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Australian Government Mandatory AI Guardrails
Australian Government Mandatory AI Guardrails — 90% covered.
10 requirements · 9 enforced · 0 designed · 0 advisory · 0 deferred.
Source: Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), 'Safe and responsible AI in Australia' Proposals Paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings + the Voluntary AI Safety Standard (September 2024). 10 guardrails.
By category
| Category | Reqs | Enforced | Designed | Advisory | Deferred | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountability & governance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Risk management | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Data governance & security | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Testing & monitoring | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Human oversight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Transparency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Contestability | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Supply-chain transparency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Record-keeping | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Every requirement → the KYE™ artefact that enforces it
| ID | Title | Status | KYE™ enforcement |
|---|---|---|---|
au-ai-guardrails.G1 |
Guardrail 1 — Establish, implement and publish an accountability process including governance, internal capability and a strategy for regulatory compliance | enforced | audit_events: kye.compliance.attestation.v1, kye.purpose.request.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/12-PURPOSE-PERMISSION.md, constitution/00-INDEX.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G2 |
Guardrail 2 — Establish and implement a risk management process to identify and mitigate risks | enforced | audit_events: kye.assurance.risk_assessment.v1, kye.purpose.admissibility.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G3 |
Guardrail 3 — Protect AI systems and implement data governance measures to manage data quality and provenance | enforced | audit_events: kye.evidence.tool_call.v1, kye.evidence.decision_map.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/31-DATA-GOVERNANCE-PACK.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G4 |
Guardrail 4 — Test AI models and systems to evaluate performance and monitor the system once deployed | enforced | audit_events: kye.resilience.drift.detected.v1, kye.resilience.measurement_record.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G5 |
Guardrail 5 — Enable human control or intervention in an AI system to achieve meaningful human oversight | enforced | audit_events: kye.purpose.admissibility.v1, kye.evidence.decision_map.v1engines: internalconstitution_refs: constitution/36-GOVERNEDUI.md, constitution/12-PURPOSE-PERMISSION.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G6 |
Guardrail 6 — Inform end-users regarding AI-enabled decisions, interactions with AI and AI-generated content | enforced | audit_events: kye.evidence.decision_map.v1, kye.evidence.pack.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G7 |
Guardrail 7 — Establish processes for people impacted by AI systems to challenge use or outcomes | enforced | audit_events: kye.replay.proof.v1, kye.evidence.pack.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md, constitution/21-DELEGATED-AUDITABILITY.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G8 |
Guardrail 8 — Be transparent with other organisations across the AI supply chain about data, models and systems to help them effectively address risks | enforced | audit_events: kye.risk.authority_register.v1, kye.evidence.tool_call.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/21-DELEGATED-AUDITABILITY.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G9 |
Guardrail 9 — Keep and maintain records to allow third parties to assess compliance with the guardrails | enforced | audit_events: kye.evidence.pack.v1, kye.replay.context_seal.v1engines: internal, internalconstitution_refs: constitution/30-AUDIT-WORM-RETENTION.md |
au-ai-guardrails.G10 |
Guardrail 10 — Engage stakeholders and evaluate their needs and circumstances, with a focus on safety, diversity, inclusion and fairness | out-of-scope | audit_events: kye.compliance.attestation.v1constitution_refs: constitution/49-UNIVERSAL-ENGAGEMENT-RAIL.md |