Change log

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)

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.

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) currently has 11 source-backed claim records and 9 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 2 newly extracted claims, 0 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

Diff categories

Semantic classification for this release diff.

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Combined release diff

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

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) combined release diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

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11 # Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) 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 Chat is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 4248b7290a9a): Macquarie's official AI notice encourages staff looking to use AI tools to sign in to Microsoft Copilot Chat with their University account and requires it for work with employee, student, health, critical or sensitive information; the University-account service includes Commercial Data Protection.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:26:43.896Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: MultiSearch Research Assistant is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 4248b7290a9a): Macquarie University Library identifies MultiSearch Research Assistant as an approved MQ-provided AI-enabled tool for natural-language catalogue searching. To use it, open MultiSearch, sign in with OneID, and select the Research Assistant icon; the page identifies the product as Primo Research Assistant.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:27:43.896Z
612 ## Source attribution added
713 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
14+Source https://libguides.mq.edu.au/multisearch/researchassistant snapshot 4248b7290a9a906608f4ca54648c37add9217c390b239ca1bdc89c76ab3ea630
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:27:43.896Z
816 ## Source attribution added
917 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
18+Source https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1333807/93e7447d1d6975a9a46cbe5499d7575d52670f18.pdf snapshot 4248b7290a9a906608f4ca54648c37add9217c390b239ca1bdc89c76ab3ea630
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:26:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

Policy text0Newly extracted2Source snapshots0Source text0

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) public-release-20260715-005 diff

Comparing public-release-20260714-002 to public-release-20260715-005.

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11 # Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) 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 Chat is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, 4248b7290a9a): Macquarie's official AI notice encourages staff looking to use AI tools to sign in to Microsoft Copilot Chat with their University account and requires it for work with employee, student, health, critical or sensitive information; the University-account service includes Commercial Data Protection.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:26:43.896Z
47 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
58 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
9+ai_tool_treatment: MultiSearch Research Assistant is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
10+Evidence (en, 4248b7290a9a): Macquarie University Library identifies MultiSearch Research Assistant as an approved MQ-provided AI-enabled tool for natural-language catalogue searching. To use it, open MultiSearch, sign in with OneID, and select the Research Assistant icon; the page identifies the product as Primo Research Assistant.
11+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:27:43.896Z
612 ## Source attribution added
713 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
14+Source https://libguides.mq.edu.au/multisearch/researchassistant snapshot 4248b7290a9a906608f4ca54648c37add9217c390b239ca1bdc89c76ab3ea630
15+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:27:43.896Z
816 ## Source attribution added
917 An official source attribution was added to the tracker record.
18+Source https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1333807/93e7447d1d6975a9a46cbe5499d7575d52670f18.pdf snapshot 4248b7290a9a906608f4ca54648c37add9217c390b239ca1bdc89c76ab3ea630
19+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T01:26:43.896Z

Claim changes

11 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

MultiSearch Research Assistant is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft Copilot Chat is listed for Macquarie University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

Macquarie's Academic Integrity Policy treats unauthorised use of generative AI in an academic exercise as unacceptable academic conduct that may lead to an academic integrity breach allegation.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%Evidence1Languagesen-AU

ai_tool_treatment

Macquarie University's Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence Policy applies to staff, students, and affiliates across all uses of AI and sets eight principles for responsible and ethical AI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen-AU

research

Macquarie's research guidance says researchers must not use generative AI for peer review activities, substantive research-output content including HDR theses, or critical components of human ethics, animal ethics, or biosafety applications.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence96%Evidence1Languagesen-AU

academic_integrity

Macquarie student guidance categorises assessment tasks as Open or Observed: Open tasks allow generative AI with acknowledgement and student responsibility, while Observed tasks may restrict or prohibit AI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence95%Evidence1Languagesen

security_review

Macquarie's AI policy says University-provided AI tools and systems are subject to privacy, security, intellectual-property, intended-use, and risk-assessment controls.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence94%Evidence1Languagesen-AU

privacy

Macquarie's research guidance says researchers using generative AI should mitigate sensitive-data risks, keep oversight and control, critically review outputs, and disclose or acknowledge generative AI use in research.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%Evidence1Languagesen-AU

teaching

Macquarie student assessment guidance says Unit Guides are the definitive source for whether a task is Open or Observed, with iLearn providing more detailed assessment information.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%Evidence1Languagesen

academic_integrity

Macquarie Library referencing guidance says students who use generative AI in assessments should clearly state how they used it and fact-check AI responses against reliable sources.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%Evidence1Languagesen

ai_tool_treatment

Macquarie Library student guidance lists several MQ-accessible AI-enabled tools and tells students in AI-Open assessments to check AI output carefully and acknowledge AI use.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence87%Evidence1Languagesen

Source snapshots

9 source attributions

Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence Policy

official_policy_page Tracker checked at May 14, 2026, 2:10 PM

Snapshot hash
259840de6919d96325b800a68dea20e23b8a7bcd363113ce79751e3d3c9388c1