Question on notice #28: MP Train Travel

10th Aug 04

Parliamentarians' Entitlements: Travel
(Question No. 3563)
Mr Organ asked the Minister representing the Special Minister of State, upon notice, on 12 May 2004:

For each of the last five financial years, will the Minister list the current and former Members of Parliament and the occasions on which they have travelled on (a) The Ghan, (b) the Indian Pacific, (c) the Overland, and (d) the Spirit of Tasmania, at Government expense.

Mr Abbott —The Special Minister of State has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

The information stored in the Department of Finance and Administration's payments system for travel by Senators, Members and former Parliamentarians records the provider of a train or ferry service but not the particular service. Therefore the answer cannot provide a response by disaggregated services under (a), (b) (c) and (d). Information has been extracted from that payment system for any payments for services provided by Great Southern Railway Ltd (which operates The Ghan, the Indian Pacific and the Overland) and the Spirit of Tasmania for travel relating to the financial years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. Name Departure Date Arrival Date Carrier
ADAMS, Dick Godfrey Harry 01-Feb-04 02-Feb-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
ANDREN, Peter James 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BAUME, Michael Ehrenfried 18-Apr-02 19-Apr-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BILNEY, Gordon Neil 09-May-02 10-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BILNEY, Gordon Neil 01-Jun-03 02-Jun-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BLEWETT, Neal 20-Jan-03 21-Jan-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BLEWETT, Neal 09-Jul-03 12-Jul-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BLEWETT, Neal 18-Aug-03 19-Aug-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BLEWETT, Neal 19-Aug-03 20-Aug-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BROWN, Robert James 08-Jul-01 10-Jul-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BUCKLAND, Geoffrey Frederick 31-Oct-02 01-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 20-Apr-00 21-Apr-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 12-May-00 13-May-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 03-Aug-00 04-Aug-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 11-Aug-00 12-Aug-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 03-Aug-00 04-Aug-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 11-Aug-00 12-Aug-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 21-Dec-00 22-Dec-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 01-Jan-01 02-Jan-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 18-Jan-01 19-Jan-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 16-May-02 17-May-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 27-May-02 28-May-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 16-May-02 17-May-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 27-May-02 28-May-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 19-Dec-02 20-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 28-Dec-02 29-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 19-Dec-02 20-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 28-Dec-02 29-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 06-Mar-03 07-Mar-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 27-Mar-03 28-Mar-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 03-Jul-03 04-Jul-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 10-Jul-03 11-Jul-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 08-Dec-03 09-Dec-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 20-Apr-04 21-Apr-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 23-Apr-04 24-Apr-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BURR, Maxwell Arthur 28-Jun-04 29-Jun-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
BUTTON, John Norman 26-Oct-03 28-Oct-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COBB, John Kenneth 08-Nov-02 09-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COHEN, Barry 09-Aug-99 12-Aug-99 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COLLINS, Jacinta Mary Ann 30-Oct-02 01-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COLLINS, Jacinta Mary Ann 30-Oct-02 01-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COLLINS, Jacinta Mary Ann 05-Nov-02 06-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COLLINS, Jacinta Mary Ann 07-Apr-04 09-Apr-04 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
COOK, Peter Francis Salmon 15-Jan-01 18-Jan-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
CREAN, Frank 31-Aug-00 01-Sep-00 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAYS
CREAN, Frank 05-Sep-00 06-Sep-00 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAYS
CRICHTON-BROWNE, Noel Ashley 13-Dec-99 16-Dec-99 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
CRICHTON-BROWNE, Noel Ashley 14-Apr-00 14-Apr-00 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
CROSS, Manfred Douglas 03-Jan-04 06-Jan-04 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
CROSSIN, Patricia Margaret 31-Oct-02 01-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
CROWLEY, Rosemary Anne 03-Sep-03 04-Sep-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
FISHER, Peter Stanley 08-Nov-03 09-Nov-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FISHER, Peter Stanley 15-Nov-03 16-Nov-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FISHER, Peter Stanley 08-Nov-03 09-Nov-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FORBES, Alexander James 16-Sep-02 17-Sep-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
FRASER, John Malcolm 02-Feb-00 03-Feb-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 24-Feb-00 25-Feb-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 20-Oct-00 21-Oct-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 31-Oct-00 01-Nov-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 20-Oct-00 21-Oct-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 31-Oct-00 01-Nov-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 22-Jan-01 23-Jan-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 06-Feb-01 07-Feb-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 22-Jan-01 23-Jan-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 06-Feb-01 07-Feb-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 05-Dec-01 06-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 13-Dec-01 13-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 05-Dec-01 06-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 13-Dec-01 13-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 21-Jan-02 21-Jan-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 14-Feb-02 15-Feb-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 07-Dec-02 08-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 13-Dec-02 14-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 08-Dec-02 09-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 14-Dec-02 15-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 08-Dec-02 09-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 14-Dec-02 15-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 05-Jan-03 06-Jan-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 17-Jan-03 18-Jan-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 28-Jan-03 29-Jan-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 06-Feb-03 06-Feb-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 28-Jan-03 29-Jan-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 06-Feb-03 06-Feb-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 27-Oct-03 28-Oct-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 09-Nov-03 10-Nov-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
