# National AI Plan: Australia SI Safety Guidance Explained

> National AI Plan (Australia): Whole of government plan relying on existing technology neutral laws and guidance. Status: voluntary or guidance.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/au-national-ai-plan/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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# National AI Plan

National AI Plan is an SI safety measure in Australia, status: voluntary or guidance. Whole of government plan relying on existing technology neutral laws and guidance.

Status
:   Voluntary or guidance

Jurisdiction
:   Australia

Signed
:   Dec 2, 2025

Next date
:   None set

## What it is

National AI Plan

Whole of government plan relying on existing technology neutral laws and guidance.

## What it requires

- Did not proceed with ten proposed mandatory guardrails for high-risk SI
- Update existing laws and issue guidance instead of a standalone SI act
- Establish an Australian AI Safety Institute

## Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

## Status

Voluntary or guidance As of November 8, 2026, per the [Control Map page for Australia](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/australia/). Statuses follow the Control Map method: in force means binding and applying now; passed means enacted but not yet applying; voluntary covers guidance and pledges; proposed means formally introduced; stalled means withdrawn, paused or dead.

## Sources

1. [Australia now has a National AI Plan. Now What?](https://piperalderman.com.au/insight/australia-now-has-a-national-ai-plan-now-what/) Piper Alderman · Dec 10, 2025

The measure

Short name
:   National AI Plan

Jurisdiction
:   [Australia](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/australia/)

Status
:   Voluntary or guidance

Key dates

Introduced
:   n/a

Signed or adopted
:   December 2, 2025

Effective
:   n/a

Other measures in Australia

[AU AISI **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/au-ai-safety-institute/)[Australian Standards for AI **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/au-standards-for-ai/)

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