Precedents: AI decision systems
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in AI decision systems
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law firm AI use policy (master firm policy)The master AI use policy for an Australian law practice: governance, approved tools, information classes, permitted uses by risk level, verification, court requirements, clients, billing, decisions about people, incidents, training and review. | Policy | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, European Union | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Approved AI tools register (template with field guide)Register template recording every AI tool and embedded AI feature the firm uses: owner, approved uses, information classes, data location, training and retention terms, risk rating, assessments, approvals and review dates. | Form | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| AI vendor due-diligence questionnaire for law firms (master version)Master questionnaire to send to AI vendors before approval: model and hosting, use of firm data, confidentiality, privilege, matter access and court-order fit, security, privacy and cross-border transfers, accuracy, bias, human oversight, agentic features, IP and contract terms. | Checklist | Australia, European Union | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| AI incident response procedure for law firms (master procedure for all AI incidents)Master procedure for detecting, containing, assessing and remedying every kind of AI incident: fabricated citations reaching a court, client data in unapproved tools, harmful outputs from client-facing tools, biased decisions, deepfake impersonation and vendor breaches. | Policy | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| AI decision system impact and fairness assessment (firm or client systems)Assessment form for any AI or automated system that makes or informs decisions about people: maps decisions and affected people, data, legal risks (privacy, discrimination, consumer, sector rules, EU AI Act), testing, human review, transparency and sign-off. | Form | Australia, European Union | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Privacy policy clause on automated decisions (APP 1.7 to 1.9, from 10 December 2026)Privacy policy wording describing the kinds of personal information used, and the kinds of significant decisions made solely or substantially and directly by computer programs, as APP entities must from 10 December 2026, with a short mapping guide and law-firm examples. | Clause | Australia, United Kingdom (England and Wales), European Union | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.