Chris Kourakis says those interested can give feedback via submissions, interviews, or discussions
Chris Kourakis, South Australia’s chief justice, has announced the launch of a survey of the legal profession – open for a three-week period beginning Friday, 30 May 2025 – regarding the use of generative AI (gen AI) in the South Australian courts.
He invited all South Australia’s lawyers and litigants to take part in the survey regardless of whether they have integrated gen AI into their routine legal practice, according to a statement from the chief justice.
Kourakis urged any interested individuals, professional bodies, and employers seeking to provide written submissions answering the questions of whether and, if so, how the state courts should respond to the use of gen AI relating to litigation in South Australia to email [email protected] by Monday, 30 June 2025.
He stressed that gen AI is swiftly becoming a regular part of contemporary reality. He said the technology poses opportunities and challenges alike to South Australia’s legal practitioners. He noted that a committee consisting of judicial officers and other stakeholders has been weighing how the state courts should respond to this reality.
In this context, Kourakis emphasised that the South Australian courts needed to consider feedback from the wider legal profession on this issue. In his statement, Kourakis highlighted that the state courts should:
Kourakis noted that the courts could conduct interviews and discussions with members of the legal profession who have expressed an interest in this area and its future development. He expected the courts to hold numerous lunch-time interviews and informal discussions with interested legal practitioners for this purpose, at times to be scheduled after 23 June 2025.
He asked anyone interested in attending one of these sessions to reach out and inform the courts of their plans to participate by emailing [email protected] by Wednesday, 11 June 2025.
