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Executive summary

Background

In December 2023, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) rep…

Victoria's Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) has been directed to ban and block access to a range of generative AI tools after a child protection worker used ChatGPT to draft a report submitted to the Children's Court.

The…

Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) child protection service has been banned from using generative artificial intelligence in the workplace for at least a year.

The ban comes after an investigation into a case wor…

Victoria's child protection agency has been ordered to ban staff from using generative AI services after a worker was found to have entered significant amounts of personal information, including the name of an at-risk child, into ChatGPT.

T…

Victoria’s child protection agency has been ordered to ban the use of AI tools after a case worker used ChatGPT to write a child’s protection report, resulting in sensitive data being submitted and a number of inaccuracies being generated.

What's the story

Victoria's child protection agency has imposed a ban on its staff using generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. This decision comes after an employee was discovered to have inputted substantial personal informatio…

A state-level Australian Information Commissioner has ordered Victoria state’s child protection agency to stop using generative AI services. According to the Information Commissioner, the agency staff entered a significant amount of persona…