❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details of contact between the Minister's office and registered lobbyist Dean Smith. The answer reveals multiple meetings and phone calls regarding wastewater, rezoning, and various development projects.
AnsweredQoN 6867Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 November 2011
Member
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
QuestionView source ↗
Could the Minister advise if any officer in the Minister’s office has had contact with registered lobbyist Mr Dean Smith, or a representative of Mr Smith’s company, since 1 January 2011; and
(a) if yes,
(i) what is the name of the officer(s) who had the contact;
(ii) what were the dates of the contact(s) or meeting(s);
(iii) what was the nature or subject of discussion during the contact(s) meeting(s);
(iv) were other people present during the contact(s) or meeting(s); and
(v) what were the names of all people present?
(a) if yes,
(i) what is the name of the officer(s) who had the contact;
(ii) what were the dates of the contact(s) or meeting(s);
(iii) what was the nature or subject of discussion during the contact(s) meeting(s);
(iv) were other people present during the contact(s) or meeting(s); and
(v) what were the names of all people present?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 February 2012
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
Response time
88 days
Date range for answering this PQ from 1 January 2011 until 25 November 2011 inclusive.
Officers in Hon John Day's Minister's office may, from time to time, meet Mr Smith or representatives of Enhance Group in a social capacity however for meetings relating to Government business please see below. Administration Officers have also emailed and telephoned members from Enhance Corporate or a representative of Mr Smith's company in line with their duties of setting up meetings, but not formally met with them.
(a) Yes
(i) Lorissa Kelly, Johan Gildenhuys, Emma Thunder and Tjorn Sibma
(ii) Meeting one - 19 August 2011
Meeting two - 31 August 2011
Meeting three - 7 November 2011
Telephone discussion one - 28 March 2011
Telephone discussion two - 9 September 2011
Meeting four - 31 January 2011
Telephone discussion three - 6 January 2011
Telephone discussion four - 16-17 January 2011
Telephone discussion five - 22 February 2011
Telephone discussion six - 12 April 2011
(iii) Meeting one - General introduction work of Smith and Duda consulting
Meeting two - Waster water servicing
Meeting three - Wastewater and rezoning issues
Telephone discussion one - City of Albany TPS 3 Amendment 259 - Minister's final approval of modified documents
Telephone discussion two - Redhill site
Meeting four - Cisco's IT services; experiences in other Australian cities and internationally
Telephone discussion three - Freeway Stops Australia
Telephone discussion four - RC Developments (Freeway Stops Australia)
Telephone discussion five - RC Developments
Telephone discussion six - RC Developments
(iv) Meeting one - No
Meeting two - Yes - Michael Coleman and Greg Rowe
Meeting three - No
Telephone discussion one - No
Telephone discussion two - No
Meeting four - No
Telephone discussion three - No
Telephone discussion four - No
Telephone discussion five - No
Telephone discussion six - No
(v) Meeting one - Lorissa Kelly, Dean Smith and Fay Duda
Meeting two - Lorissa Kelly, Dean Smith, Michael Coleman, Greg Rowe and Johan Gildenhuys
Meeting three - Lorissa Kelly and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion one - Emma Thunder and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion two - Johan Gildenhuys and Dean Smith
Meeting four - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion three - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion four - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion five - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion six - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
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Officers in Hon John Day's Minister's office may, from time to time, meet Mr Smith or representatives of Enhance Group in a social capacity however for meetings relating to Government business please see below. Administration Officers have also emailed and telephoned members from Enhance Corporate or a representative of Mr Smith's company in line with their duties of setting up meetings, but not formally met with them.
(a) Yes
(i) Lorissa Kelly, Johan Gildenhuys, Emma Thunder and Tjorn Sibma
(ii) Meeting one - 19 August 2011
Meeting two - 31 August 2011
Meeting three - 7 November 2011
Telephone discussion one - 28 March 2011
Telephone discussion two - 9 September 2011
Meeting four - 31 January 2011
Telephone discussion three - 6 January 2011
Telephone discussion four - 16-17 January 2011
Telephone discussion five - 22 February 2011
Telephone discussion six - 12 April 2011
(iii) Meeting one - General introduction work of Smith and Duda consulting
Meeting two - Waster water servicing
Meeting three - Wastewater and rezoning issues
Telephone discussion one - City of Albany TPS 3 Amendment 259 - Minister's final approval of modified documents
Telephone discussion two - Redhill site
Meeting four - Cisco's IT services; experiences in other Australian cities and internationally
Telephone discussion three - Freeway Stops Australia
Telephone discussion four - RC Developments (Freeway Stops Australia)
Telephone discussion five - RC Developments
Telephone discussion six - RC Developments
(iv) Meeting one - No
Meeting two - Yes - Michael Coleman and Greg Rowe
Meeting three - No
Telephone discussion one - No
Telephone discussion two - No
Meeting four - No
Telephone discussion three - No
Telephone discussion four - No
Telephone discussion five - No
Telephone discussion six - No
(v) Meeting one - Lorissa Kelly, Dean Smith and Fay Duda
Meeting two - Lorissa Kelly, Dean Smith, Michael Coleman, Greg Rowe and Johan Gildenhuys
Meeting three - Lorissa Kelly and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion one - Emma Thunder and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion two - Johan Gildenhuys and Dean Smith
Meeting four - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion three - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion four - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion five - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
Telephone discussion six - Tjorn Sibma and Dean Smith
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