❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking detailed information on overseas travel expenses for employees of various energy organizations and the Office of Energy, including instances where ministerial approval was not obtained. The Minister deferred answering, promising to table quarterly travel reports after review.
AnsweredQoN 7531Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Will the Minister provide the number of occasions between 1 January 2012 and the present day that he authorised overseas travel for employees of each of the following organisations:
(a) Verve Energy;
(b) Synergy;
(c) Western Power;
(d) Horizon Power; and
(e) Office of Energy; and
(i) for each incidence of travel, will the Minister detail:
(A) the name of the employee, the organisation at which they work, and their job title;
(B) the date of departure and return date;
(C) the destination of the trip;
(D) the class of travel undertaken;
(E) the hotel(s) stayed in, and the city;
(F) the purpose of the trip; and
(G) the total cost of the travel, including all accommodation, meals, incidentals, training programs, miscellaneous or other costs?
(2) Are there any examples of overseas travel for each of the organisations listed in (1), where the Minister for Energy did not provide approval, and if so, for each such incidence of travel, please detail:
(a) the name of the employee, the organisation at which they work, and their job title;
(b) the date of departure and return date;
(c) the destination of the trip;
(d) the class of travel undertaken;
(e) the hotel(s) stayed in, and the city;
(f) the purpose of the trip; and
(g) the total cost of the travel, including all accommodation, meals, incidentals, training programs, miscellaneous or other costs?
(a) Verve Energy;
(b) Synergy;
(c) Western Power;
(d) Horizon Power; and
(e) Office of Energy; and
(i) for each incidence of travel, will the Minister detail:
(A) the name of the employee, the organisation at which they work, and their job title;
(B) the date of departure and return date;
(C) the destination of the trip;
(D) the class of travel undertaken;
(E) the hotel(s) stayed in, and the city;
(F) the purpose of the trip; and
(G) the total cost of the travel, including all accommodation, meals, incidentals, training programs, miscellaneous or other costs?
(2) Are there any examples of overseas travel for each of the organisations listed in (1), where the Minister for Energy did not provide approval, and if so, for each such incidence of travel, please detail:
(a) the name of the employee, the organisation at which they work, and their job title;
(b) the date of departure and return date;
(c) the destination of the trip;
(d) the class of travel undertaken;
(e) the hotel(s) stayed in, and the city;
(f) the purpose of the trip; and
(g) the total cost of the travel, including all accommodation, meals, incidentals, training programs, miscellaneous or other costs?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
42 days
In accordance with the regular procedure, a quarterly travel report from Verve Energy, Synergy, Western Power, Horizon Power and the Public Utilities Office will be provided to my office this month. I will table a copy of those reports once I have reviewed them. An audited version of all travel reports are regularly tabled in Parliament.
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