❓ Mr. Zempilas requests detailed information on ministerial charter aircraft usage, costs, and instances of flights without ministers. The response provides total operating costs but lacks specific details, referring to a tabled paper.
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I refer to the use of ministerial charter aircraft between 11 March 2026 to date, and I ask:(a) for each aircraft please identify for each leg of a journey between a departure and arrival point the following:(i) date and time of the travel; and(ii) the names of the passengers on board;(b) for each month in question, please provide the total operating hours of each aircraft;(c) for each month in question, please provide the monthly costs associated with operating each aircraft;(d) on how many occasions was an aircraft tasked without a Minister as a passenger, providing details and reasons for such a flight; and(e) on how many occasions was a request for air charter not able to be met providing details of the requester, date and time?
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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Hon Roger Cook
Response time
6 days
(a – e)
Total operating costs for both aircraft (GST exclusive), including maintenance, from 11 March 2026 to 14 April 2026: $362,347.70. Costs cannot be apportioned to individual aircraft. Figures are current as at the date of this response; additional invoices for this period may be received at a later date.
See tabled paper #
Total operating costs for both aircraft (GST exclusive), including maintenance, from 11 March 2026 to 14 April 2026: $362,347.70. Costs cannot be apportioned to individual aircraft. Figures are current as at the date of this response; additional invoices for this period may be received at a later date.
See tabled paper #
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