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AI policy six-monthly review checklist for Australian law firms
Checklist for the six-monthly review of the firm's AI policy: new court and tribunal notes since the last review, privacy changes (APP 1.7 to 1.9 from 10 December 2026), vendor term changes, the incident register and training gaps.
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Kind
Checklist Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
Version
1
Where it applies
Australia, Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland
AI use
Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Source
Written for this library
Status
Maintained. Checked on 7 November 2026 against the 7 authorities it cites, for 6 jurisdictions.
When to use it
Use every six months, and after any new court practice note or a serious incident. It works with the master AI policy (a45-law-firm-ai-use-policy), the incident register and the training record.
How to use this precedent
Check that it fits the matter: read “When to use it” and the places it applies to.
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Adapt it to the matter, filling in each placeholder shown in [square brackets].
Use AI only as far as the Yellow level allows. “How AI may be used” says what AI may and must not do.
Before it goes out, a lawyer checks it against current law and each point under “The lawyer checks”.
How AI may be used
A tool may gather the incident, training and vendor data for the review. The policy owner decides what changes.
AI may
Summarise the incident register and training record since the last review
List vendor term changes the firm has received
AI must not
Must not decide that a new practice note does not affect the firm
Must not change the policy text
The lawyer checks
Each court and tribunal the firm appears in has been checked for new AI notes
Whether APP 1.7 to 1.9 apply to any automated decision the firm makes