❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Minister for Education and Training's visit to the Agricultural Region, seeking details of the itinerary, briefings, attendees, and notification of local members. The answer reveals an oversight in notifying one member and provides details of notification for others.
AnsweredQoN 1980Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister’s visit to the Agricultural Region on February 26 2019, and I ask: (a) please provide an unredacted copy of the Ministers itinerary and travel arrangements for February 26 2019; (b) please provide all briefing notes and advice provided to the Minister in relation to meetings, functions and other commitments undertaken by the Minister on February 26 2019; (c) who accompanied the Minister during the visit and at each meeting, function or other commitments undertaken by the Minister on February 26 2019; and (d) on what date, at what time and by what means were the following local members of Parliament notified of the Minister’s visit: (i) Mr Shane Love MLA; (ii) Hon Martin Aldridge MLC; (iii) Hon Colin de Grussa MLC; (iv) Hon Laurie Graham MLC; (v) Hon Jim Chown MLC; (vi) Hon Rick Mazza MLC; (vii) Hon Darren West MLC; and (viii) Hon Ian Blayney MLA?
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Answered
11 April 2019
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
(a) [Refer to Tabled Paper No. ]
(b) [Refer to Tabled Paper No. ]
(c) Amy McKenna, Senior Policy Adviser – Education.
Attendees to each meeting, function and commitment are listed in the tabled papers.
(d)(i)
As the Member is already aware the Member for Moore was inadvertently omitted from Member Notifications advising of my visit to Dongara District High School. As soon as my office became aware of the error my Appointment Secretary immediately emailed Mr Love to apologise, and my Chief of Staff telephoned Mr Love to explain how the error occurred. Mr Love has accepted my office’s apology.
(ii)-(iii), (v)-(vi) and (viii)
Email. Monday 25 February 2019, 5:07pm
(iv) and (vii)
Mr Graham and Mr West were invited to the events as Members for the Agricultural region and were therefore aware of my visit.
(b) [Refer to Tabled Paper No. ]
(c) Amy McKenna, Senior Policy Adviser – Education.
Attendees to each meeting, function and commitment are listed in the tabled papers.
(d)(i)
As the Member is already aware the Member for Moore was inadvertently omitted from Member Notifications advising of my visit to Dongara District High School. As soon as my office became aware of the error my Appointment Secretary immediately emailed Mr Love to apologise, and my Chief of Staff telephoned Mr Love to explain how the error occurred. Mr Love has accepted my office’s apology.
(ii)-(iii), (v)-(vi) and (viii)
Email. Monday 25 February 2019, 5:07pm
(iv) and (vii)
Mr Graham and Mr West were invited to the events as Members for the Agricultural region and were therefore aware of my visit.
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