Prepare Local Court of NSW criminal documents under the Gen AI practice note
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Check a draft against the Local Court practice note, which adopts SC Gen 23 for every Local Court proceeding from 12 January 2026.
- What the lawyer must review
- The responsible lawyer confirms the Local Court note applies, that affidavit, witness-statement, character-reference and other evidentiary content was not generated by Gen AI, and that any AI-assisted written submissions verify citations and references to evidence in the body of the document, and that this verification was not done solely with a Gen AI tool.
- Written for / version
- Written for New South Wales
The work product
Forum. New South Wales
Produce. Prepare Local Court of NSW criminal documents under the Gen AI practice note
Have ready. Local Court of NSW Practice Note – Generative Artificial Intelligence; Practice Note SC Gen 23; 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 responsible lawyer confirms the Local Court note applies, that affidavit, witness-statement, character-reference and other evidentiary content was not generated by Gen AI, and that any AI-assisted written submissions verify citations and references to evidence in the body of the document, and that this verification was not done solely with a Gen AI tool.
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 | Check a draft against the Local Court practice note, which adopts SC Gen 23 for every Local Court proceeding from 12 January 2026. |
| 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 responsible lawyer confirms the Local Court note applies, that affidavit, witness-statement, character-reference and other evidentiary content was not generated by Gen AI, and that any AI-assisted written submissions verify citations and references to evidence in the body of the document, and that this verification was not done solely with a Gen AI tool.
- 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
- Local Court of NSW Practice Note – Generative Artificial Intelligence · 2026-10-10
- Practice Note SC Gen 23 · 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.