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Establishment of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Parliament of Australia
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- Date Published
- 27 Mar 2024
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- 4
- Australian
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- 16 Sept 2026, 05:22 am
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This parliamentary record formalizes the Australian Senate's concurrence with the House of Representatives to appoint a Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. The establishment of this committee represents a significant procedural step in Australian federal governance, enabling a dedicated legislative body to investigate the opportunities and risks posed by AI. While the specific text is a motion, the committee's remit is central to developing national policy frameworks that address frontier AI capabilities and potential catastrophic safety risks within the Australian context.
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Senator GALLAGHER
(Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (11:30): by leave—I move:
That the Senate concurs with the resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
Question agreed to.