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Australia — Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion Paper

Published1 June 2023

Issued by Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR).

Summary

Australia’s Safe and Responsible AI discussion paper launched a national consultation on the governance of AI systems. It examined existing domestic frameworks, including consumer law, privacy law, and administrative rules, to identify regulatory gaps. The paper discussed a risk-based continuum and possible mandatory safeguards for high-risk AI use cases such as predictive policing or credit scoring. It also considered how to balance trust and innovation through voluntary labelling, open safety standards, corporate transparency, and measures intended to avoid unnecessary regulatory burden while protecting the public.

Why it matters

National consultation; review of existing legal frameworks; regulatory gap analysis; risk-based approach; possible safeguards for high-risk AI; voluntary labelling; open safety standards; corporate transparency; balancing trust and innovation.

Topics

Record metadata

Country
Australia
Region
Asia-Pacific
Organisation
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Document type
Report
Status
Published
Publication date
1 June 2023
Last updated
27 June 2026
Language
English
Original source
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Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion Paper, 1 June 2023.

BibTeX

@misc{australia_safe_responsible_ai_discussion_paper_2023,
  title        = {Australia — Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion Paper},
  author       = {Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)},
  year         = {2023},
  howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
  url          = {https://consult.industry.gov.au/supporting-responsible-ai}
}

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Recorded cross-references

  • Singapore — National AI Strategy 2.0
  • UK AI Regulation White Paper
  • Canada — Voluntary Code of Conduct

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