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title: "Check a public legal tool against the generative-AI limits that apply to court users"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-a-public-legal-tool-against-the-generative-ai-limits-that-apply-to"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-2"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a public legal tool against the generative-AI limits that apply to court users

> From the tool's prompts and sample outputs, list any output a user could copy into a document for a proceeding, and whether the tool tells the user to verify citations and not to put confidential material into an open…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the tool's prompts and sample outputs, list any output a user could copy into a document for a proceeding, and whether the tool tells the user to verify citations and not to put confidential material into an open tool. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the tool can be offered to a person who may use an output in a proceeding, and what warning or block the applicable practice note requires. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Match each output a user could file to the practice note that would apply, and check the warning the tool actually shows.

- What the AI does: From the tool's prompts and sample outputs, list any output a user could copy into a document for a proceeding, and whether the tool tells the user to verify citations and not to put confidential material into an open tool.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the tool can be offered to a person who may use an output in a proceeding, and what warning or block the applicable practice note requires.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Read the current practice note for each court in which users of the tool are likely to appear.
2. Check that the tool does not invite a user to generate the content of evidentiary material.
3. Confirm any verification statement the tool offers is not itself produced only by the tool.
4. Record the warning or block the lawyer requires before the tool is offered.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC Gen 23](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [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 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Court of Australia, GPN-AI](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-a-public-legal-tool-against-the-generative-ai-limits-that-apply-to/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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