38647 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture

38647 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Agriculture: How much, if any, was spent in the 2025/26 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 2025/26 financial year, the Ministry for Primary Industries spent an estimated total of $1,001,400 on artificial intelligence related costs. This comprised $44,400 for Microsoft Copilot licences, $30,000 for the Certification and Accreditation for Copilot, $93,000 for organisation-wide AI related training courses for all staff, and $834,000 for On-Board Cameras programme.