Mr. John Sherwin:

This is an area that needs more work. There are a lot of jurisdictions and organisations around the world that are probably asking the same question and hoping for some guiding lights or direction. Certainly we are all in this together trying to figure it out at the moment. I would go back to the three areas, namely, enforceable guardrails that need to be set up and to be part of any Government support for AI development; legislative action to make sure we are following international best practice, including the EU AI Act; and investment in community-led development. We need resourced development so we can contribute effectively and professionally on these complex topics. Many of the DPOs, including our membership, are run on an entirely voluntary basis with no income, but are still expected to be able to contribute to very complex subjects at the same level as professional peers who are involved in the same things. We do need investment in DPOs to get us to the point where the Government is able to deliver on the CRPD with our support.