Aug 3, 2026 – 5.48pmAustralia’s workplace umpire has taken the unprecedented step of banning a worker from using artificial intelligence to draft complaints against her employer, in a sign courts and tribunals are moving to stem a wave of AI-generated legal disputes swamping businesses.The Fair Work Commission handed down the orders last week preventing a caretaker working for a body corporate on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast from using AI technology because it resulted in lengthy, repetitive and accusatory emails that worsened her otherwise justified bullying complaint.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles