❓ A member of parliament (Mr. Buswell) questions a minister about expenditure related to ministerial office and parliamentary duties, including travel, accommodation, and vehicle costs for staff and the minister, as well as spousal/partner expenses. The Minister declines to provide the detailed information, citing resource constraints and referring to a separate question for staff salary and vehicle details.
AnsweredQoN 1012Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 May 2006
Member
Portfolio
Disability Services; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Women's Interests; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs
QuestionView source ↗
In respect of the Minister’s ministerial office and parliamentary duties, can the Minister please advise -
(1) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(2) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(1) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(2) What was the total expenditure during the period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 in relation to -
(a) staff and office pool motor vehicles;
(b) the ministerial car and driver;
(c) intrastate air travel;
(d) interstate air travel;
(e) international air travel;
(f) intrastate accommodation;
(g) interstate accommodation;
(h) international accommodation;
(i) spousal/partner travel; and
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Women's Interests; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs
Response time
42 days
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(b) the ministerial car and driver; (c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(c) intrastate air travel; (d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(d) interstate air travel; (e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(e) international air travel; (f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(f) intrastate accommodation; (g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(g) interstate accommodation; (h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(h) international accommodation; (i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(i) spousal/partner travel; and (j) spousal/partner accommodation?
(j) spousal/partner accommodation?
In addition, details of staff salaries and motor vehicles allocated to members of staff will be provided in response to Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Question 961. The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
The considerable amount of detailed information sought is not easy to extract from existing records and I am not prepared to divert resources from other essential duties to provide the requested information.
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