Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-06-04 Daily Xml

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MINISTERIAL TRAVEL

183 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (12 February 2008). Can the Minister for Transport state:

1. What was the total cost of any overseas trip undertaken by the minister and staff since 2 December 2006 up to 1 December 2007?

2. What are the names of the officers who accompanied the minister on each trip?

3. Was any officer given permission to take private leave as part of the overseas trip?

4. Was the cost of each trip met by the Minister's office budget, or by the minister's department or agency?

5. (a) What cities and locations were visited on each trip; and

(b) What was the purpose of each visit?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): The Minister for Transport has provided the following information for the period 2 December 2006 and up to 1 December 2007:


1.Cost of trip 2.AccompanyingOfficers 3.Privateleave taken 4. Cost met byMinister’s Office or Dept/Agency 5. (a). Cities & locations visited 5. (b).Purpose of trip
$20,849.43 Media Adviser Nil Minister’s Office Frankfurt/Munich, Germany Meeting with the Director of the German Aerospace Research Centre (DLR) in Frankfurt. Meeting with the Ausbird Munich Industrial Team and meeting with the Minister for Science, Research and the Arts in Munich.