CGC - AI transparency reporting issues

Question

In response to a series of questions on notice relating to AI transparency statements under the Policy for the responsible use of AI in government with portfolio question number SBE497, the CGC responded 'Yes' in answer to the question 'Did the agency/department publish an AI transparency statement by February 2025?'. In documents tabled in response to order for the production of documents no. 285 (on page 8), an email from a Digital Transformation Agency official notes that the CGC had not published an AI transparency statement as at 4 March 2025. In response to a question asked during AE2025-26 with question number SQ26-000037, CGC changed its evidence and instead advised the Senate that it had not published a statement by February 2025, but instead had published one on 11 March 2025. 1. Why did CGC answer question 2 of PQN SBE497 by saying that they had published an AI transparency statement by the deadline? 2. Why did CGC's evidence in SBE497 contradict its evidence in SQ26-000037, in that in the former, it claimed to have published an AI transparency statement by the deadline and in the latter, admitted to having missed the deadline? 3. Why did CGC not acknowledge that it had previously advised the Senate differently when it responded to SQ26-000037? 4. Did CGC intentionally mislead the Senate? 5. Does CGC understand the gravity of misleading the Senate, and that to do so may constitute a contempt of the Senate? 6. Please provide all communications between CGC and DTA in relation to CGC's delayed publishing of an AI transparency statement.

Answer

See attached response.

Documents

• Question with answer (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• SQ26-000258 CGC - AI transparency reporting issues.pdf (opens in a new tab)