❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals instances of public sector employees accepting hospitality from private companies, raising potential conflict of interest concerns. The Insurance Commission of Western Australia and GESB reported the highest instances.
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For each department, agency or government trading enterprise 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 November 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
6 August 2013
Responded by
Hon T.R. Buswell
Response time
56 days
Only hospitality valued at $50 or above, for the period 1 November 2012 to 11 June 2013, have been included in this answer.
The
Department of Treasury
advises:
(a) 4
(b) Lunch, Dinner; offered by Committee for the Economic Development of Australia, Natspec, Clayton Utz
(c) $200.00, $70.00, $80.00
(d) Yes. Legal Adviser
The
Department of Fisheries
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Event; offered by Microsoft
(c) $60.00
(d) No
The
Department of Transport
advises:
a) 3
b) Event, Tickets; offered by Geon Print, Lush TV
c) $55.00, $200.00
d) Yes. Print Supplier, Media Productions
Main Roads WA
advises:
(a) 24
(b) Cocktails, Lunch, Dinner, Event, Presentation, Seminar, Tickets; offered by Bentley Systems, Leightons, RAC, John Holland Group, Abigroup, Downer Mouchel, Leighton Contractors, Allens Linklater, Empired Limited, Microsoft, Fulton Hogan, Telstra, Telstra/Samsung, CommVault, John Holland, Thiess Contractors, Decimil, Arup, Woodside/Murdoch University, NRW Civil and Mining
(c) $50.00, $120.00, $120.00, $150.00, $120.00, $150.00, $250.00, $150.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $80.00, $80.00, $80.00, $60.00, $90.00, $60.00, $100.00, $50.00, $60.00, $66.00, $100.00, $50.00, $150.00, $150.00, $50.00, $50.00, $100.00, $50.00, $175.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Legal Adviser, Consultant, System Provider, Construction Contractor, Contractor, ISA Provider, ICT Service Provider, Software Supplier, Contractor/Partner, Services Supplier, Software Provider, Services Provider
The
Office of Road Safety
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Public Transport Authority (PTA)
advises:
(a) 13
(b) Tickets, Dinner, Wine, Lunch; offered by Perth Wildcats, Rail West/John Holland, Allens Linklaters, Brookfield Rail, Westland Works, Ansaldo STS, Delron Group, Invensys Rail, EDI Downer Bombardier
(c) $500.00, $100.00, $100.00, $50.00, $125.00, $200.00, $100.00, $500.00, $150.00, $100.00, $150.00
(d) Yes. Service Providers (maintenance, special events, cleaning), Legal Adviser, Lessee, Supplier, Maintenance of Railcar Rolling Stock
The
Economic Regulation Authority (ERA)
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Ticket; offered by Alinta Energy
(c) $90
(d) Yes. Licensed Entity
The
Government Employee Superannuation Board (GESB)
advises:
(a) 26
(b) Events, functions, lunches, dinners, travel, accommodation; offered by Macquarie, Bravura Solutions, NAB, Schroders, Mobile Data Management Presentation IBM, Quadrant, MLC, Synchronised Software, Wellington, FTI Consulting, AMP, PwC, State School Teachers Union WA, WA Prison Officers Union, Westpac, Squire Sanders, Morrison, Kapstream, P/E Investments, Tyndall, Warburton
(c) $2600.00, $850.00, $793.00, $120.00, $120.00, $120.00, $120.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $80.00, $80.00, $75.00, $75.00, $75.00, $75.00, $70.00, $60.00, $60.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Fund Manager, IT Service Provider to GESB, State School Teacher's Union, Banking Provider, Legal Panel Member, Private Equity Adviser
The
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
advises:
(a) 71
(b) Industry lunches, breakfasts, briefings, golf days and other functions; offered by Munich Re, Colonial, Savils, CB Richard Ellis, JP Morgan, AMP, QIC, Westpac, GMO, Schroders, Downings Legal, CBRE, RBB, Colonial, Solaris, JLL, HBA Legal, Jarman McKenna, Panetta MrGrath, Pickles Auctions, PWC, Kott Gunning, Talbot Oliver, Ernst & Young, Aon Benfield, QBE, ACE, CorpTax Solutions, Cisco, Empired, IBM, Fujitsu, SRB Legal, Dr John Suthers, Jackson McDonald, Berkley Re, WHL Legal
(c) $200.00, $140.00, $50.00, $99.00, $70.00, $120.00, $120.00, $50.00, $120.00, $200.00, $99.00, $600.00, $120.00, $120.00, $60.00, $100.00, $200.00, $100.00, $330.00, $65.00, $550.00, $60.00, $50.00, $110.00, $250.00, $350.00, $100.00, $210.00, $160.00, $160.00, $100.00, $200.00, $200.00, $100.00, $200.00, $50.00, $100.00, $200.00, $200.00, $100.00, $100.00, $50.00, $50.00, $100.00, $100.00, $60.00, $320.00, $250.00, $60.00, $100.00, $250.00, $50.00, $300.00, $50.00, $100.00, $400.00, $1470.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Reinsurance provider, Investment Manager, Managing Agent, Bank, Lawyer, Property Manager, Legal Provider, Service Provider, Auditors, Reinsurer, Tax Advisor, GST Advisor, Existing Vendor, CTP Section 30 DR, CTP Lawyer, ICWA reinsurer
The
Office of the Auditor General
advises:
(a) 2
(b) Cricket Game, Movie Screening; offered by Ernst & Young, Oracle
(c) $100-$150, $60
(d) Yes. Audit Work Contractor
The
Albany Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Broome Port Authority
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Event; offered by Cable Beach Polo Pty Ltd.
