10355 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Energy

Written Question
Published date: 01 Apr 2026
10355 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Energy: What new artificial intelligence or machine learning systems, tools, or platforms, if any, have been commissioned, contracted, or deployed by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by system name, supplier, purpose, contract value, and date of commissioning?
Hon Simon Watts: EA: Name: Microsoft copilot chat Supplier: Microsoft Purpose: To provide general support to staff across areas approved in our AI policy Contract value: No specific contract value as this is part of our existing Microsoft user licensing Date of commissioning: May 2025 -- Name: Lexis+ AI Supplier: LexisNexis Purpose: Our Legal team is currently trialling the LexisNexis AI tool to assist in legal researching. Contract value: $23,884 + GST Date of commissioning: 27 June 2025 EECA: System Name: ChatGPT Enterprise Supplier: OpenAI Purpose: Digital assistant for productivity improvements and coding agent. Date of Commissioning: 14 November 2025 Contract Value: $52,200.00 USD