New central register of AI transparency statements for Commonwealth entities
A concrete compliance milestone under the APS AI Policy - agencies can now benchmark their transparency statements against peers and prepare for tighter update requirements.
Key points
- DTA has centralised all 94 Commonwealth entities' AI transparency statements on digital.gov.au, with 20 more voluntarily published.
- All agencies subject to the AI transparency standard have met their publishing obligations - a notable compliance milestone.
- Upcoming work includes an agentic AI addendum to the technical standard and an AI Review Committee expected mid-2026.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Consider Agencies could review their own transparency statements against peer statements now visible in the centralised register to identify quality gaps or missed content requirements.
- Monitor Governance and policy teams may want to monitor DTA's forthcoming agentic AI addendum to the technical standard, due in the coming months, and prepare for potential update obligations.
- Monitor Agencies could watch for details of the AI Review Committee expected mid-2026, which will affect whole-of-government oversight arrangements.
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Weekly digest, 30 March 2026
"New central register of AI transparency statements for Commonwealth entities"
Source: Digital Transformation Agency
Published: 30 March 2026
URL: https://www.dta.gov.au/articles/new-central-register-ai-transparency-statements-commonwealth-entities
The DTA has launched a centralised register of AI transparency statements on digital.gov.au, consolidating statements from all 94 Commonwealth entities required to publish under the Policy for the Responsible Use of AI in Government. All subject agencies have met their publishing obligations, with an additional 20 voluntarily participating. The DTA is also actively working to uplift statement quality through regular briefings for accountable officials and will use the register to track major content updates as they occur. Additional near-term deliverables include an agentic AI addendum to the technical standard, guidance on scaling AI proof-of-concept work, and an AI Review Committee to be stood up by mid-2026.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Consider] Agencies could review their own transparency statements against peer statements now visible in the centralised register to identify quality gaps or missed content requirements.
- [Monitor] Governance and policy teams may want to monitor DTA's forthcoming agentic AI addendum to the technical standard, due in the coming months, and prepare for potential update obligations.
- [Monitor] Agencies could watch for details of the AI Review Committee expected mid-2026, which will affect whole-of-government oversight arrangements.
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