❓ A parliamentary question scrutinises the Premier's trip to the Abrolhos Islands, focusing on costs, accommodation, and potential misuse of taxpayer funds. The Premier's office provided a detailed response, outlining the purpose of the trip and associated expenses.
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Has the Minister undertaken any travel to the Abrolhos Islands and if so: (a) on what date(s) did the Minister undertake the travel and for what purpose; (b) who did the Minister attend the Islands with; (c) did the Minister stay in any government provided accomodation and if so, what was the costs associated with this; (d) did the Minister have any meals prepared for him on the Islands and if so, what was prepared for him; (e) did the Minister consume any tax-payer purchased alcohol as part of this visit and if so, what was purchased; (f) did the Minister take any flights as part of this trip, and if so what were they; and (g) what was the total costs associated with the Minister's trip?
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Answered
8 May 2018
Response time
9 days
a) The Premier visited the Abrolhos Islands on the 7 th and 8 th of October 2017 as part of the Government announcement of the creation of an Abrolhos Islands National park.
b) Premier attended the islands with his family, a staff member, members of the DPU, 3 DPIRD vessel crew and an officer from DPIRD.
c) Yes, the Premier stayed at DPIRD’s Saville Kent Centre on Big Rat Island, DPIRD advise there are no costs associated with this.
d-g) The Premier travelled from Geraldton to the islands via boat, so no air travel was required. No taxpayer purchased alcohol was consumed on this trip. Food provisions and incidental boat travel items were purchased as part of the visit. Total cost was $920.18.
b) Premier attended the islands with his family, a staff member, members of the DPU, 3 DPIRD vessel crew and an officer from DPIRD.
c) Yes, the Premier stayed at DPIRD’s Saville Kent Centre on Big Rat Island, DPIRD advise there are no costs associated with this.
d-g) The Premier travelled from Geraldton to the islands via boat, so no air travel was required. No taxpayer purchased alcohol was consumed on this trip. Food provisions and incidental boat travel items were purchased as part of the visit. Total cost was $920.18.
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