Question Without Notice No. 409 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 August 2017 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS — MELBOURNE VISIT
409. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the minister's attendance at the world premiere of Three Summers at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
(1) Did the minister attend this event in his capacity as Minister for Culture and the Arts?
(2) What was the total cost of this trip including —
(a) flights;
(b) accommodation; and �
(c) other costs?
(3) Who accompanied the minister on this trip?
(4) What was the duration of the trip?
(5) Did the minister have any other meetings or ministerial business during this trip?
(6) If yes to (5), with whom, what times were these meetings held and what was the duration of each meeting?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(2) The total cost was —
(a) flights, $8 589.59;
(b) accommodation, $1 412.54; and
(c) other costs, $372.20.
(3) The chief of staff.
(4) He departed Perth the evening of Thursday, 10 August, and returned to Perth at midday on Sunday, 13 August 2017.
(5) Yes.
(6) On Friday, 11 August 2017 at 10.30 am at the office of the Victorian Minister for Creative Industries for 45 minutes; 11.45 am at the office of the chief of staff to the Victorian Minister for Local Government for 45 minutes; 1.00 pm with the chief executive officer of the Abbotsford Convent Heritage Precinct in Abbotsford for 90 minutes; 3.15 pm with the general manager of the Melbourne Museum at the Melbourne Museum for 105 minutes; Saturday, 12 August 2017 at 10.00 am, a tour of the Australian Centre for Moving Image at Federation Square for 90 minutes; midday, a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria's Ian Potter Centre at Southbank for one hour; 4.30 pm with the chair and industry director of the Melbourne International Film Festival at the Hyatt for 60 minutes; 5.30 pm with the Three Summers film producers, cast and crew at the Mercure Treasury for one hour; 6.30 pm for the Melbourne International Film Festival Centrepiece Gala, Three Summers film premiere at the Comedy Theatre in Federation Square for three hours.
I table a copy of the minister's statement presented to the Legislative Assembly today on the success of his trip to Melbourne.
[See paper 416.]