Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, , 1:29:06 to 1:49:48
Senators request a schedule of forthcoming international events the Minister may attend and seek data on the most frequent domestic travel destinations for departmental staff.
Topics: Travel and event costs, Diplomatic events
Speakers: Senator Nita Green, Senator Dean Smith, Mr Jim Betts, Speaker 8, Ms Jodie George, Senator Varun Ghosh
Well, we can certainly provide a list where the approval is in place or where a booking is.
Sorry, Mr. Betts, I missed that?
Where we we'll see what information we can provide.
Um there are clearly a schedule, there are international events which Ministers, Mr. Minister Feifield, for example, has previously attended. So if you could provide me a schedule of future anticipated international events that are known to you that may
where it is the expectation that the Minister would attend, is that what I'm saying?
Where the Minister may.
Well, there's a lot of international events.
Can I um because it would ultimately be a decision of the Minister? So the advice can come from the Department about an event and the benefit of the Minister perhaps attending. But it would be a decision for a minister to actually seek approval from the Prime Minister for that travel. So if I could finish my answer, I'm happy to take on notice for you, um, Senator. Um whether there are any international events planned or um whether there's under consideration the advice I have at the moment is that there isn't any future um international events being considered right now, but that obviously changes over time, so I'll take it on notice for you in case it's changed since the advice I received.
So what are you taking on notice for me, Minister? Um at a high level, what might that look like?
Sorry. So I can't really provide you with a useful list of things that might occur.
We'll give you the big list if you like. Um considered over the next forward program.
Um have any preliminary flight bookings being made? Mr. Smith.
I have no further information on it.
Do you take that on notice?
I think it's been taken on notice.
Uh thank you very much.
Um responses to the questions on most popular destinations.
Um as it relates to domestic travel the most um popular or current currently traveled.
I wouldn't use the word.
And communication services.