The Digital Transformation Agency sets out the Australian Government approach to embrace the opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and provide for safe and responsible use of AI. 

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    Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency Statement

    Transparency is critical to building public trust and supports the Australian Government’s commitment to safe, responsible and ethical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

    At Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), we define AI as a family of technologies that can combine:

    • computing power,
    • scalability,
    • networking,
    • connected devices,
    • interfaces and;
    • data

    to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence.

    These tasks may include:

    • reasoning,
    • planning,
    • prediction,
    • natural language processing,
    • summarisation,
    • transcription,
    • computer vision and;
    • decision support.

    SIA defers to the Digital Transformation Agency’s definition of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system as;
    ‘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’.

    AI systems may operate with varying levels of autonomy. 

    We are committed to ensuring that all AI capabilities are implemented in a manner that is lawful, ethical, secure, transparent and human-centred.

     

    How we use AI

    At this time, SIA has not yet deployed AI systems in ways where members of the public may directly interact with, or be significantly impacted by, AI without appropriate human oversight, review or intervention.

    We are currently rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat in controlled internal workplace productivity environments, consistent with Australian Government policy and security requirements. Our use of AI is aimed at improving workplace productivity for staff.

    As a prerequisite to using Copilot, SIA staff will be required to complete internal training on the use of generative AI.

    We also are developing a policy on the use of AI tools by staff, which staff will be required to confirm and acknowledge they are familiar with before accessing generative AI tools online.

    This internal training and internal policy will assist staff to:

    • not rely on the authenticity or veracity of content generated by AI, without external verification
    • restrict the distribution of sensitive material to third parties, for example by copy-and-pasting sensitive content.
       

    We are exploring a range of AI driven innovations and tools, to make sure we continuously improve our efficiency and effectiveness as a sport integrity agency.

    AI tools are currently limited to internal corporate and enabling functions and are not authorised to independently make decisions, provide official determinations, or replace human judgement in operational or public-facing services.

     

    Responsible AI safety and governance

    We are committed to identifying ethical, responsible and meaningful uses of AI and ensuring appropriate governance throughout the lifecycle of AI adoption, including:

    • evaluation and procurement
    • implementation and testing
    • operational monitoring
    • risk management
    • security assurance
    • ongoing review and improvement.

     

    We are establishing an AI oversight committee that are responsible for the processes we have in place that ensure:

    • our AI use is appropriately governed
    • risks are identified, assessed and managed
    • AI systems remain subject to human oversight and accountability
    • staff use AI safely, responsibly and in accordance with agency policy
    • AI usage is monitored and audited where appropriate
    • stakeholders can maintain trust in our use of AI technologies.

     

    Public-facing AI use

    Currently, SIA does not use AI systems to independently provide public services, make regulatory decisions, or deliver advice without human review and accountability mechanisms.

    If public-facing or higher-risk AI capabilities are introduced in future, this statement will be updated to provide transparency regarding:

    • the purpose and intended outcomes of the AI capability
    • the classification and risk profile of the AI use case
    • whether members of the public interact directly with AI systems
    • governance and assurance measures
    • monitoring and evaluation arrangements
    • safeguards to minimise harm and unintended impacts
    • compliance with legislation, policy and Australian Government AI requirements.

     

    While AI may be used to help in various tasks, our people will continue to be responsible for oversight and decision making.

     

    Compliance with AI in Government Policy

    Under the:

    We are required to report our compliance with the requirements under the policy.

    At time of publishing, this section is compliant with version 2.0 of the AI in government policy.
     

    The following table outlines the requirements of version 2.0 of the AI in government policy and the status of compliance with those requirements:

    Requirement

    Status
    Accountable Official Compliant
    AI Transparency Statement Compliant

     

    Accountable official

    The Deputy CEO was designated as the accountable official for AI governance on 20 August 2024 in accordance with Australian Government policy requirements.

     

    AI transparency statement

    This statement was published in May 2026. 

    It will be reviewed and updated:

    • at least once a year
    • when a significant change is made to the agency’s approach to AI (including the complete roll out of CoPilot as described above)
    • when SIA becomes aware of any new factor that materially impacts the statement’s accuracy.

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