A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Minister for Agriculture and Food's use of government air charter services, including destinations and tarmac times. The answer provides a list of 10 trips with dates, destinations, and tarmac durations, noting all were for official ministerial business.

AnsweredQoN 3478Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 June 2010
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During this year (to 31 May 2010):
(a) how many trips has the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education made under the Government’s contract for air charter services;
(b) what were the destinations and the purpose of each trip; and
(c) how long was the aircraft sitting on the tarmac at each of these destinations?

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Answered
10 August 2010
Response time
47 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that according to Air Charter records:
(a) 10
(b-c) Date / Destination / Time or tarmac at destination
5 January 2010, Perth - Jurien Bay and return, 5 hours 7 minutes at Jurien Bay.
27 January 2010, Perth - Albany and return, 3 hours 44 minutes at Albany.
*4 March 2010, Dongara - Narrogin - Perth, 5 hours 5 minutes at Narrogin.
21 March 2010, Albany - Perth, 26 minutes at Albany.
22 March 2010, Perth - Esperance, 14 hours 7 minutes at Esperance.
23 March 2010, Esperance - Kalgoorlie - Perth, 2 hours 33 minutes at Kalgoorlie.
25 March 2010, Perth - Albany, 12 minutes at Albany.
22 April 2010, Perth - Darwin, 31 hours 50 minutes at Darwin.
24 April 2010, Darwin - Albany, 13 minutes at Albany.
20 May 2010, Perth - Albany, 10 minutes at Albany.
All trips (above) were noted as official ministerial business.
Please note re 4 March 2010 entry:
The plane flew from Karratha to Dongara empty, so Dongara is the beginning of the leg for Minister Redman (the plane had been used for another Minister, which is why it was in the area).
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