❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice requests detailed expenditure information from the Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation regarding ministerial office and parliamentary duties. The Minister declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and alternative reporting methods.
AnsweredQoN 1007Legislative Assembly
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 Energy; Science and Innovation
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?
The Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation has provided the following response: (1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. 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.
(1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. 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.
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?
The Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation has provided the following response: (1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. 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.
(1-2) Reports of interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Ministers, spouses/partners and government officers, including costs, are completed for each quarter and tabled in Parliament. 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.
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.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.