Privacy

  1. Professional ethics Client data and confidentiality

    A CCAB Draft Case Study Says Client Authorization Is Still Required Even When Client Data Is Processed to Create Synthetic Data

    In draft case studies on the ethical use of AI, published for consultation in June 2026, the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies sets out a fictional firm's plan to train its own large language model on synthetic data derived from actual client data, and the concerns raised about it.

  2. Ownership and vendors Deals and vendors

    Australian Law Societies' Checklist Asks Law Practices Choosing a Third-Party AI Tool Who Owns the Output and Whether the Contract Covers Its Errors

    A checklist dated February 2026, from the Queensland Law Society with other Australian law societies and the Law Institute of Victoria, is meant to help small and mid-tier firms select and adopt AI tools built by someone else, and asks, among other things, whether the contract includes indemnities for errors caused by the tool.

  3. Evidence and documentation Documenting AI-prepared work

    Australia's Fair Work Commission Says People Who Use Generative AI to Help Prepare a Document for One of Its Cases Must Say So, Check It and State That They Did

    A guidance note of the Fair Work Commission, published on August 24, 2026 and commencing on October 20, sets requirements for anyone who uses generative AI to help prepare a document to be lodged in one of its cases, and says the checking "must be done by a person."

  4. When AI-prepared work goes wrong Liability and insurance

    The SRA Warns That Solicitors and Regulated Individuals Who Use AI Remain Accountable for Their Work, Regardless of How It Was Prepared

    In a warning notice published on August 17, 2026, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said that solicitors and regulated individuals who use AI in delivering legal services "remain accountable for their work and outputs, regardless of how that work has been prepared," named two areas of particular concern, false or incorrect information in court and other documents, including citations, and client confidentiality, and said that those who do not have proper regard to the notice are at risk of disciplinary action.

  5. Professional ethics Client data and confidentiality

    Very Difficult to Track or Control: Australia's Privacy Regulator on Personal Information and Commercial AI Products, October 2024

    In October 2024, Australia's privacy regulator published guidance on using commercially available AI products. Once personal information has been input into an AI system, it says, "it will be very difficult to track or control how it is used."