BuildAIPolicy Research · 3 entries · Last checked 27 October 2026
Organisations covered by the Privacy Act must describe in their privacy policy when computer programs, including AI, make or help make decisions that could significantly affect people, using their personal information.
The Australian Government's National AI Plan confirmed there will be no standalone AI Act and that the proposed mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI won't be introduced. AI is regulated through existing laws, such as privacy, consumer, workplace and online safety law, with changes considered where gaps appear. A national AI Safety Institute is being set up.
The National AI Centre's Guidance for AI Adoption sets out six governance practices for organisations using AI. It effectively replaces the earlier Voluntary AI Safety Standard and its ten guardrails. It is voluntary.
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