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The Employment Relations Authority awarded increased costs against a self-represented party, partly because they relied on cases that did not exist and kept doing so after being pointed to the courts’ generative AI guidelines.
In O’Driscoll v Rehab Co Mobile Ltd [2026] NZERA 106, the Employment Relations Authority awarded increased costs against a self-represented party. One reason was that the party relied on cases that did not exist or could not be found, and continued to cite non-existent cases in final submissions even after the courts’ generative AI guidelines had been drawn to their attention.
AI Incidents Aotearoa. (2026). Employment Relations Authority increased costs after a party kept citing non-existent cases (O’Driscoll v Rehab Co) (AIA-2026-0020). AI Safety Aotearoa. Retrieved 29 October 2026, from https://aiincidents.nz/register/employment-relations-authority-increased-costs-after-a-party-kept-citing-non-existent-cases-odriscoll-v-rehab-co/
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