20100 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 11 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	20100 (2026)
Question asked:	24 May 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	08 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_20100_2026
Document guid:	cf194254-9c05-403e-a898-7e56d0b9b6d0

20100 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What safeguards, if any, are in place at the Ministry of Social Development regarding staff use of Artificial Intelligence tools?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) has a range of safeguards in place for staff use of AI tools. These include an AI policy with responsibilities for all staff and mandatory training on responsible use of generative AI systems (focused on Microsoft Copilot), requiring that staff verify any outputs from generative AI systems before use. Individual AI tools have other safeguards which will include specifying the level of human oversight required based on how that tool is used. This is also my response for WPQ 20096 (2026)