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Australia requires federal agencies to name AI officials and publish AI statements

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Source: Digital Transformation Agency

The Digital Transformation Agency released the Policy for the responsible use of AI in government on 15 August 2024, taking effect on 1 September 2024. Agencies had 90 days to nominate accountable officials for AI and must publish public transparency statements on their use of AI.

Why it matters

Australian federal agencies and the vendors selling AI to them got mandatory governance duties for their AI use, which the DTA expanded in its December 2025 version of the policy.

When
15 Aug 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0199
Who
Digital Transformation Agency
Rules involved

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Digital Transformation Agency. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Digital Transformation Agency

Source copy: download the page as saved on 21 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2024-0199: “Australia requires federal agencies to name AI officials and publish AI statements.” wheresthe.ai, 15 Aug 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/au-government-ai-use-policy-2024-08/ (source: Digital Transformation Agency).

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