❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Water and Mental Health regarding ministerial staff working from the Minister's electorate office. The Minister clarifies the Media Advisor accompanied him to events in his electorate and used the office as a meeting point, but not for electorate business.
AnsweredQoN 2816Legislative Assembly
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For the months of December 2009 and January, February and March 2010, did any of the Minister’s ministerial staff spend any time working from his electorate office; and
(a) if yes, what are the names of the staff, their levels and their positions within the Minister’s ministerial office;
(b) if yes, how much time in days and/or hours did they spend working from the electorate office for each of the four months;
(c) if yes, how many days did they spend working in the Minister’s ministerial office for each of the four months; and
(d) if yes, why were they working in the Minister’s electorate office on each occasion?
(a) if yes, what are the names of the staff, their levels and their positions within the Minister’s ministerial office;
(b) if yes, how much time in days and/or hours did they spend working from the electorate office for each of the four months;
(c) if yes, how many days did they spend working in the Minister’s ministerial office for each of the four months; and
(d) if yes, why were they working in the Minister’s electorate office on each occasion?
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Answered
16 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Water; Mental Health
Response time
43 days
(a-b) My Media Adviser accompanied me on five occasions to Ministerial meetings and events within my electorate between December 2009 to March 2010. My electorate office may have been used as a meeting point during these visits but not for the carriage of electorate business by any of my Ministerial staff. I refer to previously answered Question on Notice 2617 for staffing details of my office.
(c) The Ministerial Media Adviser is based in the Ministerial office and as such would have worked in the Ministerial office for approximately 75 days in total during the requested time period.
(d) Not applicable
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(c) The Ministerial Media Adviser is based in the Ministerial office and as such would have worked in the Ministerial office for approximately 75 days in total during the requested time period.
(d) Not applicable
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