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Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th Edition

Guidance on using the Australian Guide to Legal Citation referencing style

Generative AI and assessments

Generative AI and assessments

You must check your Assessment Task Sheet/Instructions before using Artificial Intelligence (AI) generators, such as ChatGPT, in your assessment. Many UniSQ assessment pieces do not permit the use of AI tools, while others may allow AI with some limitations.


Any permitted use of generative AI for assessment must be acknowledged appropriately and may require:  

  • citing or referencing in the footnotes and bibliography
  • inclusion in your methodology
  • an appendix including a full transcript of any prompts and AI-generated responses.

Check the requirements with your Course Coordinator if unsure.

Risks with AI generated information

Risks with AI generated information

AI models may produce incorrect, biased or outdated information. Verify the accuracy of AI-generated content using reliable sources before including it in your work.

Additionally, there may be legal or ethical issues to consider when using AI. Works created by non-humans are not eligible for copyright protection under Australian law. If you intend to publish work incorporating AI-generated content, check the publisher guidelines about what is allowed.

When interacting with AI models, you should be cautious about supplying sensitive information, including personal, confidential or propriety information or data.

Refer to the below resources for more information.

AGLC rule for citing AI

AGLC interim advice and guidance

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation ('AGLC') editors have issued interim advice for referencing AI-generated content using AGLC rule 7.12, which covers written correspondence.
 

Footnote Elements:

Number Output from [Program], [Creator] to [Recipient], [full date].
 

Examples:

1 Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 6 September 2024. 

Discursive text may be used in the footnote to provide information about the prompts used to generate the output, in accordance with AGLC rule 1.1.5. An appendix may be used in order to provide comprehensive information about the series of prompts and outputs used to generate the output.

2 Output from ChatGPT, OpenAI to Fred Jones, 6 September 2024. The output was generated in response to the prompt, ‘Provide an overview of the creation of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation’: see below Appendix A.
 

Bibliography

This is included in the bibliography (rule 1.13) under the 'Other' heading.

AI for planning or publication

AI for planning or publication


Planning

If you use ChatGPT or other generative AI to help you generate ideas or plan your process, you should still acknowledge how you used the tool, even if you don’t include any AI generated content in the assignment.

Provide a description of the AI tool used, what you did and the date accessed.

Save a copy of the transcript of your questions and responses from the generative AI tool. You can:

  • Take a screenshot
  • Right click and select Save as to save the webpage file.
     

Publication

Different publishers are taking different approaches to whether generative AI is allowed.

If you are writing for publication, you should check the publisher's information for authors.