---
title: "Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/check-the-act-magistrates-court-practice-directions-list-before-assuming"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B14-4"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["ACT"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction

> Compare the listed practice directions with the criminal filing checklist.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/check-the-act-magistrates-court-practice-directions-list-before-assuming  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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 / versions | Australian Capital Territory |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: Compare the listed practice directions with the criminal filing checklist.
- What the lawyer does: 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.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 10 October 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.
- Written for: ACT

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. 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.
3. Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
4. The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.

## 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**: Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction

**Inputs**

- ACT Magistrates Court practice directions
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: 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 escalate 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.

Checked 2026-10-10.

## Sources

- [ACT Magistrates Court practice directions](https://www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates/law-and-practice/practice-notes-and-directions-and-notices-to-practitioners/practice-directions) (checked 2026-10-10)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*