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Report of Interstate and Overseas Travel Undertaken by Members of Parliament Funded by the Imprest System REPORT OF INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS TRAVEL UNDERTAKEN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FUNDED BY THE IMPREST SYSTEM FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2011 This report contains a summary of all interstate and overseas travel undertaken by Members of Parliament on official business funded by the Imprest system. REPORT OF INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS TRAVEL UNDERTAKEN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2011 FUNDED BY THE IMPREST SYSTEM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT TRAVEL - IMPREST SYSTEM INTERSTATE TRAVEL I BRITZA MLA (M) 08-Apr-11 11-Apr-11 HOBART INVITED TO SPEAK TO KAREN $3,037 PEOPLE AND MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF STATESIDE CONSTRUCTIONS J QUIGLEY MLA (M) 17-Apr-11 20-Apr-11 SYDNEY VARIOUS MEETINGS FOR $1,630 TOURISM AND TRAINING PROJECT P TINLEY MLA (M) 19-Apr-11 26-Apr-11 CANBERRA, SERIES OF MEETINGS $4,080 SYDNEY RELATED TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA HON T STEPHENS MLA (M) 25-Apr-11 01-May-11 CANBERRA, MEETINGS WITH MINISTERIAL $4,227 SYDNEY OFFICE STAFF IN CANBERRA AND MEETING IN REFERENCE TO SPONSORSHIP OF AN INDIGENOUS PROJECT J WOOLLARD MLA (M) 02-May-11 06-May-11 MELBOURNE VARIOUS MEETINGS $4,678 REGARDING EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION T SIMPSON MLA (M) 13-May-11 15-May-11 HOBART DEAF AUSTRALIA INC. $1,884 NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION L BAKER MLA (M) 13-May-11 15-May-11 BRISBANE NATIONAL LABOR WOMENS $1,974 CONFERENCE C MARTIN MLA (M) 13-May-11 16-May-11 BRISBANE NATIONAL LABOR WOMENS $4,577 CONFERENCE J FREEMAN MLA (M) 14-May-11 15-May-11 BRISBANE NATIONAL LABOR WOMENS $4,502 CONFERENCE HON J FORD MLC (M) 27-May-11 30-May-11 CANBERRA, CONFERENCE AT PARLIAMENT $2,412 SYDNEY HOUSE IN CANBERRA AND BRIEFING AT THE AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION IN SYDNEY J WOOLLARD MLA (M) 31-May-11 01-Jun-11 CANBERRA ATTENDED EVENTS PUBLIC $2,557 HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS - MARK AUSTRALIAS LEADERSHIP AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION - WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2011 HON C BARNETT MLA (M) 24-Jun-11 25-Jun-11 CANBERRA 55TH FEDERAL COUNCIL OF $3,850 THE LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA OVERSEAS TRAVEL M WHITELY MLA (M) 05-Apr-11 24-May-11 USA ADDRESS THE EMPATHIC $1,311 THERAPY CONFERENCE IN SYRACUSE P WATSON MLA (M) 20-Apr-11 07-May-11 TURKEY INVITED BY MAYOR OF $2,950 GELIBOLU (GALLIPOLI) TO ATTEND ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE J FREEMAN MLA (M) 21-Apr-11 04-May-11 TURKEY ANZAC SPIRIT STUDY TOUR - $9,520 B JOHNSTON MLA (M) 23-Apr-11 01-May-11 TURKEY ANZAC SPIRIT STUDY TOUR $5,440 I BLAYNEY MLA (M) 12-May-11 16-May-11 CHINA VISITED ANSTEEL TO VIEW - $7,186 FINAL PRODUCT AND DANDONG TO PROPOSE GERALDTON AS SISTER CITY HON T STEPHENS MLA (M) 20-May-11 11-Jun-11 USA VARIOUS MEETINGS TO - $7,644 ASSIST IN PARLIAMENTARY AND ELECTORATE WORK HON N GOIRAN MLC (M) 27-May-11 04-Jun-11 CANADA THIRD INTERNATIONAL $4,267 SYMPOSIUM ON EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE B JOHNSTON MLA (M) 17-Jun-11 22-Jun-11 INDONESIA ARCPF CONFERENCE $1,890 A MITCHELL MLA (M) 27-Jun-11 14-Jul-11 UNITED KINGDOM, VARIOUS CONFERENCES $1,988 SINGAPORE TOTAL FOR PARLIAMENT TRAVEL - IMPREST SYSTEM VISITS: 21 $81,605 IAN M BRITZA, MLA INTERSTATE TRAVEL REPORT A REPORT ON THE PURPOSE AND BENEFITS DERIVED FROM A TRIP TO HOBART, TASMANIA 8- 10 APRIL 2011 SUITE 1, CENTRO GALLERIA COLLIER ROAD, MORLEY PURPOSE OF TRIP At the request of Mr Paul Kway, I accepted his invitation to have me come to Hobart, Tasmania and speak to his community - the Karen people - to assist them in integrating into the community. It was also my intention to introduce them to a philanthropist who could assist them personally and financially. The second purpose of this trip was to meet with representatives of Stateside Constructions and discuss their strategy for affordable housing. I received support from the Community Development and Justice Committee, on which I serve, to gather more information that could serve our current inquiry into affordable social housing. COST OF TRIP The cost to the Department of Premier and Cabinet amounted to $3037. This amount is made up of airfare and three nights' accommodation. ITINERARY FRIDAY 8TH APRIL I attended an appointment with representatives of Stateside Constructions and discussed all matters pertaining to affordable homes and their suitability for other States in Australia, apart from Tasmania. I saw several exhibition homes and a couple of homes that were actually constructed for suburbia, rather than the usual holiday recreational properties. SATURDAY 9TH APRIL I spent most of the day with the National Representative of the Karen people, Mr Paul Kway. Discussions were held to find possible outcomes in assisting the Karen community, particulary in Hobart, to intergrate into the community and to have a representative who