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title: "Outline of submissions objecting to evidence suspected to be AI-generated or altered"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/authenticity-objection-submissions-outline"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a44-authenticity-objection-submissions-outline"
area_id: "A44"
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ai_level: "red"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
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# Outline of submissions objecting to evidence suspected to be AI-generated or altered

> Outline of written submissions opposing, or seeking limits on, the tender of a document, image or recording on authenticity grounds under the uniform Evidence Acts, with alternative orders for production and forensic…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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Outline of written submissions opposing, or seeking limits on, the tender of a document, image or recording on authenticity grounds under the uniform Evidence Acts, with alternative orders for production and forensic examination.

## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
- AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 8 authorities it cites, for Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

## When to use it

Use in uniform evidence law courts when a party seeks to tender digital material whose authenticity is in genuine doubt and you have an evidentiary basis for the objection (expert evidence, metadata inconsistencies or a refused s 167 request). Do not use to raise speculative allegations.

## How AI may be used

Lawyer-led. AI may assemble the evidentiary references and check each assertion against a numbered item in the evidence, but the lawyer writes the submissions and verifies every authority against the source.

**AI may:**

- Build a table linking each factual assertion in the draft to the exhibit, affidavit paragraph or expert report that supports it, and list unsupported assertions.
- Check statutory references against the current Act on the official register.
- Produce a chronology of the requests made and responses received.

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft allegations of fabrication or fraud.
- Must not insert case citations; any authority must be found and verified by the lawyer from an authorised source.
- Must not be the only means of verifying citations (NSW SC Gen 23 para 17).

**The lawyer checks:**

- Every allegation has a proper evidentiary basis.
- Every authority exists, is current and supports the proposition.
- Any AI-use verification statement or responsible-person naming required by the forum is included.

## Authorities

- [Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 55, 56, 57 and 58 (relevance; provisional relevance; inferences as to authenticity)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04858/latest/text)
- [Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 48, 146, 147 and 183 (proof of contents; presumptions for device-produced documents; inferences)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04858/latest/text)
- [Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 135, 136 and 137 (discretionary and mandatory exclusion; limiting use)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04858/latest/text)
- [Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 169 (orders where a request is not complied with)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04858/latest/text)
- [Federal Court of Australia, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI), 16 April 2026, paras 4.5 and 4.10(b)](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai)
- [Supreme Court of NSW Practice Note SC Gen 23, paras 16 and 17 (verification statement in submissions prepared with Gen AI)](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf)
- [Supreme Court of Queensland Practice Direction 5 of 2025 (Accuracy of references in submissions)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/882064/sc-pd-5-pf-2025.pdf)
- [Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 rr 19.1 and 21 (not misleading the court; responsible use of court process)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2015-0244#rule.21)

## Full text and drafting notes

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