Senator Bob Carr: The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1), (2) and (3) Overseas travel expenditure for period 1 January to 30 May 2012 was provided in response to Question on Notice 79 from 28/29 May 2012 Budget Estimates Hearing. Annex 1 provides details of additional costs (GST exclusive) that have been expensed for period 1 June to 30 June 2012 by the Department for officials' overseas travel undertaken in support of the Minister and Parliamentary Secretaries. This information is correct as at 30 August 2012. The cost of all other travel undertaken by the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries and Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 employees to the Ministers are paid for by the Department of Finance and Deregulation (DoFD). These costs are tabled in the Parliament every six months in a report titled 'Parliamentarian Travel'. This report contains the information requested, including dates, destination and purpose of travel. It is also published on the DoFD website. Annex 1 Minister / Parliamentary Secretary Travel undertaken Destination, duration and purpose Departmental ministerial costs (i) Gifts (ii) Security (iii) Portfolio costs to Defence (iv) Entertainment Defence delegation Defence personnel costs (i) Travel (ii) Accomm. (iii) Other Minister for Defence, Mr Smith Singapore from 1 to 3 June 2012 The Minister visited Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue. CDF and CDF ADC travelled from the 1 to 3 June Singapore via Malaysia, and then joined Minister Smith in China (see below). (i) Nil (ii) Nil (iii) Nil (iv) Nil Chief of Defence Force Secretary Aide de Camp to CDF Aide de Camp to Minister Signaller First Assistant Secretary International Policy Director Commonwealth and South East Asia, International Policy Division Assistant Director Singapore, International Policy Division Policy Officer Singapore, International Policy Division Executive Officer, International Policy Division Ministerial Visits Officer, International Policy (i) $32,763 (ii) $17,979 (iii) $8,141.63 Minister for Defence, Mr Smith China from 5 to 7 June 2012 The Minister visited China to participate in the inaugural Defence Minister's Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie. The Minister also visited the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet Headquarters in Zhanjiang. 1Costs reported under the China visit relating to travel and meal allowances for CDF and ADC CDF include expenses incurred in Singapore, Malaysia and China. (i) $339.00 (ii) Nil (iii) Nil (iv) Nil Chief of Defence Force Secretary Aide de Camp to CDF Aide de Camp to Minister Director North South Asia, International Policy Division (i) $38,713.471 (ii) $11,017.541 (iii) $2,580.16