---
title: "Set the guardrails before AI is used on a Queensland conveyance"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/set-the-guardrails-before-ai-is-used-on-a-queensland-conveyance"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A9-B14-1"
practice_area: "Residential Conveyancing & Property"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Set the guardrails before AI is used on a Queensland conveyance

> Summarise a contract or disclosure pack only after the practice has decided the tool is approved for that file.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/set-the-guardrails-before-ai-is-used-on-a-queensland-conveyance  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Conveyancing & Property](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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 / versions | Queensland |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: Summarise a contract or disclosure pack only after the practice has decided the tool is approved for that file.
- What the lawyer does: 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.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 10 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.
- Written for: QLD

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. 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.
3. Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
4. The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Queensland

**Deliverable**: Set the guardrails before AI is used on a Queensland conveyance

**Inputs**

- QLS Guidance Statement No. 37
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: 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 escalate 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.

Checked 2026-10-10.

## Sources

- [QLS Guidance Statement No. 37](https://www.qls.com.au/practising-law-in-qld/ethics/guidance-statements/no-37-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-practice) (checked 2026-10-10)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*