Federal Court Pre-Lodgement Verification Gateway for Perth Litigation Lawyers: Clear GPN-AI Disclosure and Citation Checks Before You File

You’re filing in the Federal Court WA District Registry next Tuesday. Two juniors drafted sections of the affidavit and submissions using an AI assistant — you don’t know exactly which sections, and neither does the partner signing off. The Federal Court’s General Practice Note on AI (GPN-AI) sets expectations about disclosure and verification of AI-assisted material in proceedings, and you have a parallel ART matter with an expert report subject to that tribunal’s expert evidence guidance. The Pre-Lodgement Verification Gateway is built to take that pile of drafts and produce a single, defensible readiness check before anything leaves the office.

Why it matters now

The Federal Court of Australia’s GPN-AI sets expectations for the use of generative AI in proceedings, including the responsibility of practitioners to verify AI-generated material — particularly citations and authority references — and to address disclosure where appropriate. The Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules (Rule 19) require candour to the court, and that obligation does not change because a draft passed through a model on the way to the bench. For litigation lawyers running parallel matters in the Administrative Review Tribunal, the ART’s practice directions and other guidance for professionals and practitioners govern expert evidence and the conduct of representatives — adding a second framework whose disclosure expectations must be reconciled with Federal Court practice. The risk the gateway addresses is not just hallucinated citations; it is the broader failure to detect undisclosed AI assistance in material destined for the court file, where the consequences include adverse cost orders, conduct referrals, and rejection of evidence.

The 5-minute view

AI-use disclosure non-compliance is the failure to identify, document, and (where required) disclose generative-AI involvement in a filed document
GPN-AI applies to material filed in the Federal Court and addresses both verification and disclosure of AI-generated content
The ART’s published practice directions and guidance for practitioners govern expert evidence and representative conduct in tribunal matters, including expert reports that may be subject to additional disclosure considerations
ASCR Rule 19 (candour to the court) and the solicitor’s duty to the administration of justice extend to AI-assisted drafting irrespective of who operated the tool
The Pre-Lodgement Verification Gateway runs a Federal Court-specific check across the bundle: citation verification, GPN-AI disclosure flagging, and a readiness summary
The output is a single report you can attach to the matter file and reference if asked how AI involvement was managed
Processing is local-first — draft content is not transmitted to external LLMs

What Exegesis is building

The Federal Court Pre-Lodgement Verification Gateway is a Federal Court-specific extension of RuleCheck by Exegesis — the open-source pre-lodgement filing checker for Australian legal teams (github.com/andrefabre/rulecheck). The gateway takes a draft bundle (submissions, affidavits, expert reports) and runs three deterministic passes: (1) citation extraction and verification against the Australian authority registry, including Federal Court, High Court, and AustLII sources; (2) a GPN-AI disclosure check that flags content patterns consistent with AI-assisted drafting where verification status is unresolved; and (3) a readiness summary that consolidates findings into a single document. The verification logic does not generate new legal content, does not store filings beyond the configured retention window, and does not call external LLMs. The narrowness of that scope is the point.

The deliverable

A Federal Court-specific Pre-Lodgement Verification Report covering every authority cited in the bundle
A GPN-AI disclosure readiness section flagging items where AI involvement should be reviewed before filing
Per-citation status: verified, mismatched, or not found, with recommended action
A consolidated readiness summary suitable for partner sign-off
Markdown report archivable alongside the matter file
Optional audit log entry for governance and professional standards purposes

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The Pre-Lodgement Verification Gateway is in build. We’re scoping pricing (per-filing, per-user monthly, or firm-licence) with input from the first cohort of Perth litigation teams. Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know when access opens — your feedback will shape the workflow your firm sits inside.

Sources

Federal Court of Australia — Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Practice Note (GPN-AI): https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ai
Administrative Review Tribunal — Practice directions and other guidance for professionals and practitioners: https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/professionals-and-practitioners/practice-directions-and-other-guidance
Law Council of Australia — Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules: https://lawcouncil.au/policy-agenda/regulation-of-the-profession-and-ethics/australian-solicitors-conduct-rules
Federal Court of Australia — Rules, Acts & Regulations: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/rules-acts-and-regulations
AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute): https://www.austlii.edu.au/

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