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Module 5 · The Australian AI Policy Stack
The Policy Hierarchy
Six layers of Australian AI policy govern how you can use AI at work. Click each layer to understand what it controls, who owns it, and how it applies to your role.
Policy Stack Explorer
Click any layer to expand it. The stack is ordered from broadest scope (top) to most specific controls (bottom). Each layer governs the ones below it.
Interactive Hierarchy Diagram
DTA Policy v2.0Whole-of-government framework (Defence exempt)
APS AI Plan 2025Trust · People · Tools
PSPF Advisory 001-2025OFFICIAL info + generative AI rules
Defence Policy SettingsLawfulness · Values · Proportionate controls
ISM ControlsISM-2074 · OWASP LLM Top 10
PSPF 0086–0088 + DSPF/DISPSystem authorisation · Essential Eight ML2
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Key Insight
The policy hierarchy works like a funnel: broad government-wide principles at the top narrow into specific Defence obligations, then into concrete technical controls. You don't need to memorise every document — but you must know which layer applies to YOUR decision and who the Accountable Officer is.