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❓ Question regarding the use of a government air charter flight to Kalgoorlie, including passenger manifest details and authorisation for travel related to the Portlink project announcement. The answer clarifies the purpose of the flight and the roles of the passengers.

AnsweredQoN 163Legislative Council

Asked

25 June 2013

Member

Hon Robin Chapple

Portfolio

Regional Development

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With regard to a flight taken by the Minister for Regional Development and Lands to and from Kalgoorlie on Friday, 23 March 2012 which contained the following passengers on the manifest - The Minister, Barbara King, Heather Giles, Tony Crook and Gary Brown, I ask: (a) were there any other people as passengers on those flights; (b) if yes to (a), who were they; (c) in what capacity was the plane used and on who’s authorisation; (d) what was the reason for each passenger travelling on that plane to or from Kalgoorlie; and (e) who authorised the travel of those passengers on the flights and for what purpose was that authorisation given?

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Answered

10 September 2013

Responded by

Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Regional Development

Response time

77 days

(a-e) The government air charter conveyed Minister Grylls and senior ministerial staff members to Kalgoorlie for the public announcement of $5m from Royalties for Regions for the Portlink project. Ministerial staff members had policy development roles in relation to the project.
Mr Gary Brown, policy adviser to Federal Member for O'Connor, Tony Crook MP, being eligible and authorised through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, travelled on the return flight to Perth.
(Mr Crook, who did not travel on the charter, helped secure and additional $2m in Federal funding for Portlink).

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