WA Parliamentary Question on Notice reveals instances of hospitality accepted by public sector officers from private companies, primarily lunches and a golf day, with disclosed commercial relationships through open tender processes.

AnsweredQoN 6343Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 October 2011
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs

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For each agency within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, has any officer above level 3.1 within those agencies, since 1 July 2011, accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual; 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
23 November 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Fisheries; Electoral Affairs
Response time
35 days
(a) Nil. (b)-(d) Not Applicable. Department of Fisheries (a ) Six. (b) (c) (d) Hospitality - Lunch for 2 with Halco Tackle Pty Ltd $30 No Hospitality - Lunch for 2 at Kailis Café $50 No Hospitality - Entry for 2 to Broome Races and Woodside Tent $100 No WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION (a) Seven. (b) (c) (d) Beacon Technology - End of RMS project lunch to discuss outcomes and achievements - 3 staff $250 Commercial relationship - the company chosen through an open tender process to provide IT development support Zipform - Lunch meeting for debrief purposes and discussion of outcomes of printing and mail packaging services for Local Government elections - 4 staff $200 Commercial relationship - the company chosen through an open tender process to provide printing and mail packaging services for electoral events Beacon Technology - Charity Golf Day - 1 staff $70 Commercial relationship -  the company chosen through an open tender process to provide IT development support. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
(a) Seven. (b) (c) (d) Beacon Technology - End of RMS project lunch to discuss outcomes and achievements - 3 staff $250 Commercial relationship - the company chosen through an open tender process to provide IT development support Zipform - Lunch meeting for debrief purposes and discussion of outcomes of printing and mail packaging services for Local Government elections - 4 staff $200 Commercial relationship - the company chosen through an open tender process to provide printing and mail packaging services for electoral events Beacon Technology - Charity Golf Day - 1 staff $70 Commercial relationship -  the company chosen through an open tender process to provide IT development support. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com

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