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Australia Has No AI Act. It Does Not Need One to Fine You A$100 Million.

DEV Community·AI Gov Dev·21 days ago
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In February 2026, Wesfarmers announced an expanded AI partnership with Microsoft covering agentic commerce, supply chain automation, and workforce productivity across its retail brands, including an AI assistant already deployed for Bunnings store staff. Wesfarmers employs more than 118,000 people across some of Australia's largest consumer-facing businesses. They are not an edge case. They are a preview of where every major Australian employer is heading. Now ask the compliance question that nobody in those partnership announcements addresses: if the law requires a business to give specific instructions to a customer, and an AI agent gives those instructions wrong, who is liable? Under Australian law, the answer is unambiguous. The business is liable. The AI did not hallucinate on its own behalf. It hallucinated on yours. Australia does not have a standalone AI law. It does not need one.…

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