Record the Act and section a precedent relies on
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- From the precedent and from the legislation page the lawyer has opened, copy into the register the Act title, the section or rule number, and the compilation or page address the lawyer supplied. Leave the currency conclusion blank.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer checks that the register points at the compilation they opened, and decides when the precedent must be reread. The register does not itself clear the precedent for use. Currency is the separate comparison of the quoted text with the in-force section.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the precedent and from the legislation page the lawyer has opened, copy into the register the Act title, the section or rule number, and the compilation or page address the lawyer supplied. Leave the currency conclusion blank. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer checks that the register points at the compilation they opened, and decides when the precedent must be reread. The register does not itself clear the precedent for use. Currency is the separate comparison of the quoted text with the in-force section. |
Checklist
- Copy the Act title and section number from the page the lawyer opened, not from the precedent's header alone.
- Store the page address. A section number without the compilation is not enough.
- Leave the 'still current' field blank. That decision is the comparison task, done by the lawyer.
- Do not change the precedent text while building the register.
Sources
- Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) section 13, as an example of a section page the register would cite · 2026-10-22
- Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) section 118, as an example of a section page the register would cite · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.