42282 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Energy

42282 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Energy: How many international flights in total, if any, counting each leg of a journey as an individual flight, has each department or entity that the Minister is responsible for paid for in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025; and what was the total cost broken down by month, destination, cabin class and the purpose of the flight?

Hon Simon Watts: "As Minister of Energy, I have no responsibility for any government departments or Ministries. With regard to Crown entities under the energy portfolio the EA and EECA: EA: During the period 27 November 2023 to 1 August 2025 the Authority has paid for the following intenational flights, outlined in the attached table. Month Paid Destination Cabin Class Purpose of the flight Total Flight Cost Dec-23 Perth Economy Utility Regulators Forum in Perth $1,083 Dec-23 Melbourne Economy No direct flight from Perth to Wellington Dec-23 Perth Economy Utility Regulators Forum in Perth $1,083 Dec-23 Melbourne Economy No direct flight from Perth to Wellington Dec-23 Brisbane Economy AER/ACCC Regulatory Conference $966 Dec-23 Wellington Economy Return to NZ May-24 Brisbane Economy Council of Australian Tribunals Conference $815 May-24 Christchurch Economy Return to NZ Jun-24 Melbourne Economy Australian Energy Week Conference $822 Jun-24 Wellington Economy Return to NZ Mar-25 Melbourne Economy Council of Australian Tribunals Conference $777 Mar-25 Christchurch Economy Return to NZ Apr-25 Auckland Economy Technical expert for Energy Competition Task Force stakeholder meetings $3,484 Apr-25 Kuala Lumpur Economy Return to Malaysia EECA: EECA purchased 29 International flights in the period of November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025. The total cost, date, destination cabin class and purpose are attached below. " Fare Category Month Itinerary Summary Destination City Name Paid Fare (excl. GST & taxes) purpose Economy Apr-25 SYD-WLG Wellington $337.00 NSW Government invitation for meeting Economy Apr-25 WLG-SYD Sydney $355.00 NSW Government invitation for meeting Economy Mar-24 WLG-AKL-SYD-CBR-SYD-WLG Canberra $1,707.00 Stakeholder meetings in Canberra Economy Mar-25 WLG-AKL-SIN-LHR-SIN-AKL-WLG London $8,080.00 Attending IEA Conference 2025 Economy Apr-25 SYD-WLG Wellington $0.00 NSW Government invitation for meeting Economy Apr-25 WLG-SYD Sydney $169.70 NSW Government invitation for meeting Economy Jun-25 WLG-SYD Sydney $100.00 NSW Government invitation for meeting Economy May-24 CGN-EDI Edinburgh $598.00 Attending All-Energy Conference/Meeting Business Mar-25 AKL-SIN-LHR-SIN-AKL London $13,202.00 Attending IEA Bioenergy Conference 2025 Economy Mar-25 WLG-AKL-SIN-AMS-HKG-AKL-WLG Amsterdam $5,835.00 IEA Bio Energy Task32 National Representative meeting (annual) Economy Apr-25 WLG-MEL-DXB-CPH//DUB-DXB-MEL-WLG Copenhagen $6,354.00 4E (Energy Efficiency End-use Equipment) meetings Economy Apr-25 WLG-MEL-DXB-CPH//DUB-DXB-MEL-WLG Copenhagen $6,354.00 4E (Energy Efficiency End-use Equipment) meetings Business Apr-25 CPH-DUB Dublin $156.00 Regulatory body - ExCo and Annex meetings Economy May-25 AMS-STR-AMS Stuttgart $153.00 IEA Bio Energy Task32 National Representative meeting (annual) Economy Mar-25 AMS-STR-AMS Stuttgart $934.00 IEA Bio Energy Task32 National Representative meeting (annual) Economy Feb-25 WLG-SYD-CBR Canberra $360.00 Social Marketing Conference Not Specified May-25 WLG-SYD-CBR Canberra $25.00 Social Marketing Conference Economy Feb-25 CBR-SYD-WLG Wellington $404.00 Social Marketing Conference Economy Jan-24 AKL-SYD Sydney $248.00 Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme Economy Jan-24 MEL-AKL Auckland $294.00 Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme Economy Jul-24 WLG-MEL-SYD-WLG Melbourne $1,270.00 Attending a Conference/Meeting Economy Jul-24 WLG-SYD Sydney $170.00 INZ Conference Economy Jul-24 SYD-WLG Wellington $256.00 INZ Conference Economy May-24 WLG-AKL-LAX-DEN-LAX-AKL-WLG Denver $11,999.00 4E (Energy Efficiency End-use Equipment) Meeting September 2024 Economy Sept-24 WLG-MEL-CBR-SYD-WLG Canberra $726.00 Liaising with Australian government Economy Sept-24 WLG-MEL-CBR-SYD-WLG Canberra $726.00 Liaising with Australian government Economy Mar-25 WLG-MEL-WLG Melbourne $484.00 Compliance monitoring Economy Mar-25 WLG-MEL-WLG Melbourne $484.00 Compliance monitoring $55,089.70