Verify every authority in a brief before filing
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Check AI-produced citations against authorised reports.
- What the lawyer must review
- Costs and referrals follow fake citations.
- Written for / version
- Written for Australia
The work product
Forum. Australia
Produce. Verify every authority in a brief before filing
Have ready. Mills Oakley: costs against firm over Gen AI; Federal Court GPN-AI; The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on..
Example of the limit. Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. Costs and referrals follow fake citations.
Stop and hand it back when
- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-10.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- Costs and referrals follow fake citations.
- Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.
Sources
- Mills Oakley: costs against firm over Gen AI · 2026-10-10
- Federal Court GPN-AI · 2026-10-10
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.