❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade when they intend to answer a previous question regarding obligations under section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006. The Minister responds that the original question doesn't pertain to agency conduct or operation, clarifies the nature of airline lounge memberships, and suggests a more specific question.
AnsweredQoN 2520Legislative Council
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I refer to Legislative Council question on
notice 2135 and the Minister's reference to Legislative Council question on notice 2134,
which provides no answer to the information that I seek and I ask, when does the
Minister intend to answer the question or
satisfy obligations under section 82 of the Financial Management Act
2006 ?
notice 2135 and the Minister's reference to Legislative Council question on notice 2134,
which provides no answer to the information that I seek and I ask, when does the
Minister intend to answer the question or
satisfy obligations under section 82 of the Financial Management Act
2006 ?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 October 2019
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
Section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006 expressly concerns the conduct or operation of an agency. The Member’s original question pertains neither to the conduct nor operation of an agency.
For the Member’s benefit, both the Chairman’s Lounge (QANTAS) and The Club (Virgin) are invitation only memberships. They cannot be purchased, and as such there is no value attached to them. They are an agreement between the airlines and individuals.
Furthermore, memberships are not necessarily offered to Ministers, Directors General or other public servants by virtue of their current positions. Individuals, including Ministers, other Members of Parliament and departmental officials, may also have memberships based on their previous occupations or for reasons outside of their official responsibilities.
If the member has a particular question about one of the approximately 140,000 public servants in Western Australia I suggest he asks a more specific question.
For the Member’s benefit, both the Chairman’s Lounge (QANTAS) and The Club (Virgin) are invitation only memberships. They cannot be purchased, and as such there is no value attached to them. They are an agreement between the airlines and individuals.
Furthermore, memberships are not necessarily offered to Ministers, Directors General or other public servants by virtue of their current positions. Individuals, including Ministers, other Members of Parliament and departmental officials, may also have memberships based on their previous occupations or for reasons outside of their official responsibilities.
If the member has a particular question about one of the approximately 140,000 public servants in Western Australia I suggest he asks a more specific question.
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