Page 3193 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 11 September 1991
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MR COLLAERY: My supplementary question is: Would the Chief Minister comment on this statement from Mr Bannon complaining about Senator Richardson to the Prime Minister - in a personal letter - "For welfare to be removed at this stage - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Collaery, that question is out of order.
Members' Travel Costs
MR STEFANIAK: Mr Speaker, my question is to you. How much private members' study allowance did Mr Berry have available to him to use to go to the ALP conference in Hobart, and under what authority did he expend the excess?
MR SPEAKER: I am not sure that the question is a valid one. I can inform members that there is a $2,136 maximum allowance for all members for study travel and Mr Berry's trip to Hobart cost $975. Does that answer the question for you?
Mr Kaine: No, that is not correct. The trip cost $2,730.
Mr Stefaniak: That was reported in the newspaper yesterday.
MR SPEAKER: Order! You are talking about study trips?
Mr Kaine: We are talking about his study trip to Hobart.
MR SPEAKER: I am talking about his study trip to Hobart that he undertook as a study trip.
Mr Stefaniak: When was that, Mr Speaker? We might be talking about two different things?
MR SPEAKER: It was 24 August 1990.
Mr Stefaniak: In that case, how much was available to him to go to this year's ALP conference in Hobart, and under what authority did he expend the excess?
MR SPEAKER: What was then available to him was the difference between $975 and $2,136, which is $1,161, which had not been used.
Mr Stefaniak: Where did he get his $2,730?
MR SPEAKER: Mr Stefaniak, I believe that that answers your question.
Ms Follett: I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper.
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