❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on gifts and hospitality provided by the Department of Culture and the Arts to officers in the Department of Premier and Cabinet and Ministerial offices. The response clarifies that invitations to events are considered part of normal business and not gifts.
AnsweredQoN 4949Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Will the Minister table a copy of any gifts, hospitality or other benefits provided by the Department for Culture and the Arts or its agencies to any officers in the Department of Premier and Cabinet or located in Ministerial offices, since 23 September 2008; and
(a) if not, why not?
(a) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
42 days
(a) As part of normal business operations and protocols, the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and agencies extend invitations to officers in the Department of Premier and Cabinet and Ministerial offices to attend openings of Government supported exhibitions, performances, launches and events, as appropriate to those officers' work. As officers are being invited in their work capacity, the DCA and agencies do not consider these invitations to be gifts or benefits. Hospitality is generally provided at these events.
Invitations may also be extended to local Members of Parliament and to the Opposition spokesperson for Culture and the Arts. Depending on the nature of the event, invitations may also be extended to Cabinet Ministers or local members of Parliament from the Australian Government.
The DCA and agencies do not consider these invitations to be gifts or a benefit. The officers are invited to attend in an official work capacity. If the receiving agency regards these invitations to be gifts, it is the relevant officer's responsibility to appropriately categorise and record gifts, hospitality and other benefits according to the internal policies of his or her own agency.
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Invitations may also be extended to local Members of Parliament and to the Opposition spokesperson for Culture and the Arts. Depending on the nature of the event, invitations may also be extended to Cabinet Ministers or local members of Parliament from the Australian Government.
The DCA and agencies do not consider these invitations to be gifts or a benefit. The officers are invited to attend in an official work capacity. If the receiving agency regards these invitations to be gifts, it is the relevant officer's responsibility to appropriately categorise and record gifts, hospitality and other benefits according to the internal policies of his or her own agency.
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