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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

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Tracked since 11 Nov 2025 · 1 change of substance across 4 captures · last changed 3 Dec 2025

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  1. Tracking begins. The statement already existed; when Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority first published it is not recorded.

  2. substantive The Reef Authority adds commitments on AI embedded in commercial software and human oversight, and refreshes its statement to November 2025.

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    • New commitments on AI embedded in commercial software: monitoring authorised software, staff education, human oversight and quality assurance of outputs, and staff reporting of AI features
    • Adds 'appropriate human oversight and intervention' to its safe and responsible use commitment
    • Statement date updated from 20 February 2025 to November 2025
    • Still discloses no current AI use
    • New commitment (human oversight): Ensure staff maintain appropriate human oversight and quality assurance of all outputs
    • New commitment (will): Encourage staff to report identified AI features to support organisational awareness and transparency
    • New commitment (will): Ensure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture balancing AI risk management and innovation
    • New commitment (will): Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of authorised software to identify embedded AI functionality
    • New commitment (will): Provide education and guidance to staff on identifying and responsibly using AI features
    • Safeguard added: incident or concern reporting
    • Safeguard added: staff training
    • Safeguard added: testing or evaluation
    • Staff training: not mentioned → available
    • Stated last-updated date: 2025-02-20 → 2025-11
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What the statement says

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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority says it does not currently deploy AI across its operational domains, but sees future potential and commits to safe, responsible use aligned with DCCEEW's approach, including monitoring authorised software for embedded AI features and staff education. Its Chief Digital Officer is the designated AI accountable official, and any public-affecting AI outcomes would involve human oversight. read by Claude Opus 5

What it says AI is used for

No use classified by DTA usage pattern or domain.

Public-facing AI: nonecommits to a human intermediary

Safeguards named: risk assessment, human review of outputs, staff training, incident or concern reporting, testing or evaluation

Against the Standard 7/8

  • Intentions behind AI use
  • Use classified by DTA usage pattern or domain
  • Public-facing use addressed
  • Monitoring and protection measures
  • Compliance with the policy
  • Compliance with legislation
  • Date last updated
  • Public contact

What the policy requiresPolicy v2.0

Accountable official
Chief Digital 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 asksAI Plan

Chief AI Officer
not mentioned

Currency as of 29 Aug 2026

Review cadence
annually and when the approach changes
Says it was last updated
Nov 2025
Last change we observed
3 Dec 2025
Updated since policy 2.0
no sign of it
Annual review
within a year of its own date

Commitments

  • will notEnsure AI use does not directly impact or interact with the public in significant ways
  • human oversightAI decisions or outcomes affecting the public would involve human oversight or intervention
  • human oversightEnsure staff maintain appropriate human oversight and quality assurance of all outputs
  • willDocument any future AI uses in future iterations of the AI Transparency Statement
  • willUtilise AI in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, frameworks and policies
  • willComply with all mandatory requirements of the Policy for responsible use of AI in government
  • willRegularly review compliance as part of existing governance and risk management processes
  • willUpdate the statement if the approach changes and at least every twelve months
  • willOngoing monitoring and evaluation of authorised software to identify embedded AI functionality
  • willProvide education and guidance to staff on identifying and responsibly using AI features
  • willEncourage staff to report identified AI features to support organisational awareness and transparency
  • willEnsure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture balancing AI risk management and innovation

The statement

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In accordance with the Digital Transformation Agency's (DTA) [Policy for the responsible use of AI in government](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf), this page provides the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's (Reef Authority) statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency. The Reef Authority is a non-corporate, statutory authority within the portfolio of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and the Reef Authority's AI Transparency Statement has been adapted from that of DCCEEW to ensure alignment in the responsible use and governance of AI. .

The Reef Authority sees potential benefits from the application of AI in the future. The Reef Authority's commitment to digital innovation aligns with the Australian Government's Data and Digital Government Strategy, see adopting emerging technologies.

When referring to AI the Reef Authority applies the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition:

"a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment" (OECD).Also appears in 1 other agencyDCCEEW

The Reef Authority commits to using AI in a safe and responsible manner, with appropriate human oversight and intervention.

The Reef Authority does not currently deploy AI across its operational domains. Any future uses of AI by the Reef Authority would be documented in subsequent iterations of the AI Transparency Statement and would align with the Australian Government's classification system, see Classification system for AI use on the DTA Artificial intelligence in government page.

