Decide whether client material can go into a Queensland tool
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Organise the provider’s terms against the confidentiality questions in Guidance Statement No. 37, using only the terms, not the client file.
- What the lawyer must review
- Be very hesitant, as the Society says, if the agreement is unclear on how confidential data is used
- Record the decision
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland legal practice
Produce. A short note answering the statement’s confidentiality questions from the terms, or recording that they are unanswered.
Have ready. The tool’s current terms; Guidance Statement No. 37; A description of the sensitivity, not the documents themselves.
Example of the limit. “The terms say the provider may use inputs to improve the service” is an answer that should stop a confidential upload, not a sentence to bury.
Stop and hand it back when
- The client file has already been pasted in to “see if the tool works”.
- The terms cannot be found.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Organise the provider’s terms against the confidentiality questions in Guidance Statement No. 37, using only the terms, not the client file. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Read Guidance Statement No. 37’s confidentiality questions.
- Answer them from the current terms, in writing.
- If the answers are unclear, do not upload confidential material.
- Revisit the note if the provider changes the terms or the tool.
Sources
- Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37: Artificial intelligence in legal practice · 2026-09-22
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