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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-04-02" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <endPage num="3091" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000619">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Ministerial Travel</name>
      <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000620">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Ministerial Travel</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-02-28" qonNum="127">
            <name>Ministerial Travel</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000621">
          <inserted>127 <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(28 February 2019).  </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000622">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;On what date did the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment meet with CEO of QBT and federal treasurer of the Liberal Party Andrew Burnes?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000623">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;Has the minister ever met with the any other representative from QBT or HelloWorld?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000624">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;What was discussed at any of the meetings the minister may have had, and did the minister inform the Premier of the content of those conversations?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000625">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;Was a government probity officer present at any of those meetings, and did a government probity officer approve that any of those meetings occur?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000626">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;Has the minister ever received any travel benefits, upgrades or airfares at no or reduced cost from either QBT or HelloWorld?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000627">
          <inserted>6.&amp;#x9;Has the Premier sought an assurance from the minister that he has never received any travel benefit, upgrade or airfare from either QBT or HelloWorld?</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Trade</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-02-28" qonNum="127">
            <name>Ministerial Travel</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000628">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment):</by>  I spoke to Mr Andrew Burnes, CE of QBT, in passing as I was escorted around Australian Tourism Exchange held in Adelaide from 15-19 April 2018.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000629">
          <inserted>I have not met formally with Mr Andrew Burnes or any representative from either QBT/Helloworld or received any travel benefits, upgrades or airfares at no or reduced cost from them. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019040286abfdab57f6493b80000630">
          <inserted>The Premier has not sought an assurance from myself.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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