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title: "ACT and NT indexes before assuming an AI direction"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/act-nt-no-ai-direction-on-index"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a5-act-nt-no-ai-direction-on-index"
area_id: "A5"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A5-V20260923-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# ACT and NT indexes before assuming an AI direction

> A record of the ACT Supreme Court practice directions list and the NT Supreme Court current practice directions list, opened on 22 October 2026. Neither list's titles included a generative AI direction.…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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A record of the ACT Supreme Court practice directions list and the NT Supreme Court current practice directions list, opened on 22 October 2026. Neither list's titles included a generative AI direction. Other lists and the PDFs were not opened.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.

## When to use it

Use before a practitioner assumes that the ACT Supreme Court or the NT Supreme Court has, or does not have, a generative AI practice direction. Record the date the list is opened again. This checklist does not clear a filing.

## Used for these tasks

- [Check a court document against the AI practice note before filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/check-a-court-document-against-the-ai-practice-note-before-filing.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may record the date a list was opened and the titles that were read. The lawyer decides whether any title, or any PDF that was not opened, bears on the filing.

**AI may:**

- Record the date and the URL of the list that was opened
- Copy the titles that were actually visible on that page

**AI must not:**

- Must not state that the ACT or the NT has no generative AI requirement
- Must not treat an unopened PDF, including an expert-evidence direction, as silent on AI
- Must not apply a New South Wales, Federal Court or Tasmanian direction to an ACT or NT proceeding because these lists were silent

**The lawyer checks:**

- The ACT practice notes page, notices to practitioners, archived directions, Court of Appeal page and Magistrates Court list are checked if the matter needs them. They were not opened
- The NT expired and revoked list is checked if an older direction might still matter. It was not opened
- Any expert-evidence direction that will be relied on is opened. The NT Expert Reports direction of 2015 and Expert Evidence direction of 2009 were not opened

## Authorities

- [ACT Supreme Court, Practice directions list, opened 22 October 2026](https://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/law-and-practice/practice-notes-and-directions-and-notices-to-practitioners/practice-directions)
- [Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Current practice directions list, opened 22 October 2026](https://supremecourt.nt.gov.au/lawyers/practice-directions)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/act-nt-no-ai-direction-on-index and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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