# WA Government Artificial Intelligence Policy and Assurance Framework

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Western Australia (Australia)
- **Instrument type**: Policy
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Office of Digital Government (Western Australia)

## In brief

The Western Australia AI policy and assurance framework is a binding policy of Western Australia (Australia), issued by the Office of Digital Government (Western Australia). Its current status is in force. The WA public sector; universities and local governments are encouraged to comply.

## Summary

Each WA public sector entity nominates an AI Accountable Officer and self-assesses its AI and automated decision-making systems; higher-risk, Digital Capability Fund-funded or large projects go to the WA AI Advisory Board, whose advice is non-binding, and use cases are recorded in a government AI register.

## Scope

The WA public sector; universities and local governments are encouraged to comply.

## Who it applies to

Western Australian public sector entities.

## Key dates

Published March 2024; updated June 2025.

## Notes on dates

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

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0018 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0018; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/au-wa-government-ai-policy-and-assurance-framework
- **Official source**: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/wa-government-artificial-intelligence-policy-and-assurance-framework
- **Source document**: WA Government Artificial Intelligence Policy and Assurance Framework
- **Published by**: Government of Western Australia
- **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). "WA Government Artificial Intelligence Policy and Assurance Framework" [AIPT-POL-0018, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0018 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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