Generates video with AI, in Australia
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Australian Consumer Law ss. 18, 29 and 34, Misleading Conduct and Representations about an AI Product's Capabilitiessince 4 lines
Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)), ss 18, 29 and 34 · Read the law's page
- This binds a corporation that, in trade or commerce, supplies or promotes goods or services, as a law of the Commonwealth (Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 131(1)).
- Do not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive, including in what you say or show about an AI product, whatever technology carries the statement (Australian Consumer Law, section 18(1)).
- Do not, in trade or commerce and in connection with supplying or promoting goods or services, make a false or misleading representation that they have particular performance characteristics, uses or benefits (section 29(1)(g)), or that services are of a particular standard, quality, value or grade (section 29(1)(b)); a claim about what an AI feature can do is such a representation.
- Do not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is liable to mislead the public as to the nature, the characteristics, the suitability for their purpose or the quantity of any services (section 34).
Using a Carriage Service to Transmit Sexual Material Without Consent (Deepfake Offences)since 3 lines
Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024 (Cth), No. 78, 2024, inserting ss. 474.17A, 474.17AA into the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), No. 12, 1995 · Read the law's page
- Do not use a carriage service to transmit material that depicts, or appears to depict, a person aged 18 or over in a sexual pose or sexual activity, or their sexual organ, anal region, or, for a female, breasts, without that person's consent, knowing of the lack of consent or reckless as to it.
- It is no defense that the material was unaltered, or that it was created or altered using technology, including artificial intelligence, to produce a realistic but false depiction of the person; a deepfake is covered on the same terms as an authentic recording.
- If you were responsible for creating or altering the non-consensual material yourself, or if you have 3 or more prior civil penalty orders for failing to comply with an Online Safety Act 2021 removal notice, you face a higher maximum penalty than a person who merely transmits such material.
Online Safety and Other Legislation Amendment (My Face, My Rights) Bill 2025proposed3 lines
Online Safety and Other Legislation Amendment (My Face, My Rights) Bill 2025 (Cth), Senate Bill No. s1471; introduced by Senator David Pocock, ; before Senate as of
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- Do not wrongfully use or disclose deepfake material of a real person.
- Comply with eSafety Commissioner removal notices for non-consensual deepfake material.
Government AI Safety Priorities and AI Governance Office (July 2026 policy announcements) — Mandatory Australian AI Standards in Developmentproposed0 lines
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 'AI in Australia's Interests' speech, (announcing mandatory Australian Standards for AI and an Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet); Government announcement of five whole-of-government AI safety priorities, (Digital Duty of Care, privacy reform, workplace AI safety, consumer-law examination, government automated decision-making framework)
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth), Automated Decision-Making Transparencyfrom , in 4 weeks2 lines
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth), No. 128, 2024, Schedule 1, Part 15, inserting Australian Privacy Principles 1.7 to 1.9 into Schedule 1 to the Privacy Act 1988 · Read the law's page
- This measure is enacted but does not bind anyone until ; what follows is what it will require from that date.
- Disclose in the entity's APP privacy policy the kinds of personal information used, and the categories of decisions made, by a computer program that could reasonably be expected to significantly affect an individual's rights or interests.