Mr. Love questions Minister Saffioti regarding her visit to Miling, including itinerary, briefings, attendees, and notification of local members. The Minister acknowledges a process error in notifying local members and outlines corrective actions.

AnsweredQoN 5205Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2019
Portfolio
Transport; Planning

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I refer to Minister Saffioti's visit to Miling on 5 June, and I ask: (a) Will you please provide an unredacted copy of the Minister’s itinerary and travel arrangements on June 5; (b) Will you please provide all briefing notes and advice provided to the Minister or created by the Minister or the Minister’s staff in relation to meetings, functions and other commitments undertaken by her on June 5; (c) Who accompanied the Minister during the visit and at each meeting, function or other commitments undertaken by her on June 5; (d) On what date, at what time and by what means were the following local members of Parliament notified of the Ministers’ visit; Shane Love MLA, Hon Martin Aldridge MLC, Hon Colin de Grussa MLC, Hon Laurie Graham MLC, Hon Rick Mazza MLC; and
Hon Darren West MLC; and (e) If notification was not provided to local members identified in (d), has the Minister satisfied the requirements of the DPC protocol?

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Answered
7 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
9 days
In relation to the Minister’s visit to Miling on 5 June 2019:
(a)-(b) 9.45am – Travel to Miling
11.30am – Opening of Miling Bypass and Pithara Realignment works and Announce Shire of Moora Commodity Freight Route project.
12.15pm – Depart Miling.
(c) Policy Adviser, Media Adviser, Main Roads representatives, Hon Darren West MLC
(d)-(e) Noting that ministers of the former Liberal-National Government routinely did not provide local members this courtesy, it was identified that a process error occurred within the administrative functions of the office which resulted in notification of a Ministerial visit failing to occur.
Internal Administrative processes have been amended to ensure prior notification is provided for future Ministerial visits.

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