Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

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Chief Minister's Department - Overseas Travel by Senior Officers

(Question No. 154)

Mr Kaine asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 22 April 1999:

In relation to overseas travel on Government business by senior officers of the Chief Minister's Department

(1) What overseas travel has been undertaken since 1 July 1998.

(2) What was the purpose of this travel.

(3) By whom, if anyone, were the officers accompanied.

(4) What was the total itemised cost of the travel.

Ms Carnell

: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

For the purpose of answering this question the term "senior officers" has been taken to mean the Chief Executive or Executives of the Department.

(1) Travel was undertaken:

(a) to China, once by Mr Ross MacDiarmid and Mr Nic Manikis in early October 1998,

(b) once later in October 1998 by Mr Alan Thompson, and;

(d) to Japan in late October 1998 by Mr Alan Thompson (the China and Japan visits were part of the same trip);

(e) to the USA, once by Mr Mick Lilley in October 1998, and;

(f) once by Mr Ross MacDiarmid in April 1999, and;

(g) to Europe and Morocco in November 1998 by Mr Mick Lilley.