Question 1

Which Australian AI strategy applies to my company?

Accepted Answer

Most private companies need a reading of the National AI Plan, then their own short list. The APS, NSW, and AFP documents bind those bodies, and suppliers to those bodies. The cutover is at /blog/posts/australias-ai-strategies-for-business-2026/.

Question 2

What should an Australian SME do in the next 90 days?

Accepted Answer

In 90 days an SME can sort which official strategy applies, write a short list, and check the 10 December 2026 rule. A custom build is optional inside that window. The sequence is at /blog/posts/ai-strategy-australian-sme-90-days-2026/.

Question 3

Do we need an AI strategy if we are not a government agency?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if people in the company are already using AI. The minimum is the short list and a yes or no on the December rule. The minimum version is at /blog/posts/private-company-ai-strategy-australia-2026/.

Question 4

We sell to the APS or the AFP. What do their plans require of us?

Accepted Answer

Their plans describe how those agencies use AI. A supplier still needs an evidence trail: an owner, a data flow, and how a human stops the system. The supplier reading is at /blog/posts/aps-ai-plan-vendors-australia-2026/.

Question 5

Can Cipher make us compliant with the National AI Plan?

Accepted Answer

No. The plan is not a certification. We decide the short list and, when the path is a system, we build it and leave an evidence trail. Counsel and assessors sign the legal and certification parts.

Document	Who it is for	What you do
National AI Plan	The whole economy. Direction, not a company roadmap.	Read the three goals once. They do not choose your use cases.
APS AI Plan	Commonwealth agencies.	Read it only if you sell to the Australian Public Service.
NSW AI Strategy	NSW government.	Ignore it unless you contract to NSW government or run in that jurisdiction’s programs.
AFP AI Strategy 2026–28	The Australian Federal Police.	Ignore it unless you supply the AFP.
NAIC six practices	Any company whose board asks for the voluntary checklist.	Use the six practices as project controls. This row links our walkthrough, not a new summary.
10 December 2026 rule	APP entities that use automated decision-making.	Check whether the privacy-policy disclosure applies to you.

An AI strategy for an Australian business

What the strategy has to decide

What to automate first

What not to build

Which path

What you can prove

Which paper is yours

Australian AI strategy short list

From the documents to a build

Sort the documents

Write the short list

Check the binding date

Build only the path that is a system

Questions Australian companies ask before they write the list

Where to go next

Which Australian AI strategy applies

AI transformation in Australia

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