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Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Bipartisan parliamentary committee of Australia appointed in 2026 to examine artificial intelligence opportunities, risks, governance, and national resilience.

Australia should require AI companies to submit to independent safety checks.

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ABC News, “Labor and Coalition deny interference in AI inquiry after David Pocock raises 'stitch-up' concerns,” October 13, 2026. The article reports that the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence recommended that Australia require AI companies to submit to independent safety checks.

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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems

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AI Verified Coverage: “should require” supplies a mandate; “independent” supplies third-party review; “safety checks” are audits; the policy applies to AI companies and therefore their major AI systems. The committee clearly supports the requirement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer for is correct: the committee recommends that Australia require independent safety checks for AI companies, supporting mandatory third-party audits. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified ABC News (Oct. 13, 2026) reports the committee recommendation verbatim in substance: Australia should require AI companies to submit to independent safety checks; collective authorship is supported by the committee’s official parliamentary identity. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI labs should give independent evaluators employee-like access

This would see independent, qualified and, over time, accredited individuals be embedded within the operations of the frontier labs, have employee-like access to their systems and activities to monitor and assist in managing risk.

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