20962 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Building and Construction

20962 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Building and Construction: On what date, if at all, did the Minister first receive advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery risk, timeframes, and limitations of substituting AI tools for the roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what did that advice say, and will the Minister release it, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Hon Chris Penk: In the interest of transparency, papers considered by Cabinet are proactively released on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website (https://www.mbie.govt.nz/document-library). The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment also proactively releases information and documents which are in the public interest. More information can be found on their website (https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information). At this stage, no decisions have been made about specific roles that may be affected.