---
title: "Apply the South Australian court guideline before filing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-a-court-document-against-the-ai-practice-note-before-filing/south-australia"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-V20260923-3-SA"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["SA"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Apply the South Australian court guideline before filing

> Extract citations and factual propositions from a draft into a list the lawyer will check after reading the South Australian guideline.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-a-court-document-against-the-ai-practice-note-before-filing/south-australia  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract citations and factual propositions from a draft into a list the lawyer will check after reading the South Australian guideline. |
| What the lawyer must review | Read the Authority's guideline; it is the operative text Do not file on the strength of this website's summary |
| Written for | South Australia |
| Applies to | [Check a court document against the AI practice note before filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-a-court-document-against-the-ai-practice-note-before-filing.md) |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer-led judgement**

The list is useless until the guideline has been read. The lawyer applies that document, not an interstate summary.

- What the AI does: Extract citations and factual propositions from a draft into a list the lawyer will check after reading the South Australian guideline.
- What the lawyer does: Read the current PDF and verify the draft against it and against the authorities.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 22 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.
- Restriction: The lawyer leads the substantive decision. Any assistance stays inside the preparation described for this task.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the court is one of those named from 1 January 2026.
2. Read the guideline PDF, not only the announcement.
3. Verify citations in a trusted source.
4. Record which paragraphs of the guideline you applied.

## Notes

- Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: A South Australian court named in the 1 January 2026 announcement

**Deliverable**: The lawyer’s note of the guideline paragraphs that apply, plus a checked draft.

**Inputs**

- The downloaded guideline
- The draft
- The court name

**Example**: If the guideline treats expert reports differently from submissions, the draft expert report is not “covered” by a submission check.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The PDF has not been opened.
- The court is not on the Authority’s list and no other direction has been found.

Checked 2026-09-22.

## Sources

- [South Australian courts: generative AI guidelines from 1 January 2026](https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/2025/12/24/guidelines-concerning-the-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-litigation-in-south-australian-courts/) (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.*