Is this legal advice?
No. These notes are general information about using AI in legal work in Australia. They are not advice on a matter, a client or a court.
Lesson
A court AI rule does not travel with the file
Read the instrument for the forum on this file. A note for another court is not the rule.
- Name the forum
Write the court or tribunal the document is for. ‘Australia’ is not a forum. State and territory practice notes are not interchangeable.
- Read that forum’s instrument
Open the practice note or guide for that court. A Federal Court note does not tell you what the Supreme Court of Victoria requires, and the reverse is also true.
- Do not treat silence as permission
If no instrument is on file for that forum, that is not a finding that none exists. Check the court’s own page.
- Match the document
A rule about an affidavit, a submission or a witness statement may not be the rule for a letter of advice. Read what the instrument covers.
Sources
Questions
Who can read a note I save?
Only the account that saved it. A note on this public page is different: anyone can read it. Your own notes are not published.
What should I leave out of a saved note?
Leave out a client’s name, a file number and other personal information unless you mean to store it on this account.