❓ I refer to the Report on Overseas Air Travel for the 3 months to 31 December 2024 and a trip for D Channell from 4 to 7 December 2024 at a cost of $5,567 and D Ganeson from 4 to 8 December at a cost o
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I refer to the Report on Overseas Air Travel for the 3 months to 31 December 2024 and a trip for D Channell from 4 to 7 December 2024 at a cost of $5,567 and D Ganeson from 4 to 8 December at a cost of $9,705 to attend the graduation ceremony for Charles Telfair Education in Mauritius. Can the Minister advise : (a) Why were two Western Australian public servants required to attend this graduation ceremony; (b) What benefits were there to the State by both officers attending this ceremony; (c) Why did D Channell travel economy and D Ganeson travel business class; (d) Is this consistent with State Government guidelines for air travel: (i) If so, how; and (ii) If not, how did it occur; and (e) Why was D Ganeson’s travel one day longer than D Channell for exactly the same event?
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14 April 2026
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Minister for Skills and TAFE
Response time
5 days
(a)-(e)
North Metropolitan TAFE and South Metropolitan TAFE have a commercial arrangement with Charles Telfair Education in Mauritius.
Travel complied with the Guidelines for Official Air Travel by Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Government Officers - Premier's Circular 2021/02.
Staff travelled on the same dates and flights. The return flight departed Mauritius on 7 December and arrived in Perth on 8 December 2024.
North Metropolitan TAFE and South Metropolitan TAFE have a commercial arrangement with Charles Telfair Education in Mauritius.
Travel complied with the Guidelines for Official Air Travel by Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Government Officers - Premier's Circular 2021/02.
Staff travelled on the same dates and flights. The return flight departed Mauritius on 7 December and arrived in Perth on 8 December 2024.
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