38646 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture

38646 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture: How much, if any, was spent in the 2024/25 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

Hon Todd McClay: I am advised that for the 2024/25 financial year, the Ministry for Primary Industries spent an estimated total of $103,200 on artificial intelligence related costs. This comprised $7,200 for Microsoft Copilot licences and $96,000 for the investigation phase for the fish detection and artificial intelligence research algorithms project for the On-Board Cameras programme. No other costs associated with artificial intelligence are known at this time.