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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases

In an affidavit provided to the court, the lawyer said due to time constraints and health issues, he decided to use AI.
In an affidavit provided to the court, the lawyer said that due to time constraints and health issues, he decided to use AI. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters

An Australian lawyer has been referred to a state legal complaints commission, after it was discovered he had used ChatGPT to write court filings in an immigration case and the artificial intelligence platform generated case citations that did not exist.

In a ruling by the federal circuit and family court on Friday, Justice Rania Skaros referred the lawyer, who had his name redacted from the ruling, to the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC) for consideration.

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