The ABC uncovers more evidence of potential double-dipping on taxpayer-funded travel by South Australian MPs.
An audit of parliamentary records has found several instances where country MPs have received an accommodation allowance for staying in Adelaide on the same nights they were travelling within SA or interstate at taxpayer expense.
But the dates of those trips in Parliament's records match dates where Mr Whetstone submitted separate claims for a Country Members Accommodation Allowance worth more than $200 a night. "It would be inappropriate for me to make any comment about matters while they remain the subject of an on-going ICAC investigation."Former Labor MP and speaker Lyn Breuer took both payments for being in Adelaide and Canberra on the same night in 2010.
When asked whose responsibility it was to ensure dates and relevant payments were correct, Ms Breuer said: "I understand no-one did at that time". Mr Pengilly said he no longer had access to his parliamentary records to check the dates in question."They have no workers compensation available to them, no mandated leave nor loadings and secure employment for only four years. Those matters are important for people to understand."
Travel records show Mr Pelekaan charged taxpayers $277 for travel to Penola in the state's south-east between July 6 and 8 in 2015.In a statement, Mr van Holst Pellekaan said his records show he worked in Penola on the 6th and stayed the night, before returning to Adelaide.
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