Cancer Australia

Cancer Australia's AI Transparency Statement

The Digital Transformation Agency's Policy for the responsible use of AI in government sets out the Australian Government approach to embrace the opportunities of AI and provide for safe and responsible use of AI. (Shared with 1 other agency)

Cancer Australia (CA) is committed to identifying ethical, responsible and meaningful use when considering the adoption of AI capabilities. We will be transparent as we explore, adopt and integrate AI technology to benefit staff and external stakeholders.

Currently, CA is in the process of piloting the use of AI in the CA context. Our intent is to leverage AI to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency.

• To enhance workplace productivity and support corporate and enabling functions. These applications focus on streamlining internal processes and automating routine tasks.

CA does not currently use AI in service delivery, specifically AI is not used in compliance, auditing or decision-making without having a human-in-the-loop.

We have developed a Cancer Australia Ethical AI strategy which outlines the appropriate use of AI in the CA context, including risks that need to be managed, benefits and the process for implementing new AI use cases.

If CA implements any AI capability in service delivery, this statement will be updated to outline our use including:

• the intentions behind why CA is using AI or is considering its adoption
• classification1 of AI use according to usage patterns and domains (Shared with 1 other agency)
• classification1 of use where the public may directly interact with, or be significantly impacted by, AI without a human intermediary or intervention (Shared with 1 other agency)
• measures to monitor the effectiveness of deployed AI systems, such as governance or processes (Shared with 4 other agencies)
• compliance with applicable legislation and regulation (Shared with 4 other agencies)
• efforts to identify and protect the public against negative impacts (Shared with 2 other agencies)
• compliance with each requirement under the Policy for the responsible use of AI in government. (Shared with 1 other agency)

The Chief Operating Officer is designated as the accountable official. (Shared with 1 other agency)

This AI transparency statement was first published to our website in February 2025. This statement will be reviewed annually, or when we make any significant change to our approach to AI as outlined above. (Shared with 1 other agency)

If you have any enquiries about this statement, we can be reached via the details on contact us page of this website

Last reviewed and updated: May 2026