David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that previously, under guidelines for the use of special purpose aircraft, schedules of flights (which included full details regarding each flight) were regularly tabled in the Senate to promote public transparency and accountability in relation to the use of RAAF VIP aircraft, and the last schedule was tabled in the Senate on 28 June 2021 and covered the period 1 July to 31 December 2020; and

(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, by no later than 3 pm on 13 September 2023, the following information relating to special purpose flights:

(i) for all flights since 1 January 2021:

(A) cost per flight, including the cost of any empty return flights (often referred to as ghost flights),

(B) the departure and arrival locations, and

(C) the date of the flights,

(ii) all current guidelines provided to officials around the use of special purpose flights, and

(iii) all previous versions of guidelines provided to officials around the use of special purpose flights.