---
title: "Verify references in a Queensland Supreme Court or District Court submission"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/verify-references-in-a-queensland-supreme-court-or-district-court-submis"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B14-2"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Verify references in a Queensland Supreme Court or District Court submission

> List the citations in a draft submission so the named practitioner can check each one against the source.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/verify-references-in-a-queensland-supreme-court-or-district-court-submis  
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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the citations in a draft submission so the named practitioner can check each one against the source. |
| What the lawyer must review | The individual practitioner named on the submission verifies each reference. Naming the firm is not enough. Practice Direction 5 of 2025 is the Supreme Court's, signed 24 September 2025. Practice Direction 12 of 2025 is the District Court's, signed 25 September 2025. Neither direction bans AI, and neither says it applies in the Magistrates Court. |
| Written for / versions | Queensland |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer-led judgement**

The lawyer makes the substantive assessment. Any permitted AI assistance remains supporting work with its own checks.

- What the AI does: List the citations in a draft submission so the named practitioner can check each one against the source.
- What the lawyer does: The individual practitioner named on the submission verifies each reference. Naming the firm is not enough. Practice Direction 5 of 2025 is the Supreme Court's, signed 24 September 2025. Practice Direction 12 of 2025 is the District Court's, signed 25 September 2025. Neither direction bans AI, and neither says it applies in the Magistrates Court.
- 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.
- Restriction: The lawyer leads the substantive decision. Any assistance stays inside the preparation described for this task.
- Written for: QLD

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. The individual practitioner named on the submission verifies each reference. Naming the firm is not enough. Practice Direction 5 of 2025 is the Supreme Court's, signed 24 September 2025. Practice Direction 12 of 2025 is the District Court's, signed 25 September 2025. Neither direction bans AI, and neither says it applies in the Magistrates Court.
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: Queensland

**Deliverable**: Verify references in a Queensland Supreme Court or District Court submission

**Inputs**

- Supreme Court of Queensland Practice Direction 5 of 2025
- District Court of Queensland Practice Direction 12 of 2025
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. The individual practitioner named on the submission verifies each reference. Naming the firm is not enough. Practice Direction 5 of 2025 is the Supreme Court's, signed 24 September 2025. Practice Direction 12 of 2025 is the District Court's, signed 25 September 2025. Neither direction bans AI, and neither says it applies in the Magistrates Court.

**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

- [Supreme Court of Queensland Practice Direction 5 of 2025](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/882064/sc-pd-5-pf-2025.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [District Court of Queensland Practice Direction 12 of 2025](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/882461/dcpd-12-of-2025.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.*