FRASER, John Malcolm 01-Dec-03 02-Dec-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 08-Aug-02 09-Aug-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 16-Aug-02 17-Aug-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 01-Dec-02 02-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 14-Dec-02 14-Dec-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 03-Jul-03 04-Jul-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 14-Nov-03 15-Nov-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GIBSON, Brian Francis 26-Jun-04 27-Jun-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GOODLUCK, Bruce John 14-Apr-04 15-Apr-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GOODLUCK, Bruce John 21-Apr-04 22-Apr-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
GREIG, Brian Andrew 04-Mar-02 07-Mar-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
HAASE, Barry 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
HARDGRAVE, Gary 30-Jul-02 31-Jul-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
HARDGRAVE, Gary 22-Mar-03 23-Mar-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 22-Apr-00 23-Apr-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 01-May-00 01-May-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 10-Apr-01 11-Apr-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 23-Apr-01 24-Apr-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 08-May-01 09-May-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 11-May-01 12-May-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 14-Apr-03 15-Apr-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HARRADINE, Brian 22-Apr-03 23-Apr-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
HURFORD, Christopher John 28-Oct-01 28-Oct-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
HURFORD, Christopher John 28-Oct-01 28-Oct-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
HURFORD, Christopher John 12-Nov-01 13-Nov-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
LEY, Sussan Penelope 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
LIVERMORE, Kirsten 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MACDONALD, John Alexander Lindsay 28-Mar-03 30-Mar-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MCARTHUR, Fergus Stewart 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MCKIERNAN, James Philip 01-Jul-02 03-Jul-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MCLEAY, Leo Boyce 30-Apr-02 02-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MCVEIGH, Daniel Thomas 15-Jul-01 17-Jul-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MCVEIGH, Daniel Thomas 11-Jun-03 14-Jun-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MILES, Christopher Gordon 29-Sep-99 30-Sep-99 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 07-Oct-99 08-Oct-99 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 29-Sep-99 30-Sep-99 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 07-Oct-99 08-Oct-99 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 14-Apr-00 15-Apr-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 29-Apr-00 30-Apr-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 16-Dec-01 16-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 19-Jan-02 20-Jan-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 16-Dec-01 16-Dec-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MILES, Christopher Gordon 19-Jan-02 20-Jan-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MINCHIN, Nicholas Hugh 03-May-02 04-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MOSSFIELD, Frank 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
MURPHY, Shayne Michael 20-Sep-03 20-Sep-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
MURPHY, Shayne Michael 20-Sep-03 20-Sep-03 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
NEVILLE, Paul Christopher 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
NEWMAN, Jocelyn Margaret 10-Aug-01 11-Aug-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
NEWMAN, Jocelyn Margaret 14-Aug-01 15-Aug-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
NEWMAN, Jocelyn Margaret 10-Aug-01 11-Aug-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
NEWMAN, Jocelyn Margaret 14-Aug-01 15-Aug-01 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
QUICK, Harry Vernon 30-Apr-02 02-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
QUIRKE, John Andrew 28-Jul-00 29-Jul-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
QUIRKE, John Andrew 03-Aug-00 04-Aug-00 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
RANDALL, Don 25-Jan-02 28-Jan-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
RIDGEWAY, Aden Derek 29-Apr-02 30-Apr-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
RIDGEWAY, Aden Derek 24-Oct-03 25-Oct-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SAWFORD, Rodney Weston 23-Oct-00 23-Oct-00 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SAWFORD, Rodney Weston 30-Apr-02 02-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SAWFORD, Rodney Weston 23-Feb-03 24-Feb-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SCHULTZ, Albert John 04-Nov-02 05-Nov-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SERCOMBE, Robert 30-Apr-02 02-May-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
SWARTZ, Reginald William Colin 16-Nov-00 19-Nov-00 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
TAMBLING, Grant Ernest John 08-Jul-99 11-Jul-99 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
THOMSON, Kelvin 17-Jan-04 17-Jan-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
TUCKEY, Charles Wilson 01-Oct-03 04-Oct-03 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
WALTERS, Mary Shirley 14-Jul-00 17-Jul-00 INDIAN PACIFIC TRAIN
WASHER, Malcolm 09-Apr-01 12-Apr-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
WATSON, John Odin Wentworth 01-Sep-02 02-Sep-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
WATSON, John Odin Wentworth 02-Jan-04 02-Jan-04 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
WEST, Sue Margaret 01-Oct-01 02-Oct-01 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
WILKIE, Kimberley William 08-Feb-02 11-Feb-02 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD
WRIEDT, Kenneth Shaw 05-Nov-02 06-Nov-02 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA
YOUNG, Harold William 27-Jun-04 29-Jun-04 GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD


Some of the data included in this answer has been derived from the entitlement management system that was in place within the Department until September 1999. Due to the nature of the archiving process and its technical limitations, the Department is unable to guarantee the exactness of the information.