Forum Compliance — Federal Court
Federal Court General Practice Note on AI — April 2026
Solicitors must disclose AI use and confirm all authorities, evidence, and chronology have been manually verified before lodgement.
Solicitors must disclose AI use and confirm all authorities, evidence, and chronology have been manually verified before lodgement.
Legal authorities present in draft
Pass
Evidence signals detected (affidavit, exhibit, witness statement)
Pass
Chronology signals detected (dates referenced)
Advisory
Chronology order appears consistent
Pass
AI use disclosure complete
— tool name and purpose are required when AI use is declared
Critical
Citation Verification 1 extracted
1 verified against local registry —
0 require manual source verification
| Citation | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) | verified | Matched local authority registry |
AI Use Disclosure Draft
Include this disclosure in the filing as required by GPN-AI (April 2026). The responsible practitioner must confirm accuracy before lodgement.
AI use disclosure (Federal Court): Generative AI was used for draft structuring and non-substantive language refinement using a locally configured AI assistant. All authorities, evidence references, and chronology assertions were manually verified by the responsible legal reviewer before lodgement.