---
title: "Check ACT legislation citations on the register"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-legislation-citations-against-the-official-register/australian-capital-territory"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "J-ACT-R20260922-2"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["ACT"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Check ACT legislation citations on the register

> Extract ACT Act and regulation citations from a draft into a list for the legislation register.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-legislation-citations-against-the-official-register/australian-capital-territory  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract ACT Act and regulation citations from a draft into a list for the legislation register. |
| What the lawyer must review | Label a Commonwealth Act citation as Commonwealth, not as an ACT law |
| Written for | Australian Capital Territory |
| Applies to | [Check legislation citations against the official register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-legislation-citations-against-the-official-register.md) |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Each citation is opened on the ACT register. Unresolved citations come out.

- What the AI does: Extract ACT Act and regulation citations from a draft into a list for the legislation register.
- What the lawyer does: Match the in-force text to the proposition in the draft.
- 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.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Split ACT and Commonwealth citations.
2. Open the in-force ACT text.
3. Match the words to the draft.
4. The lawyer approves the citations that remain.

## 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: Australian Capital Territory

**Deliverable**: A citation list marked ACT or Commonwealth, with the register result.

**Inputs**

- The draft
- The ACT legislation register
- The Federal Register of Legislation where a Commonwealth Act is cited

**Example**: An “ACT” label on a Corporations Act section is corrected before the draft moves.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The register has not been opened.
- Commonwealth and ACT citations are mixed without labels.

Checked 2026-09-22.

## Sources

- [ACT legislation register](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/) (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.*