21176 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

21176 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: 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 Brooke van Velden: As the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the titles of advice I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and WorkSafe are considered for proactive release on a regular basis. These titles can be found on the MBIE website at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/workplace-relations-and-safety or on the WorkSafe website at https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/information-requests/information-releases/titles-of-advice-to-the-minister-for-workplace-relations-and-safety/ To answer what other documents I or any member of my Office received will require significant staff resources and I do not believe it is in the public interest to do so.