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❓ Mr. Huston asks for detailed information on Qantas Club Chairman's Lounge passes/memberships and flight upgrades provided to WA public sector employees, ministerial staff, and ministers, including usage details and gift register declarations. The Premier deferred the question to the answer provided for QoN 229.

AnsweredQoN 233Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 June 2025

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Mr Jonathan Huston

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Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Defence Industries; Veterans; Racing and Gaming

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(1) Provide details of all Ministers, Ministerial staff or WA Public Service (WAPS) officers within responsible departments or agencies provision of Qantas Club Chairman's Lounge passes or memberships for the following periods: (a) 2019-2020; (b) 2020-2021; (c) 2021-2022; (d) 2022-2023; (e) 2023-2024; and (f) 2024-2025? (2) Details provided are to include: (a) Position held in WAPS in any or all of the above periods; (b) Recipient name; (c) Recipient Minister, Department, GTE or agency; (d) Confirmation of the current position of the recipient in the WAPS (or if departed, say "Departed WAPS"); (e) Evidence that the Chairman's Lounge has been registered or declared in the Department or agency gift register for each of the periods above - provide date of entry and extract of entry. If not provided or detailed in the register, why not; (f) A statement if any travel or use of the lounge by a WAPS officer was utilised for non work travel, if so, provide date of travel, stop overs and final destination. Provide for each instance.; (g) A statement from officers if private family members or non WAPS passengers accompanied the WAPS officer whilst using the Chairman's Lounge. Provide details where applicable. Provide for each instance of use; and (h) For each instance provide the nominal value in AUD for each upgrade and/or valuation ascribed to general membership, as per WAPS gift register policy? (3) For each period and instance detail any flight upgrades (Including Departure Dates, Stopovers and Final Destinations) provided to WAPS pertaining to: (a) Private travel; (b) Official work travel for the WA Government; and (c) Family or accompanying non WAPS passengers? (4) Confirm that membership of or gifting of the QANTAS Chairman's Lounge or provision of flight upgrades are a notifiable or declaration event in your Departmental Gift Policies. If not, why not?