Deysel v Electra Lift Co.
Fair Work Commission · Aug 8, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Fair Work Commission
- Record ID
- deysel-v-electra-lift-co-2025-08-08
- Observed outcome
- Application for extension of time refused; substantive application dismissed.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Fair Work Commission dismissed the applicant's s.365 application after finding it unmeritorious. The Commission explicitly identified the applicant's reliance on ChatGPT for legal advice as a contributing factor to the 'hopeless' nature of the claim, noting that the AI provided advice with no legal basis and that the applicant failed to verify this advice with qualified professionals.
The Commission reasoned that the application was 919 days late, far exceeding the 21-day statutory limit. It found no exceptional circumstances to justify an extension, noting that the applicant's reliance on ChatGPT resulted in an unmeritorious claim that lacked a legal basis and caused prejudice to the respondent.
ChatGPT's advice to commence unfounded applications past limitation kills cases — warn clients that AI is not legal counsel.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Misrepresented Authority
- Employment
- Trial
- Case Dismissed
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- ChatGPT
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The applicant sought an extension of time to file a s.365 application regarding an alleged dismissal. The Commission held a conference and subsequently issued a decision refusing the extension of time and dismissing the application.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The applicant confirmed using ChatGPT.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Confirm that each authority supports the stated proposition and has not been mischaracterized.
- Apply the same source-checking controls to ChatGPT output as to any other research input.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.