❓ Hon Ray Halligan questions the Minister for Tourism regarding corporate credit card allocation within the Ministerial office, including cardholders, credit limits, and monthly expenditure. The Minister provides details on cardholders and limits but declines to provide expenditure data due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 575Legislative Council
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Will the Minister please advise in respect to the allocation of corporate credit cards in his Ministerial office the following -
(1) The name and position of each person, including the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary, allocated a corporate credit card?
(2) The credit limit on the card?
(3) The total monthly expenditure since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a card?
(1) The name and position of each person, including the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary, allocated a corporate credit card?
(2) The credit limit on the card?
(3) The total monthly expenditure since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a card?
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Answered
21 June 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for Tourism
Response time
56 days
(1) - (2) Name Position Monthly Credit Limit Hon Mark McGowan MLA Minister $20,000 Darren Foster Chief of Staff $20,000 Sharon Hoysted A/Executive Officer $20,000 Jon Nichols Racing & Gaming Policy Officer $5,000 Paula Wallace Policy Advisor - Tourism $5,000 Kym Coolhaas Media Advisor $5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member asks a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek this information.
Name Position Monthly Credit Limit Hon Mark McGowan MLA Minister $20,000 Darren Foster Chief of Staff $20,000 Sharon Hoysted A/Executive Officer $20,000 Jon Nichols Racing & Gaming Policy Officer $5,000 Paula Wallace Policy Advisor - Tourism $5,000 Kym Coolhaas Media Advisor $5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member asks a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek this information.
(3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member asks a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek this information.
Name Position Monthly Credit Limit Hon Mark McGowan MLA Minister $20,000 Darren Foster Chief of Staff $20,000 Sharon Hoysted A/Executive Officer $20,000 Jon Nichols Racing & Gaming Policy Officer $5,000 Paula Wallace Policy Advisor - Tourism $5,000 Kym Coolhaas Media Advisor $5,000 (3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member asks a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek this information.
(3) I am not prepared to devote the resources which would be required to provide the information sought in this question. If the member asks a specific question on credit cards, I am prepared to seek this information.
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