Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the listed practice directions with the criminal filing checklist.
- What the lawyer must review
- The practice directions list fetched on 10 October 2026 includes directions through 2026 and a 2024 direction on remote appearances and courtroom technology. None of the listed titles is an AI direction. That check is not a permission to use AI. Practice Direction 3 of 2024 was not opened, so do not treat its title as a finding about generative AI.
- Written for / version
- Written for Australian Capital Territory
The work product
Forum. Australian Capital Territory
Produce. Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction
Have ready. ACT Magistrates Court practice directions; 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. The practice directions list fetched on 10 October 2026 includes directions through 2026 and a 2024 direction on remote appearances and courtroom technology. None of the listed titles is an AI direction. That check is not a permission to use AI. Practice Direction 3 of 2024 was not opened, so do not treat its title as a finding about generative AI.
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 | Compare the listed practice directions with the criminal filing checklist. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- The practice directions list fetched on 10 October 2026 includes directions through 2026 and a 2024 direction on remote appearances and courtroom technology. None of the listed titles is an AI direction. That check is not a permission to use AI. Practice Direction 3 of 2024 was not opened, so do not treat its title as a finding about generative AI.
- 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
- ACT Magistrates Court practice directions · 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.