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Staff Consultation - BMCC Generative AI Policy

Blue Mountains City Council

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Date Published
18 Dec 2025
Priority Score
2
Australian
Yes
Created
20 June 2026, 12:01 am

Description

Blue Mountains City Council is introducing a new Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, now available in draft form for review and feedback. This policy addresses a current gap in Council’s governance framework by establishing clear principles for the

Summary

This draft policy establishes a governance framework for the use of generative AI within local government operations in the Blue Mountains. It focuses on mitigating operational risks, such as data privacy breaches and the dissemination of inaccurate information through Council channels. While the document identifies key principles for ethical AI use, it remains centered on municipal administration and does not address existential or catastrophic risks associated with frontier AI models. The policy serves as a localized example of Australian public sector efforts to regulate AI implementation at the grassroots level.