38671 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Corrections

Written Question
Published date: 16 Sep 2026
38671 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Corrections: 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 Mark Mitchell: I am advised that Corrections began a pilot with 30 CoPilot Premium licences from March 2025. The 30 licences were provided at the standard government rate for Microsoft enterprise licensing, totalling $40,042.80.