Screen family or migration material before it goes into a tool
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Organise a file index from metadata the lawyer has already cleared, without opening the underlying documents in the tool.
- What the lawyer must review
- Do not upload subpoenaed, discovery, suppressed or safety-sensitive material yet
- Wait until the closed-environment conditions in the practice direction are met
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Produce. An index of candidate documents marked “not cleared” until the lawyer says otherwise.
Have ready. A file list or metadata export; The FCFCOA practice direction.
Example of the limit. A subpoenaed medical report stays “not cleared” even if a chronology would be easier with it inside the tool.
Stop and hand it back when
- Someone proposes pasting a protected address, a child’s identity or a subpoenaed document into a public tool.
- The direction’s closed-environment conditions have not been checked.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-09-22.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Organise a file index from metadata the lawyer has already cleared, without opening the underlying documents in the tool. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Read the confidentiality and safety parts of the FCFCOA direction before any upload.
- Mark subpoena, discovery and suppression material as not cleared by default.
- Keep the index to metadata if the documents themselves are not cleared.
- The lawyer records the tool and why it was considered safe, or that no tool was used.
Sources
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Practice Direction on artificial intelligence · 2026-09-22
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.