Ministers are advised that they are no longer required to furnish the Premier with six monthly returns on official overseas travel undertaken by officers within their portfolios. Information relating to official overseas travel will be taken from agency Annual Reports from the reporting period commencing 1997-98. Agencies should continue to record details of official overseas travel by public officials for audit and Annual Reporting purposes.

Annual returns of air charter usage must continue to be lodged by Ministers as at 30 June each year. The Ministerial Handbook details the requirement for air charter usage including a pro-forma for completion; nil returns are required.

The Ministerial Handbook will be amended to reflect changes contained in this Circular.

C. Gellatly
Director General

16 July, 1998