Set the guardrails before AI is used on a Queensland conveyance
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Summarise a contract or disclosure pack only after the practice has decided the tool is approved for that file.
- What the lawyer must review
- Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37, published 31 May 2024, has no statutory effect. A solicitor who uses AI is expected to have the skills to do so, to take reasonable steps against misuse of confidential client information, to tell the client where feasible, and to check each piece of work. It is not a court filing rule.
- Written for / version
- Written for Queensland
The work product
Forum. Queensland
Produce. Set the guardrails before AI is used on a Queensland conveyance
Have ready. QLS Guidance Statement No. 37; 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. Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37, published 31 May 2024, has no statutory effect. A solicitor who uses AI is expected to have the skills to do so, to take reasonable steps against misuse of confidential client information, to tell the client where feasible, and to check each piece of work. It is not a court filing rule.
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 | Summarise a contract or disclosure pack only after the practice has decided the tool is approved for that file. |
| 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.
- Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37, published 31 May 2024, has no statutory effect. A solicitor who uses AI is expected to have the skills to do so, to take reasonable steps against misuse of confidential client information, to tell the client where feasible, and to check each piece of work. It is not a court filing rule.
- 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
- QLS Guidance Statement No. 37 · 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.