By Saloni Sinha ( July 9, 2026, 07:06 GMT | Insight) -- Australia's business community has called on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to adopt a risk-based approach to transparency guidance on automated decision-making, warning that an overly broad interpretation could bring a wide range of technologies within its scope. The recommendations follow the OAIC seeking feedback through an issues paper published in May on the development of guidance on the ADM transparency obligation introduced under the first tranche of privacy law changes in 2024 and commencing on Dec. 10, 2026 Australia’s business community has called on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, or OAIC, to adopt a risk-based approach to transparency guidance on automated decision-making, or ADM, warning that an overly broad interpretation could bring a wide range of technologies within its scope....
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