Overseas Travel
The South Australian Government Premier and Cabinet Circular PC035 requires all agencies to make information related to overseas travel available to the public via the agency’s website.
To allow adequate time for receipt of charges and reconciliation of costs, information relating to overseas travel will be posted two (2) months after the traveller(s) return to Australia.
For all overseas travel disclosures prior to May 2015, please refer to published Annual Reports. For travel disclosures from the former Minister for Defence Industries and Ministerial Staff click here.
Staff travel disclosures (2018 – present)
Overseas travel itineraries and expense receipts for the Defence SA staff from January 2018 are below.
| Date of Travel | Number of Travellers | Destinations | Reasons for Travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
| April 2023 | 2 | Washington, Denver, Colorado Springs | Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and the 38th Space Symposium develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of naval shipbuilding, information warfare, space ecosystem and research and development | $39,021 |
| April 2023 | 1 | Colorado Springs | Attend 38th Space Symposium to develop relationships to support SA based partnering arrangements with the US, and others in the defence/space/cyber ecosystem. Support the development of SmartSat CRC project links within USA. | $10,295 |
| April 2023 | 1 | Connecticut, Virginia | Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia to develop networks and connections to better understand the US defence industry with reference to AUKUS. Industry engagement with companies with the potential to further SA ambitions in the areas of future submarine, guided weapons and maritime autonomy | $18,761 |
| May 2023 | 2 | Berlin, Rostock, Bristol, Plymouth, London, Farnborough | Attend the Underwater Technology Conference and undertake industry engagement to promote SA as a destination for marine autonomous systems test and evaluation activities and SEA 1905 mine counter measures. Promote SA research projects and universities, investigate collaboration opportunities with European research organisations. | $23,996 |
| Date of Travel | Number of travellers | Destinations | Reasons for travel | Total Cost of travel excluding GST |
| March 2022 | 1 | USA: Los Angeles, Washington DC
Canada: Vancouver, Ottawa, Halifax |
Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of Guided weapons, Explosive Ordinance and Autonomous systems | $14,584 |
| April 2022 | 2 | USA: Colorado Springs, Denver | Attend 37th Space Symposium in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and investigate opportunities in the space sector | $26,401 |
| May 2022 | 1 | Singapore
UK: London, Farnborough, Sheffield, Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Belgium: Brussels |
Attend the Underwater Technology Conference, engage with nuclear submarine community to support the SA Nuclear Propulsion Submarine Task Force | $16,056 |
| September 2022 | 1 | UK: London
France: Paris |
Attend International Astronautical Congress 2022, identify trade, investment and international partnerships for SA Space Companies | $17,524 |
| October 2022 | 1 | Belgium: Brussels, Ostend
France: Paris, Lille USA: Boston , Connecticut, Virginia, Washington |
Attend Euronaval Conference, visit European and American companies with a focus on workforce requirements and challenges in relation to nuclear propulsion submarines | $21,981 |