14705 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology

14705 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology: How many litres of diesel, if any, did vehicle fleets in the Minister’s department’s, agencies, crown entities or any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, consume in 2020?

Hon Penny Simmonds: As Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, I have no responsibility for any government departments. With regard to agencies, Crown entities and any other bodies under the Science, Innovation and Technology portfolio, please refer below. 2020: 129,144.00 L 2021: 181,681.00 L 2022: 126,964.00 L 2023: 142,019.00 L 2024: 134,507.00 L 2025: 280,542.52 L Please note that the Bioeconomy Science Institute is only able to provide information from the date of its establishment on 1 July 2025. Furthermore, the values provided include fuel purchased through standard retail outlets for use in vehicles and small boats. Boat use is minor and cannot be separately disaggregated from vehicle use.