# NSW AI Operational Policy and Circular DCS-2026-02: Use of Artificial Intelligence by NSW Government Agencies

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: New South Wales (Australia)
- **Instrument type**: Policy
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: NSW Department of Customer Service
- **Adopted**: 2026-07-30

## In brief

The NSW AI Operational Policy is a binding policy of New South Wales (Australia), issued by NSW Department of Customer Service. Its current status is in force. NSW Government sector agencies and statutory bodies, and their employees. Replaces the NSW AI Ethics Policy and adopts Australia's AI Ethics Principles.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

NSW Government sector agencies and statutory bodies, and their employees.

## Who it applies to

NSW government agencies.

## Key dates

Circular issued 30 July 2026 and updated 1 September 2026; first attestation due 31 October 2027.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0013 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0013; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/au-nsw-ai-operational-policy
- **Official source**: https://arp.nsw.gov.au/dcs-2026-02-use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-nsw-government-agencies
- **Source document**: DCS-2026-02 Use of Artificial Intelligence by NSW Government Agencies
- **Published by**: NSW Government
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "NSW AI Operational Policy and Circular DCS-2026-02: Use of Artificial Intelligence by NSW Government Agencies" [AIPT-POL-0013, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0013 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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