Australia

National Overview • 1 Cases • 1 Rules • 2 Incidents

Overview

Total Records

4

1 cases 1 rules 2 incidents

Regulation Status

in force

1

Incident Types

Regulatory Action

1

Professional Malpractice

1

AI Tools Cited

Unspecified generative AI tool (includes ChatGPT example)

1

Activity Trend

Cases Rules Incidents

2025

2

2026

2

Timeline

2026-01-19 Case

SASC (AU) — GenAI litigation guidelines (verification, confidentiality, evidence)

Unspecified generative AI tool (includes ChatGPT example)

2026-01-19 Regulation

South Australia courts: Generative AI guidelines for litigation (commencing 1 Jan 2026)

2025-12-30 Incident

ASIC Australia Probes AI Use in Financial Audit Negligence

Regulatory Action

2025-12-03 Incident

Deloitte Australia Partner Resigns Following AI Hallucination Scandal

Professional Malpractice

I. Jurisprudence

Date ↓	Case Title	Summary	Tool
2026-01-19	SASC (AU) — GenAI litigation guidelines (verification, confidentiality, evidence)	The Supreme Court of South Australia issued court guidelines governing the use of generative AI in litigation steps across South A...	Unspecified gen...

II. Regulation

Date ↓	Regulation Title	Summary	Status
2026-01-19	South Australia courts: Generative AI guidelines for litigation (commencing 1 Jan 2026)	Requires law firms and litigants in South Australia to implement an AI-use workflow for litigation (verification, confidentiality ...	in force

III. Incidents

Date ↓	Headline	Summary	Type
2025-12-30	ASIC Australia Probes AI Use in Financial Audit Negligence	The Australian Securities and Investments Commission launched an investigation into a major accounting firm over AI-assisted audit...	Regulatory Acti...
2025-12-03	Deloitte Australia Partner Resigns Following AI Hallucination Scandal	A senior partner at Deloitte Australia reportedly exited the firm after an AI-assisted report for the federal government was found...	Professional Ma...

Australia

Country Intelligence Report

Summary

4

Total Records

1

Cases

1

Regulations

2

Incidents

Regulation Status

in force

1

I. Jurisprudence

2026-01-19

SASC (AU) — GenAI litigation guidelines (verification, confidentiality, evidence)

The Supreme Court of South Australia issued court guidelines governing the use of generative AI in litigation steps across South Australian courts, effective for proceedings from 1 January 2026. The g...

II. Regulations

2026-01-19

South Australia courts: Generative AI guidelines for litigation (commencing 1 Jan 2026)

Requires law firms and litigants in South Australia to implement an AI-use workflow for litigation (verification, confidentiality controls, and ability to explain AI reliance to the court). Increases ...

III. Incidents

2025-12-30	ASIC Australia Probes AI Use in Financial Audit Negligence The Australian Securities and Investments Commission launched an investigation into a major accounting firm over AI-assisted audit failures.
2025-12-03	Deloitte Australia Partner Resigns Following AI Hallucination Scandal A senior partner at Deloitte Australia reportedly exited the firm after an AI-assisted report for the federal government was found to contain fabricated references and non-existent footnotes.