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Australian Catholic University

Release-to-release tracker diff history with separate policy-text, newly-extracted claim, evidence, and source snapshot categories.

Change summary

Current public record freshness and review state.

Australian Catholic University currently has 6 source-backed claim records and 6 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 19, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 1 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

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Combined release diff

Unified tracker diff generated from all public release snapshots for this university.

Australian Catholic University combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260719-011 to public-release-20260719-012.

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11 # Australian Catholic University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot for the web is listed for Australian Catholic University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, de604bb40cd5): Microsoft Copilot for the web is available to all students via Outlook or by signing in to Office or Microsoft 365 Copilot with your ACU account
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T14:53:39.689Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://libguides.acu.edu.au/ai-tools snapshot de604bb40cd547f3838dde129ff7a586f8f3ed9f3c99d3b9866ab43e240467e5
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T14:53:39.689Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260719-012

Compared with public-release-20260719-011.

Policy text0Newly extracted1Source snapshots0Source text0

Australian Catholic University public-release-20260719-012 diff

Comparing public-release-20260719-011 to public-release-20260719-012.

+5-0
11 # Australian Catholic University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft Copilot for the web is listed for Australian Catholic University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.
5+Evidence (en, de604bb40cd5): Microsoft Copilot for the web is available to all students via Outlook or by signing in to Office or Microsoft 365 Copilot with your ACU account
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T14:53:39.689Z
47 ## Source attribution added
58 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
9+Source https://libguides.acu.edu.au/ai-tools snapshot de604bb40cd547f3838dde129ff7a586f8f3ed9f3c99d3b9866ab43e240467e5
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-19T14:53:39.689Z

Claim changes

6 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot for the web is listed for Australian Catholic University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

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research

ACU research guidance says HDR candidates should declare GenAI use for thesis copyediting/proofreading, discuss intended research use with supervisors, record and acknowledge tool usage and prompts, and should not input sensitive or confidential information into GenAI tools.

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teaching

ACU Library guidance tells students that GenAI may be permitted in some contexts, but assessment use should be clearly authorized and acknowledged, and final work should reflect the student's own analysis and understanding.

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academic_integrity

For ACU coursework students, unauthorized or undisclosed use of generative AI, paraphrasing or translation tools is listed as academic misconduct unless use is authorized in the assessment requirements and properly acknowledged.

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ai_tool_treatment

ACU's AI principles say AI must supplement rather than replace human decision-making, with humans retaining responsibility, and require privacy risks to be assessed and mitigated for AI-related activities.

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source_status

Australian Catholic University has an official AI principles policy for teaching, research and research training that applies to University Members, staff and students.

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Source snapshots

6 source attributions

Choosing AI Tools - Library guides

official_guidance Tracker checked at Jul 19, 2026, 2:53 PM

Snapshot hash
de604bb40cd547f3838dde129ff7a586f8f3ed9f3c99d3b9866ab43e240467e5

Principles for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Research and Research Training Policy

official_policy_page Tracker checked at May 21, 2026, 3:31 PM

Snapshot hash
49b32f90c996a197e1ccb950fab3614d40c2e335b3fb2ca36354d2eca34cca15