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AI tax research for Australian tax lawyers

Separate the statutory text, ATO view and questions for legal analysis.

Investigate an Australian tax provision, examine available ATO materials and selected decisions, and organise the reasoning into a working memo. Keep the role of each authority clear as you develop your legal analysis.

In your work

From an interpretive question to a working brief

Start with the Australian tax provision and relevant period. Read the authorities in context and bring the interpretive questions into focus.

01

Frame a statutory interpretation issue

Start with the provision, relevant period and factual question. Investigate the text and available interpretive material before developing your view.

Example research prompt
Help me frame a research question about this Australian tax provision. Separate the statutory text, factual assumptions, interpretive questions and sources to inspect.
Working output

A focused brief for statutory research.

02

Separate the provision from the ATO view

Read the statutory text alongside available ATO materials. Distinguish the enacted provision from administrative interpretation and identify propositions that need further legal research.

Example research prompt
Help me examine this Australian tax provision alongside the available ATO interpretation. Keep the statutory text and administrative views distinct, identify passages to inspect and list interpretive questions requiring further research.
Working output

A source reading note with interpretive questions for legal review.

03

Prepare an internal research memo

Organise the working analysis for review, keeping legislation, administrative materials and judicial reasoning distinct.

Example research prompt
Prepare a research memo draft from this discussion. Distinguish legislation, ATO views and selected judgments, and list gaps requiring further legal research.
Working output

A memo draft to develop through your own legal analysis.

Example prompts show research tasks, not completed results. Answers depend on the facts supplied and the sources available.

One research workflow

Inspect the source before relying on the proposition

Available citation links and source-reader tools help you move from a research answer to the underlying material. Check the original text and its context, the version relevant to the matter and whether further authorities change the analysis.

  1. 01

    Ask

    Define the question, relevant period and facts you know.

  2. 02

    Analyse

    Explore the issue and refine the research with follow-up questions.

  3. 03

    Verify

    Open available sources. Check their support, currency and completeness.

  4. 04

    Draft

    Prepare a working memo, letter or file note for professional review.

How Lawg supports source review

Before you start

Questions from tax lawyers

Check the fit for your work, then explore Lawg with a focused question.

What tax research can I prepare with Lawg?

Investigate Australian tax provisions, ATO materials and selected decisions, then organise the reasoning into a working memo. This is tax research support, rather than general litigation coverage or a comprehensive case database.

Does a returned decision establish that it remains good law?

No. A citation is a research lead, not a citator result or a certification of current authority. Check the judgment, its subsequent treatment and the applicable statutory version through appropriate research.

Can a Lawg memo be used as a final legal opinion?

A generated memo is a working draft. A qualified practitioner must assess the evidence, authorities, reasoning and completeness before using it in legal work or communicating advice.

Check the facts, authorities and applicable source versions. All outputs require professional review before filing, client use or responding to the ATO. Lawg does not guarantee ATO acceptance or any audit outcome.

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