---
title: "Prepare Local Court of NSW criminal documents under the Gen AI practice note"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-local-court-of-nsw-criminal-documents-under-the-gen-ai-practice"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B14-1"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Prepare Local Court of NSW criminal documents under the Gen AI practice note

> Check a draft against the Local Court practice note, which adopts SC Gen 23 for every Local Court proceeding from 12 January 2026.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/prepare-local-court-of-nsw-criminal-documents-under-the-gen-ai-practice  
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 | 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 / versions | New South Wales |

## 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: 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 does: 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.
- 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: NSW

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. 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.
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: New South Wales

**Deliverable**: Prepare Local Court of NSW criminal documents under the Gen AI practice note

**Inputs**

- 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**: 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 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

- [Local Court of NSW Practice Note – Generative Artificial Intelligence](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/practice-notes/other/Practice_Note_Generative_Artificial_Intelligence_Commences_12.01.26.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [Practice Note SC Gen 23](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (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.*