Verify authorities in a migration submission before lodging
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Check each cited case and provision.
- What the lawyer must review
- WA lawyer referred after Claude-generated fake citations.
- Written for / version
- Written for Australia
The work product
Forum. Australia
Produce. Verify authorities in a migration submission before lodging
Have ready. Guardian: WA lawyer referred over AI citations; Law Society SA Bulletin: misuse of AI; 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. WA lawyer referred after Claude-generated fake citations.
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 | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- WA lawyer referred after Claude-generated fake citations.
- 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
- Guardian: WA lawyer referred over AI citations · 2026-10-10
- Law Society SA Bulletin: misuse of AI · 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.