FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

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What the statement says

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FSANZ uses AI for workplace productivity to support staff and improve customer service. It limits use to known systems with limited services, and its Chief Information Officer is the accountable officer. It says the public is not affected by AI without a human intermediary, and it relies on internal policy, generative AI guidance and staff training for governance. read by Claude Opus 5.5

What it says AI is used for

  • Workplace productivity
  • Service delivery
  • Corporate and enabling

Public-facing AI: yes, with human review

Safeguards named: staff training, an acceptable-use policy

The Standard’s eight elements 7 of 8

  • Found: Intentions behind AI use
  • Found: Use classified by DTA usage pattern or domain
  • Found: Public-facing use addressed
  • Found: Monitoring and protection measures
  • Found: Compliance with the policy
  • Found: Compliance with legislation
  • Found: Date last updated
  • Not found: Public contact

What the policy requires Policy v2.0

Accountable official
Chief Information Officer
Strategic position on AI
not mentioned
AI use-case register
not mentioned
Staff training
available
Policy version referenced
version 1

What the AI Plan asks AI Plan

Chief AI Officer
not mentioned

Dates as of 12 Oct 2026

Review schedule
not stated
Says it was last updated
27 Mar 2025
Last change we saw
none since tracking began
Updated since policy v2.0
none seen
Annual review
stated date over a year ago

Commitments

  • will Further governance will be implemented if AI usage expands beyond current classifications
  • will Staff using supportive AI technologies will be trained to comply with Australian Government generative AI guidance
  • will Integration of AI into other frameworks will occur during improvement cycles

The statement

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recognises the potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support innovation. This statement is part of our compliance with the Policy for the responsible use of AI in government, as adopted from 1 September 2024. (Template language)

Please refer to the FSANZ Corporate Plan 2024-25 for our key activities that AI may impact over time.

The following table outlines how FSANZ currently complies with the key requirements of the policy.

Requirement Details
Intentions behind FSANZ use of AI Improve customer service and workplace productivity by supporting staff.
Classification of AI* Usage patterns: Workplace productivity
Domains: Service delivery

Corporate and enabling
Classification of use where the public may directly interact with, or be significantly impacted by, AI without a human intermediary or intervention | No impact on the public without human intermediary or intervention.
Measures to monitor the effectiveness of deployed AI systems, such as governance or processes | FSANZ controls its usage to known systems providing limited services.

Should FSANZ expand usage outside of the above classifications, further governance will be implemented.
Compliance with applicable legislation and regulation | FSANZ complies with related legislation and regulation in this regard.
Efforts to identify and protect the public against negative impacts | Staff using supportive AI technologies will be trained to ensure they comply with the principles from the Australian Government generative AI guidance.
Compliance with each requirement under the Policy for responsible use of AI in government | Enable and prepare | Engage responsibly | Evolve and integrate
Accountable Officer: Chief Information Officer
(Template language)

Regular staff training: Available to staff

Understanding AI usage: Controlled through policy

Integration into other frameworks: Will occur during improvement cycles
| Transparency statement: Applied (this document)

Participation in AI assurance pilot: Under consideration

Issuance of generative AI guidance: This has been applied internally as guidance | Monitoring and evaluation approaches: Under consideration

Participating in whole of government AI approaches: Considered on a case-by-case approach
Latest update to this statement | February 2025

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    Removes the "Published 27 March 2025" date line from the top of the statement and leaves the rest of the text unchanged.

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    Published 27 March 2025 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recognises the potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support innovation. This statement is part of our compliance with the [_Policy for the responsible use of AI in government_](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy%20for%20the%20responsible%20use%20of%20AI%20in%20government%20v1.1.pdf), as adopted from 1 September 2024. Please refer to the [_FSANZ Corporate Plan 2024-25_](https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/publications/corporate-plan2024-25 "Corporate Plan 2024-25") for our key activities that AI may impact over time. The following table outlines how FSANZ currently complies with the key requirements of the policy. | Requirement | Details | | | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | | Intentions behind FSANZ use of AI | Improve customer service and workplace productivity by supporting staff. | | | Classification of AI\* | **Usage patterns:** | Workplace productivity | | **Domains:** | Service delivery | | Corporate and enabling\ Classification of use where the public may directly interact with, or be significantly impacted by, AI without a human intermediary or intervention | No impact on the public without human intermediary or intervention.\ Measures to monitor the effectiveness of deployed AI systems, such as governance or processes | FSANZ controls its usage to known systems providing limited services. Should FSANZ expand usage outside of the above classifications, further governance will be implemented.\ Compliance with applicable legislation and regulation | FSANZ complies with related legislation and regulation in this regard.\ Efforts to identify and protect the public against negative impacts | Staff using supportive AI technologies will be trained to ensure they comply with the principles from the Australian Government generative AI guidance.\ Compliance with each requirement under the [ _Policy for responsible use of AI in government_](https://digital.gov.au/ai/policy) | **Enable and prepare** | **Engage responsibly** | **Evolve and integrate**\ _Accountable Officer:_ Chief Information Officer _Regular staff training:_ Available to staff _Understanding AI usage:_ Controlled through policy _Integration into other frameworks:_ Will occur during improvement cycles\ | _Transparency statement:_ Applied (this document) _Participation in AI assurance pilot:_ Under consideration _Issuance of generative AI guidance:_ This has been applied internally as guidance | _Monitoring and evaluation approaches:_ Under consideration _Participating in whole of government AI approaches:_ Considered on a case-by-case approach\ Latest update to this statement | February 2025 - More information about AI classification can be found at: [_AI Use Classification_](http://digital.gov.au/ai/resources/use-classification)
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