In Australia, transparency obligations will hit APP entities that leverage AI computer systems capable of making or informing decisions that affect individuals’ rights or interests.
Australian businesses will be obligated to include information in privacy policies that clearly outlines how personal data is used in the operation of computer programmes and decision-making processes.
The regulations that exist to monitor the AI landscape include the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024; new requirements placed on APP companies in the near future will increase compliance under the APP 1 of the Australian Privacy Principles.
If an entity has arranged a computer programme that has substantial capabilities to make decisions on its own, or affect human rights to data privacy, there must be an immediate change to their policy.
As AI systems are integrated to takeover more workload from humans, states and governments must regulate interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) and issue requirements of employers that use automated tools. The EU is collaborating with Australia to introduce transparency obligations trickle down to every stakeholder in the value chain. It means businesses with EU-reaching tools or AI chatbots may have a compliance issue.
Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) was introduced on 2 August 2026, and as such, anyone building or using AI must explicitly inform users whenever they are interacting with it directly and explicitly label it as AI.
Machine-readable marks must also be added to enable the detection of AI-generated or manipulated content.
As cross-border regulations like Australia’s Privacy Amendment Act and the EU AI Act impose strict transparency and labelling requirements, sessions at Tech in Gov Europe and America will examine how public sector entities and suppliers can adapt their automated decision-making systems to meet expanding global privacy standards.