(c) $900.00
(d) No
The
Bunbury Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Dampier Port Authority
advises:
(a) 9
(b) Lunch, Event, Sport Game, Function, Dinner; offered by Beyond Rail Solutions, Hyder BCH, PPR (Professional Public Relations), Whelans, Preston Consulting, Chevron
(c) $30.00, $120.00, $150.00, $65.00, $30.00, $100.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider, Customer (major State project)
The
Esperance Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Fremantle Port Authority
advises:
(a) 24
(b) Golf Tournament, Lunch, Dinner, Event, Function, BBQ, Forum; offered by QE National, AECOM, NTC, Thiess, Ascot Coffee Environmental, Ilbery's Lawyers, DP World, Deloitte, Whelans, BP, WACA Patricks Stevedores, AMOSC, Oldendorff, QUBE Bulk, WA Leda Security Products, Norman Disney Young, Williams Electrical, Lawrence & Hanson, IBM
(c) $120.00, $70.00, $70.00, $200.00, $150.00, $100.00, $80.00, $140.00, $60.00, $150.00, $400.00, $200.00, $75.00, $150.00, $70.00, $70.00, $350.00, $120.00, $80.00, $725.00, $250.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider, Consultant, Policy body, Contractor, Lawyer, Port Surveyors, Stakeholder, Tenant/Joint Service Provider, Service Agency, Shipping Company, Client, Supplier
The
Geraldton Port Authority
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Travel, Accommodation, Car Hire, etc; offered by the Port of Portland
(c) $5,540.00
(d) No
The
Port Hedland Port Authority
advises:
(a) 12
(b) Function, Dinner, Live Performance, Lunch, Golf; offered by Qube, Newcrest, BGC, Hosch, Worley Parsons, Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank, Hyder, Klein Service Group, SAP
(c) $140.00, $70.00, $50.00. $70.00, $60.00, $80.00, $300.00, $60.00, $60.00, $100.00, $140.00, $70.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider (Stevedores), Port User, Exporter, Port Contractor, Supplier, Service Provider, Partnering Government Agency, Prospective Service Provider
The
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Department of Treasury
advises:
(a) 4
(b) Lunch, Dinner; offered by Committee for the Economic Development of Australia, Natspec, Clayton Utz
(c) $200.00, $70.00, $80.00
(d) Yes. Legal Adviser
The
Department of Fisheries
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Event; offered by Microsoft
(c) $60.00
(d) No
The
Department of Transport
advises:
a) 3
b) Event, Tickets; offered by Geon Print, Lush TV
c) $55.00, $200.00
d) Yes. Print Supplier, Media Productions
Main Roads WA
advises:
(a) 24
(b) Cocktails, Lunch, Dinner, Event, Presentation, Seminar, Tickets; offered by Bentley Systems, Leightons, RAC, John Holland Group, Abigroup, Downer Mouchel, Leighton Contractors, Allens Linklater, Empired Limited, Microsoft, Fulton Hogan, Telstra, Telstra/Samsung, CommVault, John Holland, Thiess Contractors, Decimil, Arup, Woodside/Murdoch University, NRW Civil and Mining
(c) $50.00, $120.00, $120.00, $150.00, $120.00, $150.00, $250.00, $150.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $80.00, $80.00, $80.00, $60.00, $90.00, $60.00, $100.00, $50.00, $60.00, $66.00, $100.00, $50.00, $150.00, $150.00, $50.00, $50.00, $100.00, $50.00, $175.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Legal Adviser, Consultant, System Provider, Construction Contractor, Contractor, ISA Provider, ICT Service Provider, Software Supplier, Contractor/Partner, Services Supplier, Software Provider, Services Provider
The
Office of Road Safety
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Public Transport Authority (PTA)
advises:
(a) 13
(b) Tickets, Dinner, Wine, Lunch; offered by Perth Wildcats, Rail West/John Holland, Allens Linklaters, Brookfield Rail, Westland Works, Ansaldo STS, Delron Group, Invensys Rail, EDI Downer Bombardier
(c) $500.00, $100.00, $100.00, $50.00, $125.00, $200.00, $100.00, $500.00, $150.00, $100.00, $150.00
(d) Yes. Service Providers (maintenance, special events, cleaning), Legal Adviser, Lessee, Supplier, Maintenance of Railcar Rolling Stock
The
Economic Regulation Authority (ERA)
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Ticket; offered by Alinta Energy
(c) $90
(d) Yes. Licensed Entity
The
Government Employee Superannuation Board (GESB)
advises:
(a) 26
