatory reporting of serious data breaches “From 1 January 2027, government agencies will be required to report serious data breaches to the Information Commissioner and to the people affected.” Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA). WA's first public-sector privacy statute. It also covers automated decision-making. Legal Aid WA has published an AI and privacy explainer for lawyers. Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.

Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.

  • Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA) (IPPs; commencing in stages)
  • FOI: Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)
  • 1 July 2025: Information Commissioner Act 2024 and PRIS Act Part 2 Div 12, Part 3 Div 8, Parts 4-5 (officeholders: Information Commissioner, Privacy Deputy Commissioner, Chief Data Officer)
  • 1 July 2026: Operative privacy (IPPs) and responsible information sharing provisions in force for WA public entities “New privacy and data sharing laws commence on 1 July 2026.”
  • 1 January 2027: Mandatory reporting of serious data breaches “From 1 January 2027, government agencies will be required to report serious data breaches to the Information Commissioner and to the people affected.”
  • Legal Aid WA: AI and privacy — https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/lawyers/law-hub/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-privacy
  • WA legislation (PRIS Act 2024) — https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/
  • Commencement proclamation — https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_s55837.html&view=asmade

Read the Government of Western Australia source: Privacy and FOI and AI: Western Australia

Before the work starts

Guidance
TopicGuidance
A human verifies and owns the documentThe guidelines say AI-generated content relied on in the Supreme Court must be verified by a human who takes legal responsibility. Practitioners who sign or file a document are responsible for its accuracy and its omissions.
Public tools are a confidentiality problemConfidential, suppressed or privileged information should not be entered into a public or unsecured tool. The guidelines also remind users of the obligation not to use information obtained from other parties for a collateral purpose.
Affidavits and experts stay in a human voiceAffidavits and witness statements must be in the witness’s own words. Expert reports must comply with the Harmonised Expert Witness Code of Conduct. Generated text is not a substitute for the expert’s own opinion, and the expert should consider what disclosure is required.
JurisdictionThese guidelines are for the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The Law Society of Western Australia maintains its own court-information page. Confirm whether another WA court has adopted the same text before you assume it has. District Court of Western Australia: No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. The Supreme Court of Western Australia guidelines do not say they apply to this court. Magistrates Court of Western Australia: No AI guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026. The Supreme Court of Western Australia guidelines do not say they apply to this court.
What to open firstFor a Supreme Court of Western Australia matter, open the Court’s generative AI guidelines and decide who will verify the document before anyone files it.
Review checklist
  • Open the Supreme Court guidelines before any WA Supreme Court document is prepared with a tool.
  • Verify the content, including omissions, before the document is signed or filed.
  • Keep confidential, suppressed and privileged material out of public tools.
  • Draft affidavits in the witness’s words and expert reports under the Harmonised Code.
  • Disclose use when the Court directs it, or where it is otherwise necessary so that nobody is misled about how the document was produced.
Jurisdiction-specific considerations
  • “The tool wrote it” is the excuse the guidelines say will not do.
  • A tool trained on other countries’ procedure will offer the wrong originating process. The guidelines name jurisdiction error as a risk.
  • Do not assume the Magistrates Court or the State Administrative Tribunal has the same guideline. Check.

Limits on AI assistance

  • Do not file, send or rely on generated text until the responsible lawyer has checked it against the instructions and the current source.
  • Do not put suppressed, privileged, subpoenaed or safety-sensitive information into a public AI tool.

Sources

Practice areas that often meet this forum

What changes in Western Australia

What changes in Western Australia
Practice areaWhat changes hereOpen
Commercial Litigation & Dispute ResolutionRead for missing issues as well as false citations Remember the guidelines put omissions on the person who filesOpen
Construction & InfrastructureConfirm the commencement position, the named month and the section 20 class Approve the claim that is given Do not let the checking list decide those pointsOpen

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