could speak English on their behalf. The desire to have an English speaking Karen person within the community was the main source of concern. I spoke at a public evening meeting at the Hobart Baptist Church dealing with Karen issues in Tasmania. Mr Paul Kway presented a powerpoint history and purpose of the Karen people in Burma and here in Australia and then time was set aside for questions. SUNDAY 10 THAPRIL I was the guest speaker at the Karen church service held in the Hobart Baptist Church. Mr Peter Conran, Director General Department of Premier & Cabinet 4 5-75j--N„ 26h Floor, Governor Stirling Tower / <Z\ ,9\ 197 St. George's Terrace r-;" PERTH WA 6000 c•I Attention: Laurie Birrell IMPREST REPORT — SYDNEY APRIL 2011 I wish to report upon my trip to Sydney for the days 18, 19 and 20 April 2011. I travelled to Sydney on the evening of Sunday 17 April and return to Perth on the evening of Wednesday 20 April 2011. I stayed in the hotel for the nights of Sunday 17, Monday 18 and Tuesday 19th. The purpose of my trip was twofold, firstly, to confer with a senior Barrister in Sydney concerning the limits of Parliamentary Privilege. A further purpose of the trip was to meet with the Shadow Attorney General for New South Wales, Mr Paul Lynch, the Member for Liverpool. I discussed the general approaches to the Shadow portfolio of Attorney General, and in particular, the hollowness of entering law and order auctions in front of the community but rather concentrate on deficiencies in the judicial system and the law as it effects social justice. Mr Lynch is also a legal practitioner. On the afternoon of Wednesday 20 April 2011 I attended at the office of the Federal Attorney General, the Honourable Robert McClelland, where I discussed with his senior advisers, amongst other things, a national structure for the legal profession. After giving due consideration to the arguments in favour of a national structure for the legal professional I remain wholly supportive of the position taken in Western Australia, by the WA Bar Association, the Law Society of WA and the Attorney General, that Western Australia should have an independent profession in Western Australia, which has at its pinnacle, the Chief Justice of Western Australia and the Justices of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and retain our own admissions to legal practice in Western Australia and disciplinary structures for the legal profession in Western Australia. Yours sincerely, JOHN QUIGLEY LLB JP MLA Member for Mindarie PO Box 2024 CLARKSON WA 6030 OFFICE: SUITE 35, OCEAN KEYS SHOPPING CENTRE, 36 OCEAN KEYS BOULEVARD, CLARKSON WA 6030 (Opposite Clarkson Library) PH: 9407 8600 FAx: 9407 8644 EMAIL: [email protected] 6 - 7d• oer for Wi acee r■ ECE/yED Brnier4 cab S 3, Simms"Roadc, Ha Email: p- - ; p .w a. g o v. a Phone: (08) 9331 8015 Mr P Conran Fax: (08) 331 8017 Director General Department of Premier and Cabinet 197 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Dear Mr Conran, On the 19th of April I travelled to Sydney and Canberra for a series of meetings related to my interests in Western Australia. My meetings and activities included the following: o Appear on the SBS Insight program • Meet CEO of Sydney Rabbitohs, Mr Shane Richardson and staff. • Meet CIO of Fuji Xerox Australia, Mr Craig Gibbons. • Visit the Royal Military College Canberra • Meet with the office of Senator Kim Carr • Escort a constituent group visiting parliament house • Attend Anzac Day memorial services • Meet D/CoS Army, Col Simon Stuart o Meet productivity commission Key outcomes of this visit include: • Understand the ICT industry nationally • Develop networks in the NRL o Learn about military careers for constituents o Understanding productivity initiatives in Australia This knowledge will assist me in to contribute to debate and development of issues of importance to the constituents of Willagee and Western Australia generally. Yours sin I Peter Member for Willa Labor Spokespers or Local Jobs facebook.com/tinleymla Local Leadership for Willagee Parliament House Perth WA 6000 Friday 1st July 2011 Director General Department of Premier & Cabinet 197 St George's Tce PERTH WA 6000 ATTENTION: Ms Mandy Enright - Executive Government Services: [email protected] Dear Director General IMPREST REPORT Imprest allowance for travel was incurred as follows: 1. Airfare costs: $1401.84 x 2 (Perth-Canberra; Sydney-Perth) 2. Travel Allowance: $750 (Sydney: 28/29/30 April 2011) 3. Car Hire Completed Itinerary: T&A Stephens Mon 25 April: Ex Perth QF480/812 Arr Canberra: PM: Meeting with staff officer from Federal Ministerial Office Tues 26 April AM: National Gallery of Australia - Irish in Australia Exhibition Wed 27 April AM: National Library: Manuscripts Room Thurs 28 April Travel to Sydney by road Friday 29 th April AM: Corporate Headquarters Visit: Sponsorship Indigenous Project NW PM: Mitchell Library: Parliamentary Research Saturday 30 th April All Day: Progressive Australia Conference Sunday 1 st May All Day: Progressive Australia Conference 5.50pm: Ex Sydney: QF571 8.45pm: Arr Perth The purpose of the travel was to enable parliamentary work in Canberra and Sydney.
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