(b) Events, functions, lunches, dinners, travel, accommodation; offered by Macquarie, Bravura Solutions, NAB, Schroders, Mobile Data Management Presentation IBM, Quadrant, MLC, Synchronised Software, Wellington, FTI Consulting, AMP, PwC, State School Teachers Union WA, WA Prison Officers Union, Westpac, Squire Sanders, Morrison, Kapstream, P/E Investments, Tyndall, Warburton
(c) $2600.00, $850.00, $793.00, $120.00, $120.00, $120.00, $120.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $100.00, $80.00, $80.00, $75.00, $75.00, $75.00, $75.00, $70.00, $60.00, $60.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Fund Manager, IT Service Provider to GESB, State School Teacher's Union, Banking Provider, Legal Panel Member, Private Equity Adviser
The
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
advises:
(a) 71
(b) Industry lunches, breakfasts, briefings, golf days and other functions; offered by Munich Re, Colonial, Savils, CB Richard Ellis, JP Morgan, AMP, QIC, Westpac, GMO, Schroders, Downings Legal, CBRE, RBB, Colonial, Solaris, JLL, HBA Legal, Jarman McKenna, Panetta MrGrath, Pickles Auctions, PWC, Kott Gunning, Talbot Oliver, Ernst & Young, Aon Benfield, QBE, ACE, CorpTax Solutions, Cisco, Empired, IBM, Fujitsu, SRB Legal, Dr John Suthers, Jackson McDonald, Berkley Re, WHL Legal
(c) $200.00, $140.00, $50.00, $99.00, $70.00, $120.00, $120.00, $50.00, $120.00, $200.00, $99.00, $600.00, $120.00, $120.00, $60.00, $100.00, $200.00, $100.00, $330.00, $65.00, $550.00, $60.00, $50.00, $110.00, $250.00, $350.00, $100.00, $210.00, $160.00, $160.00, $100.00, $200.00, $200.00, $100.00, $200.00, $50.00, $100.00, $200.00, $200.00, $100.00, $100.00, $50.00, $50.00, $100.00, $100.00, $60.00, $320.00, $250.00, $60.00, $100.00, $250.00, $50.00, $300.00, $50.00, $100.00, $400.00, $1470.00, $50.00
(d) Yes. Reinsurance provider, Investment Manager, Managing Agent, Bank, Lawyer, Property Manager, Legal Provider, Service Provider, Auditors, Reinsurer, Tax Advisor, GST Advisor, Existing Vendor, CTP Section 30 DR, CTP Lawyer, ICWA reinsurer
The
Office of the Auditor General
advises:
(a) 2
(b) Cricket Game, Movie Screening; offered by Ernst & Young, Oracle
(c) $100-$150, $60
(d) Yes. Audit Work Contractor
The
Albany Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Broome Port Authority
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Event; offered by Cable Beach Polo Pty Ltd.
(c) $900.00
(d) No
The
Bunbury Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Dampier Port Authority
advises:
(a) 9
(b) Lunch, Event, Sport Game, Function, Dinner; offered by Beyond Rail Solutions, Hyder BCH, PPR (Professional Public Relations), Whelans, Preston Consulting, Chevron
(c) $30.00, $120.00, $150.00, $65.00, $30.00, $100.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider, Customer (major State project)
The
Esperance Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
The
Fremantle Port Authority
advises:
(a) 24
(b) Golf Tournament, Lunch, Dinner, Event, Function, BBQ, Forum; offered by QE National, AECOM, NTC, Thiess, Ascot Coffee Environmental, Ilbery's Lawyers, DP World, Deloitte, Whelans, BP, WACA Patricks Stevedores, AMOSC, Oldendorff, QUBE Bulk, WA Leda Security Products, Norman Disney Young, Williams Electrical, Lawrence & Hanson, IBM
(c) $120.00, $70.00, $70.00, $200.00, $150.00, $100.00, $80.00, $140.00, $60.00, $150.00, $400.00, $200.00, $75.00, $150.00, $70.00, $70.00, $350.00, $120.00, $80.00, $725.00, $250.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider, Consultant, Policy body, Contractor, Lawyer, Port Surveyors, Stakeholder, Tenant/Joint Service Provider, Service Agency, Shipping Company, Client, Supplier
The
Geraldton Port Authority
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Travel, Accommodation, Car Hire, etc; offered by the Port of Portland
(c) $5,540.00
(d) No
The
Port Hedland Port Authority
advises:
(a) 12
(b) Function, Dinner, Live Performance, Lunch, Golf; offered by Qube, Newcrest, BGC, Hosch, Worley Parsons, Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank, Hyder, Klein Service Group, SAP
(c) $140.00, $70.00, $50.00. $70.00, $60.00, $80.00, $300.00, $60.00, $60.00, $100.00, $140.00, $70.00
(d) Yes. Service Provider (Stevedores), Port User, Exporter, Port Contractor, Supplier, Service Provider, Partnering Government Agency, Prospective Service Provider
The
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
advises:
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
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