QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Employment and Workplace Relations (Question No. 1816)
Senator Ludwig: The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator ' s question: The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations received funding under the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (the Pilot) to conduct three conferences during the Pilot. The 2011 conference was the third and final conference convened during the Pilot. A breakdown of the cost of the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme 2011 conference is contained in Table 1. The conference involved a training day for international officials and approved employers on Tuesday 2 August 2011 and a plenary conference from Wednesday 3 August to Friday 5 August 2011. Table 1: Breakdown of the cost of the 2011 Pilot conference Conference venue including: hire of meeting rooms hire of plenary room catering accommodation for partner country officials accommodation for speakers and the Master of Ceremonies $52, 684.60 (GST inclusive) International flights, domestic transfers and travel allowance for international officials from partner countries $19,754 (GST inclusive) Master of Ceremonies including fee, travel and meal costs $17,531.00 (GST inclusive) Audio visual services $9,997.35 (GST inclusive) Conference dinner event $9,065.00 (GST inclusive) Conference materials including printed materials, programs and lanyards $1,536.30 (GST inclusive) Welcome to country $330.00 (GST inclusive)