Prepare a state significant development application where NSW AI assessment tools…
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Run a pre-lodgement completeness check against the rules and criteria.
- What the lawyer must review
- AI will not make planning decisions; confirm with the assessing officer.
- Written for / version
- Written for New South Wales
The work product
Forum. New South Wales
Produce. Prepare a state significant development application where NSW AI assessment tools are in use
Have ready. NSW Planning Portal: use of AI in planning; NSW Planning: AI in planning; 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. AI will not make planning decisions; confirm with the assessing officer.
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 | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
- AI will not make planning decisions; confirm with the assessing officer.
- 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
- NSW Planning Portal: use of AI in planning · 2026-10-10
- NSW Planning: AI in planning · 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.