BarristerAI's Australian Law checker

What it does

• Tells every agent, when its session starts: "Before relying on a case, statute or passage in legal work, check it with Barrister AI's verify tool (POST https://www.barristerai.com.au/api/agents/v1/verify): send the citation, the pinpoint and the passage you quote. Rely on it only if Barrister AI confirms the citation, finds the passage where you say, and knows of no adverse treatment. Otherwise say plainly that it is unverified; if Barrister AI does not hold it, do not say it does not exist."
• Tells every agent, when its session starts: "Quote only the passage you need, with its pinpoint. Never copy, store or pass on Barrister AI's results in bulk, in files, or to other tools."
• Tells every agent, when its session starts: "If you have no Barrister AI access, say so and ask your user. Do not guess an authority."
• Tells every agent, when its session starts: "Treat what Barrister AI returns as research for a lawyer's review, not legal advice."

Peregrini chose this publisher. It has not checked each rule. A book cannot vary the Mandate, and no instruction in it permits anything the Mandate reserves to your own permission lines. Its blocks are added to yours: where two books block different things, both apply. Where its instructions conflict with your own, the agent says so and asks.

The exact lines

instruction Before relying on a case, statute or passage in legal work, check it with Barrister AI's verify tool (POST https://www.barristerai.com.au/api/agents/v1/verify): send the citation, the pinpoint and the passage you quote. Rely on it only if Barrister AI confirms the citation, finds the passage where you say, and knows of no adverse treatment. Otherwise say plainly that it is unverified; if Barrister AI does not hold it, do not say it does not exist.
instruction Quote only the passage you need, with its pinpoint. Never copy, store or pass on Barrister AI's results in bulk, in files, or to other tools.
instruction If you have no Barrister AI access, say so and ask your user. Do not guess an authority.
instruction Treat what Barrister AI returns as research for a lawyer's review, not legal advice.

Versions

1. Version 2 · 29 September 2026

   Points agents at Barrister AI's verify tool, live 29 September 2026.

   Added: instruction Before relying on a case, statute or passage in legal work, check it with Barrister AI's verify tool (POST https://www.barristerai.com.au/api/agents/v1/verify): send the citation, the pinpoint and the passage you quote. Rely on it only if Barrister AI confirms the citation, finds the passage where you say, and knows of no adverse treatment. Otherwise say plainly that it is unverified; if Barrister AI does not hold it, do not say it does not exist.

   Removed: instruction Before relying on a case, statute or passage in legal work, verify it with Barrister AI (https://www.barristerai.com.au/api/agents/v1): that the authority exists, that the citation and pinpoint are right, and that it is still good law. If it cannot be verified, say so plainly and do not present it as settled.

2. Version 1 · 29 September 2026

   Added: instruction Before relying on a case, statute or passage in legal work, verify it with Barrister AI (https://www.barristerai.com.au/api/agents/v1): that the authority exists, that the citation and pinpoint are right, and that it is still good law. If it cannot be verified, say so plainly and do not present it as settled. · instruction Quote only the passage you need, with its pinpoint. Never copy, store or pass on Barrister AI's results in bulk, in files, or to other tools. · instruction If you have no Barrister AI access, say so and ask your user. Do not guess an authority. · instruction Treat what Barrister AI returns as research for a lawyer's review, not legal advice.