The Reef Authority acknowledges that AI capabilities are increasingly embedded within commercial software and productivity tools. As the integration of AI features within software continues to evolve, the Reef Authority maintains a commitment to:

  • Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of authorised software to identify embedded AI functionality.
  • Providing education and guidance to staff regarding the identification and responsible use of AI features.
  • Ensuring staff maintain appropriate human oversight and quality assurance of all outputs.
  • Encouraging staff to report identified AI features to support organisational awareness and transparency.

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The Reef Authority is committed to ensuring that the use of AI does not directly impact or interact with the public in significant ways. Any decisions or outcomes generated by AI that could affect the public would involve human oversight or intervention to ensure fairness and accountability.

  • Utilise AI in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, frameworks and policies.
  • Comply with all mandatory requirements of the Policy for responsible use of AI in government.
  • Regularly review our compliance as a part of existing governance, and risk management processes.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture that fairly balances AI risk management and innovation.

The Reef Authority’s Chief Digital Officer is the designated AI Accountable Official for the Reef Authority under the [Policy for the responsible use of AI in government](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf).

For questions about this statement, please contact tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au.

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    ## AI transparency statement In accordance with the Digital Transformation Agency's (DTA) \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf), this page provides the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's (Reef Authority) statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency. The Reef Authority is a non-corporate, statutory authority within the portfolio of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and the Reef Authority's AI Transparency Statement has been adapted from that of DCCEEW to ensure alignment in the responsible use and governance of AI. . The Reef Authority sees potential benefits from the application of AI in the future. The Reef Authority's commitment to digital innovation aligns with the Australian Government's [Data and Digital Government Strategy](https://www.dta.gov.au/digital-government-strategy), see adopting emerging technologies. When referring to AI the Reef Authority applies the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition: > _"a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment" (OECD)._ The Reef Authority commits to using AI in a safe and responsible manner, with appropriate human oversight and intervention. ### How we use AI The Reef Authority does not currently deploy AI across its operational domains. Any future uses of AI by the Reef Authority would be documented in subsequent iterations of the AI Transparency Statement and would align with the Australian Government's classification system, see Classification system for AI use on the [DTA Artificial intelligence in government page](https://www.digital.gov.au/policy/ai/resources/use-classification). The Reef Authority acknowledges that AI capabilities are increasingly embedded within commercial software and productivity tools. As the integration of AI features within software continues to evolve, the Reef Authority maintains a commitment to: - Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of authorised software to identify embedded AI functionality. - Providing education and guidance to staff regarding the identification and responsible use of AI features. - Ensuring staff maintain appropriate human oversight and quality assurance of all outputs. - Encouraging staff to report identified AI features to support organisational awareness and transparency. ### Public interaction and impact The Reef Authority is committed to ensuring that the use of AI does not directly impact or interact with the public in significant ways. Any decisions or outcomes generated by AI that could affect the public would involve human oversight or intervention to ensure fairness and accountability. ### Compliance The Reef Authority will: - Utilise AI in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, frameworks and policies. - Comply with all mandatory requirements of the Policy for responsible use of AI in government. - Regularly review our compliance as a part of existing governance, and risk management processes. - Ensure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture that fairly balances AI risk management and innovation. ### Accountable official The Reef Authority’s Chief Digital Officer is the designated AI Accountable Official for the Reef Authority under the \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf). ### Contact For questions about this statement, please contact [tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au](mailto:tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au). ### AI Transparency Statement The Reef Authority's AI Transparency Statement was last updated in November 2025. In line with the \[Policy for responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf) this AI Transparency Statement will be updated if the Reef Authority's approach to AI changes, and at least every twelve months. Created Tue, 2025-02-25 11:21 Updated 20 Nov 2025
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    The Reef Authority adds commitments on AI embedded in commercial software and human oversight, and refreshes its statement to November 2025.

