WA Health Staff Air Travel Policy

Applicable to: Health Service Providers and the Department of Health

Description: The WA Health Staff Air Travel Policy applies to all WA Health employees.

The objectives of this Policy are to:

  • Provide consistent and standard air travel procurement practices across WA Health that ensure transparency
  • Streamline and standardise processes and reduce the cost of travel across WA Health
  • Ensure the travel provides benefits to the WA Health system
  • Provide adequate control over, and accountability for, air travel and associated travel expenditure
  • Ensure adequate public disclosure of the full cost of air travel undertaken by WA Health employees.

Legal requirements:

  • Public Sector Management Act 1994
  • Financial Management Act 2006
  • Freedom of Information Act 1992

Date of effect: 14 February 2017

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