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New South Wales (Australia) has 3 recorded AI policy instruments, 3 of them binding and 3 in force. Pending review: recorded from search extracts of the official sources listed on each instrument, which a reviewer has not yet opened. New South Wales is recorded here for its own AI instruments, which apply within its territory alongside Australia's national rules.
New South Wales is recorded here for its own AI instruments, which apply within its territory alongside Australia's national rules. On record: NSW AI Operational Policy; NSW AI Assessment Framework; NSW digital work systems act 2026. This page was added in the October 2026 sub-national research round; see each instrument for what it requires.
Pending review: recorded from search extracts of the official sources listed on each instrument, which a reviewer has not yet opened.
Binding: NSW AI Operational Policy; NSW AI Assessment Framework; NSW digital work systems act 2026. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.
A risk-triage self-assessment across the AI lifecycle that replaced the NSW AI Assurance Framework. High- or critical-risk systems go to the AI Review Committee; using the assessment platform is mandatory for agencies under Circular DCS-2026-02.
NSW AI Operational Policy and Circular DCS-2026-02: Use of Artificial Intelligence by NSW Government Agencies
Replaces the NSW AI Ethics Policy and adopts Australia's AI Ethics Principles. Agencies must use the NSW AI Assessment Framework and give NSW GovAI a signed annual attestation by 31 October each year, the first due by 31 October 2027.
Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 (NSW) (Act No 5 of 2026)
Makes it a primary duty of a person conducting a business or undertaking to ensure that workers' health and safety is not put at risk by "digital work systems" (an algorithm, AI, automation or online platform), and lets WHS entry-permit holders ask to inspect those systems.
Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.
| Instrument | Type | Status | Binding | Key date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW AI Assessment Framework | Framework | In force | Binding | Official | |
| NSW AI Operational Policy | Policy | In force | Binding | Official | |
| NSW digital work systems act 2026 | Act / statute | Partially applicable | Binding | Official |
Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.
No future deadlines are recorded for New South Wales; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: New South Wales feed · how it works
No change events recorded yet.
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in New South Wales (Australia)”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/au-new-south-wales (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Yes. 3 binding instruments are in force: NSW AI Assessment Framework; NSW AI Operational Policy; NSW digital work systems act 2026.
Pending review: recorded from search extracts of the official sources listed on each instrument, which a reviewer has not yet opened.
Binding: NSW AI Operational Policy; NSW AI Assessment Framework; NSW digital work systems act 2026. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.
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