WA Police officers accepted hospitality (dinner, rugby tickets) from Telstra and Rugby WA representatives. The agency acknowledges potential conflicts of interest are managed through policy.

AnsweredQoN 8351Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 August 2012
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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For each agency within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 3.1 accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 April 2012, 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
11 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
35 days
WA Police
(a)  Two
(b)
(1) Dinner meal at Burswood Complex on 27 March 2012.  Provided by Mr Alex Steffan - Telstra;
(2) Two tickets for rugby match at NIB Stadium on 26 May 2012. Provided by Mr Vern Reid, CEO of Rugby WA.
(c)
(1) Valued at $120.00
(2) Valued at $100.00
(d) WA Police do not maintain records relating to commercial or financial relationships as part of the gift register, however, the policy requires that the acceptance of any gift or benefit must be reasonable in the particular circumstances and must not be an actual or perceived conflict of interest with an employees work or function of office.
Office of Road Safety
The Office of Road Safety is administratively supported as part of Main Roads WA and as such the response will be included in the MRWA response under the Minister for Transport.
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