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❓ Mr Zempilas questions the appropriateness of taxpayer-funded travel for Mr Langoulant, the former Agent General, and whether similar entitlements exist for his successor, Ms Kelly. The Premier clarifies the contractual basis for the travel and explains the difference in entitlements.

AnsweredQoN 1890Legislative Assembly

Asked

10 March 2026

Member

Mr Basil Zempilas

Portfolio

Premier

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Within the Premier’s portfolio is an annual leave trip to Barbados for J Langoulant from 29 September to 6 October 2024 at a cost of $13,570. Can the Premier advise: (a) Whether this was an appropriate use of tax payer funds when J Langoulant’s contract expired on 17 October; and (b) Whether similar entitlements are in place for A Kelly (who succeeded J Langoulant in the position of Agent General) to take tax payer funded holidays in other countries: (i) If so, why; and (ii) If not, why not?

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Answered

14 April 2026

Response time

5 days

(a) Under the terms of his contract as Agent General, Mr Langoulant was entitled to annual leave flights for him and his partner to Perth twice a year. This entitlement could be transferred to a destination other than Perth, provided the cost of the alternate flight did not exceed the cost of an airfare to Perth.
(b) No. Contractual provisions for Ms Kelly reflected the short-term duration of her international posting. As a result, there was no annual leave travel provision in her contract.

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