The Federal Court of Australia Listed Entity published an AI Transparency Statement on 15 September, setting out how artificial intelligence is being used across the corporate services supporting the Federal Court, the two divisions of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, and the National Native Title Tribunal.
The Entity currently permits generative AI within policy restrictions for workplace productivity. Its IT section also uses AI-based coding, design and testing tools. However, it says AI is not presently used for decision-making, legal or policy work, prediction, data analytics, direct public interaction, or activities significantly affecting the public.
Importantly, the statement applies only to the administrative entity. It expressly excludes AI used by courts or tribunals when performing judicial or tribunal decision-making functions.
The Entity appointed a Chief AI Officer in June and nominated two accountable officials. Its controls include staff training, data-security restrictions, logging and monitoring. It is also conducting proofs of concept that could eventually extend into administrative decision-making or service delivery.
The significance lies in the boundary the statement draws. AI-assisted institutional administration is being accepted, but adjudication remains outside the disclosed framework. As experimentation expands, maintaining that distinction—and documenting where human authority enters each process—will become increasingly important for procedural fairness, reviewability and public confidence.
Source: Federal Court of Australia AI Transparency Statement.
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