❓ A WA parliamentary question scrutinising the Adventure Tourism Taskforce's consultation process and expertise regarding safety in Karijini National Park, particularly concerning the lack of industry representation. The Minister deflected the detailed questions, offering a briefing instead.
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I refer to the Minister’s response to Question on Notice No. 847(5) that the Adventure Tourism Taskforce had indeed contacted the major adventure tourism companies that operated in Karijini National Park.
(1) Will the Minister advise what was -
(a) the names of the specific companies that were contacted;
(b) what dates were those companies contacted;
(c) who was the specific person spoken to within each company;
(d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and
(e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(2) Did the Taskforce actually contact any tour companies regarding visitor safety by telephone? If so, which companies and on what date?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Did the Taskforce actually write any letters or emails to tour companies seeking their input on visitor safety? If so, which companies and on what date?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) Given the Taskforce is reporting on the safety of adventure tourist’s and the highly specialised nature of the industry, why was it considered a potential conflict of interest to have any tourism operators, guides or peak industry bodies on the Taskforce?
(7) How did the Government hope to understand the complexities of this specialised industry and the associated risks to visitor safety without any tour operators, guides or peak industry bodies represented on the Taskforce?
(1) Will the Minister advise what was -
(a) the names of the specific companies that were contacted;
(b) what dates were those companies contacted;
(c) who was the specific person spoken to within each company;
(d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and
(e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(2) Did the Taskforce actually contact any tour companies regarding visitor safety by telephone? If so, which companies and on what date?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Did the Taskforce actually write any letters or emails to tour companies seeking their input on visitor safety? If so, which companies and on what date?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) Given the Taskforce is reporting on the safety of adventure tourist’s and the highly specialised nature of the industry, why was it considered a potential conflict of interest to have any tourism operators, guides or peak industry bodies on the Taskforce?
(7) How did the Government hope to understand the complexities of this specialised industry and the associated risks to visitor safety without any tour operators, guides or peak industry bodies represented on the Taskforce?
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Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
28 days
(b) what dates were those companies contacted; (c) who was the specific person spoken to within each company; (d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and (e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(c) who was the specific person spoken to within each company; (d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and (e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and (e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
The Member received a general tourism briefing from Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer on 6 June 2006. If the Member wishes, I will organise a separate briefing, by Tourism Western Australia, specifically on Adventure Tourism to assist her to refine her questions to be addressed through this Chamber.
(c) who was the specific person spoken to within each company; (d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and (e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(d) who was the specific person within the Taskforce that contacted the company; and (e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
(e) what safety concerns did the company discuss?
The Member received a general tourism briefing from Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer on 6 June 2006. If the Member wishes, I will organise a separate briefing, by Tourism Western Australia, specifically on Adventure Tourism to assist her to refine her questions to be addressed through this Chamber.
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