❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding public sector employees accepting invitations to sporting and cultural events, focusing on transparency and potential conflicts of interest. The responses reveal varying levels of acceptance across different agencies.
AnsweredQoN 1139Legislative Assembly
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For the period 23 September 2008 to 31 July 2009, could the Premier please advise for each agency within his portfolios:
(a) has any officer above Level 9.1 within the agency accepted an invitation to a sporting or cultural event;
(b) if yes to (a), how many officers above Level 9.1 have accepted an invitation to a sporting or cultural event;
(c) if yes to (a), what were the sporting or cultural events the officers attended;
(d) if yes to (a), what is the estimated value of entry for an individual to the sporting or cultural event; and
(e) if yes to (a), does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship to the private company or individual?
(a) has any officer above Level 9.1 within the agency accepted an invitation to a sporting or cultural event;
(b) if yes to (a), how many officers above Level 9.1 have accepted an invitation to a sporting or cultural event;
(c) if yes to (a), what were the sporting or cultural events the officers attended;
(d) if yes to (a), what is the estimated value of entry for an individual to the sporting or cultural event; and
(e) if yes to (a), does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship to the private company or individual?
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Answered
10 September 2009
Response time
30 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a) Yes
(b) 16 officers Level 9.1 and above sought and received approval to accept invitations to sporting and cultural events between 23 September 2008 and 31 July 2009.
(c) The sporting events attended included AFL Football, Rugby, Hopman Cup Tennis and Test Cricket matches while the cultural events included ballet, dance, concert, circus and film.
(d) Standard admission cost to sporting events ranged from $25 - $120, and for cultural events, ranged from $20 - $270.
(e) No
Public Sector Commissioner advises:
(a) Yes.
(b) One officer, Level 9.1 and above, sought and received approval to accept an invitation to sporting and cultural events between 23 September 2008 and 31 July 2009.
(c) The sporting event attended was the Hopman Cup Tennis.
(d) Admission cost to the event was $105.
(e) No.
Department of State Development advises:
(a) Yes
(b) 3
(c) Football games.
(d) $25-$100 per game.
(e) No
Governor's Establishment advises:
(a-e) Not applicable to Governor's Establishment.
Corruption and Crime Commission of WA; Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Gold Corporation advises:
(a) No
(b-e) Not applicable
Lotterywest advises:
(a) Yes. Cultural events only
(b) 2
(c) The Chief Executive Officer of Lotterywest and the General Manager Grants and Community Development are regularly required to represent Lotterywest at a range of cultural events organised by community organisations either directly or indirectly funded through Lotterywest grants
(d) It is impossible to estimate the value of entry as some of the events attended are free and some may have a ticketed entry price
(e) No. These are not private companies or individuals who have offered invitations to cultural events. All are community or not-for-profit organisations
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(a) Yes
(b) 16 officers Level 9.1 and above sought and received approval to accept invitations to sporting and cultural events between 23 September 2008 and 31 July 2009.
(c) The sporting events attended included AFL Football, Rugby, Hopman Cup Tennis and Test Cricket matches while the cultural events included ballet, dance, concert, circus and film.
(d) Standard admission cost to sporting events ranged from $25 - $120, and for cultural events, ranged from $20 - $270.
(e) No
Public Sector Commissioner advises:
(a) Yes.
(b) One officer, Level 9.1 and above, sought and received approval to accept an invitation to sporting and cultural events between 23 September 2008 and 31 July 2009.
(c) The sporting event attended was the Hopman Cup Tennis.
(d) Admission cost to the event was $105.
(e) No.
Department of State Development advises:
(a) Yes
(b) 3
(c) Football games.
(d) $25-$100 per game.
(e) No
Governor's Establishment advises:
(a-e) Not applicable to Governor's Establishment.
Corruption and Crime Commission of WA; Office of the Public Sector Standard Commissioner; Gold Corporation advises:
(a) No
(b-e) Not applicable
Lotterywest advises:
(a) Yes. Cultural events only
(b) 2
(c) The Chief Executive Officer of Lotterywest and the General Manager Grants and Community Development are regularly required to represent Lotterywest at a range of cultural events organised by community organisations either directly or indirectly funded through Lotterywest grants
(d) It is impossible to estimate the value of entry as some of the events attended are free and some may have a ticketed entry price
(e) No. These are not private companies or individuals who have offered invitations to cultural events. All are community or not-for-profit organisations
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