Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 22 March 2012:

(1) Has permission been sought for a domestic pet to travel on a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) VIP flight by any minister or the Prime Minister; if so, can details of each such flight be provided, including the:

(a) date; and

(b) departure and arrival points.

(2) Has a domestic pet been listed on a flight manifest for a RAAF VIP flight by any minister or the Prime Minister; if so, can details of each such flight be provided, including the:

(a) date; and

(b) departure and arrival points.

(3) For each flight where permission was sought for a domestic pet to travel on a RAAF VIP flight with a minister or the Prime Minister; or, where a domestic pet was at any time listed on a flight manifest for a flight involving a minister or the Prime Minister, can details be provided for each flight where the domestic pet did not subsequently travel, including the:

(a) date; and

(b) departure and arrival points.