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    ## AI transparency statement In accordance with the Digital Transformation Agency’'s (DTA) \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf), this page provides the ReefGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’'s (Reef Authority) statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency. The Reef Authority is a non-corporate, statutory authority within the portfolio of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and the Reef Authority’'s AI Transparency Statement has been adapted from that of DCCEEW to ensure alignment in the responsible use and governance of AI. . The Reef Authority sees potential benefits from the application of AI in the future. The Reef Authority’'s commitment to digital innovation aligns with the Australian Government’'s [Data and Digital Government Strategy](https://www.dta.gov.au/digital-government-strategy), see adopting emerging technologies. When referring to AI the Reef Authority applies the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition: > _"a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment" (OECD)._ The Reef Authority commits to using AI in a safe and responsible manner, with appropriate human oversight and intervention. ### How we use AI The Reef Authority idoes not currently usingdeploy AI across any of itsits operational domains. Any future uses of AI by the Reef Authority would be documented in futuresubsequent iterations of the AI Transparency Statement and would be based onalign with the Australian Government’'s classification system, see Classification system for AI use on the [DTA [Artificial intelligence in government page](https://www.digital.gov.au/policy/ai/resources/use-classification) page. The Reef Authority acknowledges that AI capabilities are increasingly embedded within commercial software and productivity tools. As the integration of AI features within software continues to evolve, the Reef Authority maintains a commitment to: - Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of authorised software to identify embedded AI functionality. - Providing education and guidance to staff regarding the identification and responsible use of AI features. - Ensuring staff maintain appropriate human oversight and quality assurance of all outputs. - Encouraging staff to report identified AI features to support organisational awareness and transparency. ### Public interaction and impact The Reef Authority is committed to ensuring that the use of AI does not directly impact or interact with the public in significant ways. Any decisions or outcomes generated by AI that could affect the public would involve human oversight or intervention to ensure fairness and accountability. ### Compliance The Reef Authority will: - Utilise AI in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, frameworks and policies. - Comply with all mandatory requirements of the Policy for responsible use of AI in government. - Regularly review our compliance as a part of existing governance, and risk management processes. - Ensure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture that fairly balances AI risk management and innovation. ### Accountable official The Reef Authority’s Chief Digital Officer is the designated AI Accountable Official for the Reef Authority under the \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf). ### Contact For questions about this statement, please contact [tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au](mailto:tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au). ### AI Transparency Statement The Reef Authority’'s AI Transparency Statement was last updated oin 20 FebruaryNovember 2025. In line with the \[Policy for responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf) this AI Transparency Statement will be updated if the Reef Authority’'s approach to AI changes, and at least every twelve months. Created Tue, 2025-02-25 11:21 Updated 25 Feb0 Nov 2025
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    1. [Home](https://www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/) 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency Statement ## AI transparency statement In accordance with the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf), this page provides the Reef Authority’s statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency. The Reef Authority is a non-corporate, statutory authority within the portfolio of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and the Reef Authority’s AI Transparency Statement has been adapted from that of DCCEEW to ensure alignment in the responsible use and governance of AI. The Reef Authority sees potential benefits from the application of AI in the future. The Reef Authority’s commitment to digital innovation aligns with the Australian Government’s [Data and Digital Government Strategy](https://www.dta.gov.au/digital-government-strategy), see adopting emerging technologies. When referring to AI the Reef Authority applies the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition: > _"a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment" (OECD)._ The Reef Authority commits to using AI in a safe and responsible manner. ### How we use AI The Reef Authority is not currently using AI across any of its domains. Any future uses of AI by the Reef Authority would be documented in future iterations of the AI Transparency Statement and would be based on the Australian Government’s classification system, see Classification system for AI use on the DTA [Artificial intelligence in government](https://www.digital.gov.au/policy/ai/resources/use-classification) page. ### Public interaction and impact The Reef Authority is committed to ensuring that the use of AI does not directly impact or interact with the public in significant ways. Any decisions or outcomes generated by AI that could affect the public would involve human oversight or intervention to ensure fairness and accountability. ### Compliance The Reef Authority will: - Utilise AI in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, frameworks and policies. - Comply with all mandatory requirements of the Policy for responsible use of AI in government. - Regularly review our compliance as a part of existing governance, and risk management processes. - Ensure ongoing compliance by embedding a culture that fairly balances AI risk management and innovation. ### Accountable official The Reef Authority’s Chief Digital Officer is the designated AI Accountable Official for the Reef Authority under the \[Policy for the responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf). ### Contact For questions about this statement, please contact [tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au](mailto:tads.helpdesk@gbrmpa.gov.au). ### AI Transparency Statement The Reef Authority’s AI Transparency Statement was last updated on 20 February 2025. In line with the \[Policy for responsible use of AI in government\](https://www.digital.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/Policy for the responsible use of AI in government v1.1.pdf) this AI Transparency Statement will be updated if the Reef Authority’s approach to AI changes, and at least every twelve months. Created Tue, 2025-02-25 11:21 Updated 25 Feb 2025
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