❓ Hon Martin Aldridge requests details of the Minister's visit to the Agricultural Region, including itinerary, briefings, attendees, and notification of local members. The Minister provides limited details and criticises the previous government's practices.
AnsweredQoN 2368Legislative Council
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I
refer to the Minister’s visit to the Agricultural Region on 24 July 2019, and I ask: (a) please
provide an unredacted copy of the Ministers' itinerary and travel arrangements; (b) please
provide all briefing notes and advice provided to the Minister in relation to
meetings, functions and other commitments undertaken by the Minister; (c) who
accompanied the Minister during the visit and at each meeting, function or
other commitments undertaken by the Minister; and (d) on what date, at what time and by what means were
the following local members of Parliament notified of the Minister’s visit: (i) Hon
Martin Aldridge MLC; (ii) Hon
Colin de Grussa MLC; (iii) Hon
Laurie Graham MLC; (iv) Hon
Jim Chown MLC; (v) Hon
Rick Mazza MLC; (vi) Hon
Darren West MLC; and (vii) Hon Mia Davies MLA?
refer to the Minister’s visit to the Agricultural Region on 24 July 2019, and I ask: (a) please
provide an unredacted copy of the Ministers' itinerary and travel arrangements; (b) please
provide all briefing notes and advice provided to the Minister in relation to
meetings, functions and other commitments undertaken by the Minister; (c) who
accompanied the Minister during the visit and at each meeting, function or
other commitments undertaken by the Minister; and (d) on what date, at what time and by what means were
the following local members of Parliament notified of the Minister’s visit: (i) Hon
Martin Aldridge MLC; (ii) Hon
Colin de Grussa MLC; (iii) Hon
Laurie Graham MLC; (iv) Hon
Jim Chown MLC; (v) Hon
Rick Mazza MLC; (vi) Hon
Darren West MLC; and (vii) Hon Mia Davies MLA?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
4 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
10 days
(a)-(d) The Minister:
Inspected Duke Street Pedestrian Bridge
Met with the Shire of Toodyay
Met with the Shire of Westonia
Met with the Shire of Yilgarn
The Minister was accompanied by: Policy Advisers, Media Adviser, Public Transport Authority representatives.
Noting that ministers of the former Liberal-National Government routinely did not provide members with such a courtesy, the Member for Moore and the Member for Central Wheatbelt were sent a courtesy email at 9.20am, Wednesday 24 July 2019 of the Minister’s intention to visit the relevant electorates.
Inspected Duke Street Pedestrian Bridge
Met with the Shire of Toodyay
Met with the Shire of Westonia
Met with the Shire of Yilgarn
The Minister was accompanied by: Policy Advisers, Media Adviser, Public Transport Authority representatives.
Noting that ministers of the former Liberal-National Government routinely did not provide members with such a courtesy, the Member for Moore and the Member for Central Wheatbelt were sent a courtesy email at 9.20am, Wednesday 24 July 2019 of the Minister’s intention to visit the relevant electorates.
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