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SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO 724

Speaker - Staff Training Course

MRS CARNELL- asked the Speaker:

In relation to expenditure incurred by your former Senior Private Secretary to attend a training course for the day on 8 July 1992

(1) What training course did this officer attend.

(2) Where was the course held and by whom.

(3) What was the cost of the course itself.

(4) What breakdown is available of all other costs to make up the total of $1935.00.

(5) Did you approve the attendance of this officer on this course.

(6) What benefit was supposedly gained for the expenditure by the taxpayer of $1935.00 on a one-day training course.

MADAM SPEAKER - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) The officer attended the 21st Australian Conference of Economics, which was conducted over three days.

(2) The course was held in Melbourne by the Economic Society of Australia.

(3) Registraion fees for the conference amounted to $350.00.

(4) The other costs associated with the officers attendence at the conference are:

air fares $360.00

travelling allowance $485.00

salary cost $740.00*

Subtotal $1585.00

*Note: Under the requirements of the training guarantee scheme the staffs salary component for the period that training was underaken is a cost that is included in the calculation of the cost of training. In this case the salary component has been calculated for the 3 days of the Conference.

(5) On my recommendation, approval was given by the Clerk.

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