Family B · Governing and deciding
Policy management
Draft, consult on, cost and version policy with the evidence base attached, so every position is traceable to what informed it and to who cleared it.
Policy management (MG-11) is one of the twenty-one MeshGov services, in the "Governing and deciding" family. Draft, consult on, cost and version policy with the evidence base attached, so every position is traceable to what informed it and to who cleared it. It replaces policy documents in shared drives and clearance by email. AI agents carry the work end to end; a named officer takes every decision with legal effect on a person, a business or public money. It is core at federal level, core at state level, core at local level.
What it replaces
- Policy documents in shared drives
- Clearance by email
What it reacts to
- Policy proposal raised
- Consultation closes
- Related legislation amended
- Clearance requested
The agents that carry it
Drafting agent
Drafts from the evidence base and synthesises submissions received through the consultation service.
Impact agent
Tests a proposed rule against the live caseload and shows who it would affect and how.
Clearance agent
Versions the position, routes it for clearance and records who cleared what.
Where a person decides
No decision with legal effect on a person, a business or public money is taken by an agent alone. In Policy management, these decisions are held for a named officer, with the agent's evidence and recommendation attached.
| Decision | Who decides | Why a person |
|---|---|---|
| Adoption of a position | Minister, executive or council | Government decision |
| Release for public consultation | Executive | Public commitment |
Records it writes
Policy position with evidence base · Impact analysis · Version history · Clearance record
Before MeshGov: the baseline this service is measured against
Policies in force
146
across the portfolio
With evidence base attached
40%
today; the rest cite nothing
Impact tested on live cases
none
today; every proposal on MeshGov
Clearance time
26 days
today, median by email
Levels of government: core at federal level, core at state level, core at local level.
Questions buyers ask about Policy management
- What does MeshGov Policy management do?
- Draft, consult on, cost and version policy with the evidence base attached, so every position is traceable to what informed it and to who cleared it. It reacts to events such as policy proposal raised, consultation closes and related legislation amended, and writes policy position with evidence base, impact analysis, version history and clearance record as records.
- What systems does Policy management replace?
- Policy documents in shared drives and Clearance by email. Because the service runs on the MeshGov platform, the licence, integration and upgrade costs of those systems retire with them.
- What do the AI agents do in Policy management?
- The drafting agent drafts from the evidence base and synthesises submissions received through the consultation service. The impact agent tests a proposed rule against the live caseload and shows who it would affect and how. The clearance agent versions the position, routes it for clearance and records who cleared what.
- Which decisions does a person still take?
- Agents never take a decision with legal effect on a person, a business or public money. In Policy management, a person decides adoption of a position (minister, executive or council) and release for public consultation (executive). The record shows who decided, why, on what evidence and under which delegation.
- Which levels of government use Policy management?
- It is core at federal level, core at state level, core at local level. MeshGov was checked against the Australian Government Architecture, the AGA Business Reference Model, the Queensland Government Enterprise Architecture and the UK Local Government Business Model, and serves government in any country.