# National AI Plan

- **Jurisdiction:** Australia (AU)
- **Type:** Strategy · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Minister for Industry and Innovation)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 2 Dec 2025 · **Effective:** 2 Dec 2025
- **Obligations:** Government use of AI
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
Australia's national AI plan to capture economic opportunity, spread benefits and keep people safe. Rather than a new AI-specific law with mandatory guardrails, the government will rely on and strengthen existing laws, and commits $29.9 million to establish an Australian AI Safety Institute in early 2026.

## Why it matters
Confirms Australia will not legislate EU-style mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI for now; compliance runs through existing privacy, consumer, anti-discrimination and sector laws.

## Source
[Minister for Industry and Innovation](https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/t-ayres/media/national-ai-plan-empowering-all-australians) · [secondary](https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2025/12/national-ai-plan-release.html)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
National AI Plan. Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Minister for Industry and Innovation). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/au-national-ai-plan-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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