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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?

Answered Question 21340 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 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?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

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I am advised that the Tertiary Education Commission has not received any advice from the Government Chief Digital Officer, the Public Service Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, the Treasury, or any other agency regarding the feasibility, cost, delivery risk, timeframes, or limitations of substituting artificial intelligence tools for roles being disestablished as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for the Votes for which I am responsible.