❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding a Minister accepting free admission and corporate hospitality to events at Optus Stadium, and the Minister's subsequent response, revealing acceptance for one event.
AnsweredQoN 2500Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 February 2018
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs
QuestionView source ↗
Has the Minister accepted any free admission or corporate hospitality from any third party or organisations (including government departments, agencies or government trading enterprises) to any of the following events at Optus Stadium: (a) Gillette One-Day International, 28 January 2018 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) Did the Minister take guests and if so, who; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the Minister attend or get picked up from this event by a government owned or leased vehicle driven
by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer; and (b) AFLW - Fremantle v Collingwood, 10 February 2018 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) Did the Minister take guests and if so, who; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the Minister attend or get picked up from this event by a government owned or leased vehicle driven by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer?
by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer; and (b) AFLW - Fremantle v Collingwood, 10 February 2018 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) Did the Minister take guests and if so, who; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the Minister attend or get picked up from this event by a government owned or leased vehicle driven by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 March 2018
Response time
7 days
(a) Yes. (i) Cricket Australia (ii) Yes. A friend. I also enjoyed the company of a range of Liberal Members of Parliament including Liza Harvey and my friend John McGrath, as well as a range of former Ministers from the former Liberal-National Government. (iii) $319 (inc.GST) per person. (iv) Yes. Drop off to event only. (b)(i) – (iv) No. Not applicable.
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