Record New South Wales interrogatories only where directions require them
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the directions, record whether interrogatories have been ordered and the date for completion. The tool does not write the interrogatories and does not treat the practice note as leave to serve them.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer writes any interrogatories that are served.
- Use Practice Note SC CL 1 for directions on interrogatories. It does not set a number or a subject.
- Do not serve interrogatories merely because the note lists them as a topic.
- Do not apply the note to the professional negligence list or the institutional abuse list.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court General Civil List under Practice Note SC CL 1
Produce. A note of any direction for interrogatories and its date. The lawyer writes the questions.
Have ready. The directions; The list the proceeding is on; Any proposed orders.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The directions are silent on interrogatories. The note does not add a set of questions. The lawyer decides whether to ask for a direction.
Stop and hand it back when
- The proceeding is on an excluded list.
- The tool is asked to serve interrogatories without a direction.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
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
- Practice Note SC CL 1 says directions may require the prompt completion of interlocutory steps, including interrogatories.
- The note does not limit the number of questions or confine them to liability.
- The text of the interrogatory rules was not opened. Do not invent a leave requirement or a cap.
- SC CL 1 does not apply to professional negligence, possession, administrative law, institutional abuse, defamation or representative proceedings.
Sources
- Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC CL 1, paragraph 27 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC GEN 23 · 2026-10-23
- District Court of NSW, Civil Practice Note 16 · 2026-10-23
Supreme Court Practice Note SC GEN 23, commenced on 3 February 2025, prohibits generative AI from generating evidentiary content, and requires prior leave before it is used to draft an expert report.
SC GEN 23 allows a chronology, an index or a witness list. No District Court generative AI practice note was opened. Practice Note 16 governs the General List.