❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the use of chartered aircraft by government ministers, including costs, destinations, and passengers. The response provides some details on specific instances where aircraft were chartered outside the primary contract, citing a breakdown as a justification in one case.
AnsweredQoN 404Legislative Council
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I refer to chartered aircraft leased by the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the transportation of Ministers and other office holders, and I ask:
(a) which officeholders have access to the departmental aircraft;
(b) what policy or guidelines apply to the use of departmental aircraft;
(c) for each month from March to September 2017 inclusive, please provide:
(i) a summary of each trip undertaken including destinations visited, dates, and passengers on each flight segment;
(ii) the name of the principle requester of the flight; and
(iii) the cost of each separate aircraft itinerary as identified in (i);
(d) has any other aircraft been chartered by the department outside of the contract which is in place and referred to above; and
(e) if yes to (d), please provide details of each occasion including passengers, destinations visited, and cost?
(a) which officeholders have access to the departmental aircraft;
(b) what policy or guidelines apply to the use of departmental aircraft;
(c) for each month from March to September 2017 inclusive, please provide:
(i) a summary of each trip undertaken including destinations visited, dates, and passengers on each flight segment;
(ii) the name of the principle requester of the flight; and
(iii) the cost of each separate aircraft itinerary as identified in (i);
(d) has any other aircraft been chartered by the department outside of the contract which is in place and referred to above; and
(e) if yes to (d), please provide details of each occasion including passengers, destinations visited, and cost?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 November 2017
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
10 days
(b) [Please see Tabled Paper No] (c)(i)-(c)(ii) [Please see Tabled Paper No] (c)(iii) All costs associated with travelling on the Government Aircraft are covered under the primary contract and are not able to be attributed to a single booking. (d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(c)(i)-(c)(ii) [Please see Tabled Paper No] (c)(iii) All costs associated with travelling on the Government Aircraft are covered under the primary contract and are not able to be attributed to a single booking. (d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(c)(iii) All costs associated with travelling on the Government Aircraft are covered under the primary contract and are not able to be attributed to a single booking. (d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
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(c)(i)-(c)(ii) [Please see Tabled Paper No] (c)(iii) All costs associated with travelling on the Government Aircraft are covered under the primary contract and are not able to be attributed to a single booking. (d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(c)(iii) All costs associated with travelling on the Government Aircraft are covered under the primary contract and are not able to be attributed to a single booking. (d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(d) Yes. (e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
(e) MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
MINISTER DATE DESTINATION PASSENGERS COST PAPALIA 22.07.17 FITZROY CROSSING-KUNUNURRA HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK $33,825.00 INC. GST KUNUNURRA-PERTH HON P PAPALIA MLA MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK Note: Minister Papalia’s charter flight of 22 July 2017 was due to a government aircraft breakdown while the Minister was in Fitzroy Crossing. To enable the Minister to complete his itinerary an aircraft was chartered at short notice. This situation can be compared to an aircraft breakdown in Halls Creek on 5 February 2015 whereby a flight was chartered for former Minister, Hon Helen Morton MLC costing $23,999.73. DAWSON 20.09.17 BROOME-LOMBADINA LOMBADINA-BROOME HON S DAWSON MLC HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL $3,220.00 INC. GST
MR T FRASER MS A BANNER MS E ROEBUCK
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HON A MACTIERNAN MLC MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL
MS L HOLDING MR D FORSTER MS S COURT MR L OCONNELL
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