Question regarding the Minister's visit to the Agricultural Region, including itinerary, briefing notes, attendees, and notification of local members. The Minister provides a summary of the visit and acknowledges a process error in notifying local members.

AnsweredQoN 2199Legislative Council
Asked
6 June 2019
Portfolio
Transport; Planning

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I refer to the Minister's visit to the Agricultural Region on Wednesday, 5 June 2019, and ask: (a) will the Minister please
provide an unredacted copy of the Ministers' itinerary and travel arrangements; (b) will the Minister please
provide all briefing notes and advice provided to the Minister in relation to
meetings, functions and other commitments undertaken by the Minister; (c) who
accompanied the Minister during the visit and at each meeting, function or
other commitments undertaken by the Minister; and (d) on
what date, at what time and by what means were the following local members of
Parliament notified of the Minister’s visit: (i) Hon Martin Aldridge MLC; (ii) Hon Colin de Grussa MLC; (iii) Hon Laurie Graham MLC; (iv) Hon Rick Mazza MLC; (v) Hon Darren West MLC; (vi) Hon Jim Chown MLC; and (vii) Shane Love MLA?

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Answered
8 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
12 days
(a)-(c)
The Minister attended:
8.00am – Inspect NorthLink works at Muchea
9.00am – Inspect Great Northern Highway works at Muchea
11.30am – Opening of Miling Bypass and Pithara realignment works and Announce Shire of Moora Commodity Freight Route project
2.00pm – Meeting with the Shire of Goomalling
3.30pm – Meeting with the Shire of Northam
4.00pm – Launch of the Revitalising Agricultural Region Freight Draft Strategy and Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Route
The Minister was accompanied by: Policy Adviser, Media Adviser, Main Roads representatives, Hon Darren West MLC
(d) 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.

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