Use the South Australian courts Gen AI guidelines in a criminal matter
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft a chronology or submission outline for a criminal step in a court the guidelines cover, for the lawyer to check.
- What the lawyer must review
- From 1 January 2026 the guidelines cover steps under the Joint Criminal Rules in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court, Youth Court, ERD Court and Court of Disputed Returns. Clause 8 says mere use of Gen AI is unlikely, by itself, to breach the overarching obligations. The lawyer checks accuracy, keeps restricted material out of a system unless satisfied of the confidentiality risk, and can explain the use if a judicial officer asks. A filing need not say that Gen AI was used.
- Written for / version
- Written for South Australia
The work product
Forum. South Australia
Produce. Use the South Australian courts Gen AI guidelines in a criminal matter
Have ready. SA courts Gen AI guidelines; 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. From 1 January 2026 the guidelines cover steps under the Joint Criminal Rules in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court, Youth Court, ERD Court and Court of Disputed Returns. Clause 8 says mere use of Gen AI is unlikely, by itself, to breach the overarching obligations. The lawyer checks accuracy, keeps restricted material out of a system unless satisfied of the confidentiality risk, and can explain the use if a judicial officer asks. A filing need not say that Gen AI was used.
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 | Draft a chronology or submission outline for a criminal step in a court the guidelines cover, for the lawyer to check. |
| 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.
- From 1 January 2026 the guidelines cover steps under the Joint Criminal Rules in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court, Youth Court, ERD Court and Court of Disputed Returns. Clause 8 says mere use of Gen AI is unlikely, by itself, to breach the overarching obligations. The lawyer checks accuracy, keeps restricted material out of a system unless satisfied of the confidentiality risk, and can explain the use if a judicial officer asks. A filing need not say that Gen AI was used.
- 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
- SA courts Gen AI guidelines · 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.