❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals gifts, hospitality, and travel accepted by senior officers in the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Department of Fisheries from private companies and individuals, along with their estimated value and any commercial relationships.
AnsweredQoN 2695Legislative Assembly
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For each department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 7.1 or equivalent accepted any gift, hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 July 2013, and if so: (a) how many officers have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual; (b) what was the nature of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered them; (c) what is the estimated individual value of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel; and (d) does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual, and if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Fisheries
Response time
35 days
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD:
a) Three
b) 2 x Eagles GWS football tickets (Rio Tinto); 2 x Market City Ball and Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year Awards 2013 (Perth Market Authority); Return air flight to Adelaide, overnight accommodation (11/8/2014), meals and attendance at Fungicide workshop/training (Bayer Crop Science Pty Ltd).
c) $50 each; $150 each; $1000 respectively
d) No
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES:
(a)-(d) The Department of Fisheries has had four officers above level 7.1 accept hospitality or invitations to events from a private company or individual since 1 July 2013.
Nature of gift/hospitality
Name/organisaton of offerer
Estimated value
Commercial/financial relationship
Breakfast
Geraldton Fisherman's Co-operative
$16.00
None
Lunch
Recfishwest
$18.00
None
Lunch
Salter Boats
$6.00
None
Attendance at Psychological Risk Assessment Master Class
PSB Solutions/Safety Institute of Australia
$1120.00
None
Two Tickets to "The Twelfth Night"
Santos
$100.00
None
Lunch
Lighthouse HQ
$20.00
Supplier for DoF's Navigate licensing system
Dinner
Lighthouse HQ
$50.00
Supplier for DoF's Navigate licensing system
Lunch
Dragon King Abalone Pty Ltd
$30.00
None
Attendance for two people at a 2 day HR summit
HRD Magazine/Key Media Pty Ltd
$3000.00
None
Lunch
Centrecare
$25.00
Centrecare provides the training for DoF's Gatekeeper training
VIP ticket to 2 day HR Leaders' summit
Business Insights Australia
$1800.00
None
a) Three
b) 2 x Eagles GWS football tickets (Rio Tinto); 2 x Market City Ball and Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year Awards 2013 (Perth Market Authority); Return air flight to Adelaide, overnight accommodation (11/8/2014), meals and attendance at Fungicide workshop/training (Bayer Crop Science Pty Ltd).
c) $50 each; $150 each; $1000 respectively
d) No
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES:
(a)-(d) The Department of Fisheries has had four officers above level 7.1 accept hospitality or invitations to events from a private company or individual since 1 July 2013.
Nature of gift/hospitality
Name/organisaton of offerer
Estimated value
Commercial/financial relationship
Breakfast
Geraldton Fisherman's Co-operative
$16.00
None
Lunch
Recfishwest
$18.00
None
Lunch
Salter Boats
$6.00
None
Attendance at Psychological Risk Assessment Master Class
PSB Solutions/Safety Institute of Australia
$1120.00
None
Two Tickets to "The Twelfth Night"
Santos
$100.00
None
Lunch
Lighthouse HQ
$20.00
Supplier for DoF's Navigate licensing system
Dinner
Lighthouse HQ
$50.00
Supplier for DoF's Navigate licensing system
Lunch
Dragon King Abalone Pty Ltd
$30.00
None
Attendance for two people at a 2 day HR summit
HRD Magazine/Key Media Pty Ltd
$3000.00
None
Lunch
Centrecare
$25.00
Centrecare provides the training for DoF's Gatekeeper training
VIP ticket to 2 day HR Leaders' summit
Business Insights Australia
$1800.00
None
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