Issued2025-07-23

Safe and Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – Legislation and Regulation Review: Final Report

ReportInternational

Summary

Reviews how Australian health, privacy, consumer, practitioner, and therapeutic-goods laws apply to AI in health care, identifying areas where existing frameworks can accommodate AI and where clarifications, safeguards, or non-regulatory measures may be needed.

Healthcare Implications

Signals Australian policy priorities around reliable information, evidence of benefit, patient and clinician choice, human oversight, privacy, safety, accountability, equity, and coordination across health-specific and economy-wide AI reforms.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Transparency & Governance; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Equity & Bias; Privacy & Data

Stakeholders

Regulators & Government; Providers & Health Systems; Developers & Vendors; Patients & Public