A WA parliamentary question sought details on gifts, accommodation, or travel accepted by senior officers in the Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming portfolio from private entities since July 2010. The response details instances in the Department of Sport and Recreation and VenuesWest, but none in the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor.

AnsweredQoN 5082Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 April 2011
Portfolio
Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming

QuestionView source ↗

For each agency within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, has any officer above level 7.1 within those agencies, since 1 July 2010, accepted any gift, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual; and
(a) if so, how many officers have accepted a gift, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual;
(b) if so, what was the nature of the gift(s), free accommodation or free travel, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered them;
(c) if so, what is the estimated individual value of the gift(s), free accommodation or free travel; and
(d) if so, 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
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming
Response time
41 days
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION
Please note this information does not include invitations to events, hospitality, and excludes low value gifts such as notepads, calendars, etc.
(a)  One
(b)  Accommodation and meals at the opening of the Punmu Basketball Facility, provided by Newcrest Mining.
(c)  $436 based on Public Service Award allowances.
(d)  Newcrest Mining provides significant support to community Sport and Recreation initiatives in remote Western Australia. The department has a Partnership Agreement with Newcrest to deliver the Indigenous Sport Program in the Western Desert.
VENUESWEST
Please note this information does not include invitations to events, hospitality and excludes low value gifts such as notepads, calendars etc.
(a)  2 officers have accepted a gift from a private company or individual
(b)
Officer 1
(i) 1x bottle of wine (Urimat)
(ii) 1 x bottle of Whiskey (Maintenance City)
(iii) 3 sets of 2x bottles of wine in cooler (Quayclean)
Officer 2
(i) 1 x bottle of wine (Ashton Raggatt McDougall [ARM])
(ii)  1 x bottle of wine and 1x bottle of olive oil (BGC Construction)
(iii) 1 x bottle of wine (ANZSLA - Australian New Zealand Sports Law Association)
(c)
Officer 1 - Items total $175 in value
Officer 2 - Items total $105 in value
(d)
Officer 1
(i) Yes - cleaning product supplier
(ii)  Yes - maintenance sub-contractor for the Agency
(iii) Yes - Cleaning contractor for the Agency
Officer 2
(i) Yes - Perth Arena Architect
(ii)  Yes - Perth Arena Builder
(iii) No
DEPARTMENT OF RACING, GAMING AND LIQUOR
Please note this information does not include invitations to events, hospitality, and excludes low value gifts such as notepads, calendars, etc.
(a)  Nil
(b) - (d) Not applicable
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