ADM compliance for Australian businesses.
Meet the December 2026 deadline without hiring a lawyer.
Meet the December 2026 deadline without hiring a lawyer.
Most Australian businesses are using ADM without realizing it—and OAIC is checking.
If your business uses software to screen job applications, calculate insurance quotes, approve loans, set dynamic prices, detect fraud, or rank search results, you're using automated decision-making. The December 2026 deadline requires you to disclose this in your privacy policy—or face penalties up to $66,000.
Most business owners think compliance means hiring an $8,000 lawyer to audit every system. But you don't need a legal team to figure out what you're using and how to disclose it.
By the end of this guide, you'll know exactly what needs to be in your privacy policy, have the text ready to add, and sleep easier knowing you're covered before the compliance sweep hits.
Here's how to tell if your business is using automated decision-making.
ADM isn't just AI and machine learning. It's any software that makes or helps make decisions about people. If you use third-party tools for hiring, pricing, approvals, or screening—you're using ADM.
December 10, 2026. Miss it and face penalties up to $66,000.
OAIC's first-ever compliance sweep starts January 2026. Privacy policies are public documents—they'll check yours without warning. Here's what you need to know.
The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 gives businesses exactly 24 months to comply. That deadline is December 10, 2026—and it's legislated, not negotiable.
Your privacy policy must disclose what ADM systems you use, what personal information they process, and what decisions they make. Missing or incomplete disclosures = non-compliance.
Infringement notices up to $66,000 for non-compliant privacy policies. Civil penalties up to $330,000 for serious breaches. First-time offenders are not exempt.
OAIC announced their first-ever targeted review of privacy policies starting January 2026. Real estate agents, car rentals, and businesses collecting personal information in-person are first targets.
Everything you need to identify, assess, and disclose your ADM systems before December 2026.
Industry-specific checklists, decision frameworks, and copy-paste privacy policy templates. No legal jargon, no $8,000 audit fees.
Complete audit of common ADM systems across 6 industries with real examples you can check against your current tech stack.
Simple yes/no decision tree that tells you which systems require disclosure under OAIC's "significantly affects" test.
Ready-to-use disclosure language for each ADM category. Copy, customize, paste into your existing privacy policy.
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