Question On Notice No. 2520 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 September 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Legislative Council question on
notice 2135 and the Minister's reference to Legislative Council question on notice 2134,
which provides no answer to the information that I seek and I ask, when does the
Minister intend to answer the question or
satisfy obligations under section 82 of the Financial Management Act
2006?
Answered on 29 October 2019
Section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006 expressly concerns the conduct or operation of an agency. The Member’s original question pertains neither to the conduct nor operation of an agency.
For the Member’s benefit, both the Chairman’s Lounge (QANTAS) and The Club (Virgin) are invitation only memberships. They cannot be purchased, and as such there is no value attached to them. They are an agreement between the airlines and individuals.
Furthermore, memberships are not necessarily offered to Ministers, Directors General or other public servants by virtue of their current positions. Individuals, including Ministers, other Members of Parliament and departmental officials, may also have memberships based on their previous occupations or for reasons outside of their official responsibilities.
If the member has a particular question about one of the approximately 140,000 public servants in Western Australia I suggest he asks a more specific question.