AI governance for NSW councils.
Built around the redesigned NSW AI Assessment Framework (Jan 2026) — now aligned with the National Framework and the EU AI Act — plus the NSW AI Ethics Policy and the NSW Agentic AI Guide.
NSW redesigned the AIAF in January 2026 — and every council is now in scope.
The redesigned NSW AI Assessment Framework reduces a 40-hour self-assessment to under 30 minutes, aligns with the National Framework, and explicitly cross-references the EU AI Act. Combined with the NSW Agentic AI Guide (Oct 2025) and the NSW AI Ethics Policy (DCS-2024-04), every NSW council is now operating under a real, prescriptive framework.
Every framework NSW cares about — encoded as data, cross-mapped on day one.
The Sentinel Framework Engine ships with these frameworks as machine-readable data, with explicit cross-maps. When you assess a use case, the workpaper, the review pack, and the auditor evidence trail are generated from this library — not authored from scratch.
NSW AI Assessment Framework (AIAF, redesigned Jan 2026)
In forcePrimary — per-use-case risk, ethics, transparency, accountability. Now aligned with National Framework + EU AI Act.
NSW AI Ethics Policy (DCS-2024-04)
In forceWhole-of-government AI ethics principles. Applies to all NSW agencies and councils.
NSW Agentic AI Guide
GuidanceGuidance for safely deploying agentic AI in NSW government context.
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)
In forcePPIPA touchpoints flagged in every workpaper.
Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW)
In forceHRIPA scope, where applicable to council services.
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW)
In forceGIPA disclosure obligations.
State Records Act 1998 (NSW)
In forceRetention and disposal of AI-generated records.
Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)
In forceStatutory duties of council officers.
Plus universal AI standards (every jurisdiction)
Built for australian local government.
Director Corporate Services, CIO, Governance / Risk lead, or Internal Audit at any NSW council. Strong fit for any council still working through the redesigned AIAF self-assessment.
What ships, regardless of jurisdiction:
- ✓M1 · AI Use-Case Register
- ✓M2 · AIAF / equivalent Workpaper
- ✓M3 · AI Review Committee Workflow
- ✓M4 · Risk Register
- ✓M5 · Transparency Register
- ✓M6 · Regulatory Gap Tracker
- ✓M7 · Evidence Vault + Audit Log
- ✓M8 · Re-attestation Engine
What changes between jurisdictions is the Framework Library pack — the regulations, statutes, and guidance pre-loaded. The platform structure stays the same.
Be one of three NSW councils that shape Sentinel.
Founding partners receive locked-in pricing for life, fee-waived implementation on the SaaS, and a direct line to the team building the product.
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