House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-03-08 Daily Xml

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Deputy Premier, Overseas Trip

Mr COWDREY (Colton) (14:13): My question is to the Deputy Premier: can the Deputy Premier identify when she and her travelling party made the decision to travel to Norway, and was the trip to Oslo booked through the government travel agent? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for West Torrens, member for Badcoe, member for Wright!

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of Government Business is warned. The member for Colton has the call.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr COWDREY: Proactive disclosure records show that a trip was charged to her department's credit card on 20 September last year, which was two weeks after the Deputy Premier had left on her trip.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (14:14): I have no idea of the detail. I don't do the bookings myself. I am happy to investigate and if there is anything that could be clarified, I am happy to get back.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I remind members of the guidance in relation to the questions of the character that I have just provided to the house. Member for Badcoe.