Prepare a Western Australian affidavit without substituting the witness’s voice
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Organise the witness’s notes into a topic order for a conference. Do not draft the affidavit’s paragraphs.
- What the lawyer must review
- Read the final affidavit with the witness
- Remove generated prose even if it is fluent
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of Western Australia
Produce. A topic order, then an affidavit in the witness’s words.
Have ready. The witness’s notes; The guidelines’ paragraph on affidavits.
Example of the limit. A smoother verb the witness would not use is changed back.
Stop and hand it back when
- The tool has produced the affidavit and nobody has read it with the witness.
- The draft is an expert report. That follows the Harmonised Code and needs its own decision on disclosure.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Organise the witness’s notes into a topic order for a conference. Do not draft the affidavit’s paragraphs. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Keep the tool on structure, not on the witness’s sentences.
- Confirm each fact with the witness.
- Apply the guidelines’ warning that AI content must not substitute the witness’s voice.
- The witness reads the document before it is sworn or affirmed.
Sources
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.