❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on free travel and accommodation accepted by senior public servants from private entities within the Education and Tourism portfolios. The answers reveal limited instances, with Tourism WA having a sponsorship agreement with Qantas and one instance at Rottnest Island Authority.
AnsweredQoN 3440Legislative Assembly
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Could the Minister please advise for each agency within her portfolio, since 1 December 2009, has any officer above level 7.1 within those agencies accepted any free travel and/or accommodation from a private company or individual; and
(a) if so, how many officers above level 7.1 have accepted free travel and/or accommodation from a private company or individual;
(b) if so, where was the travel to, or where was the accommodation provided, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the travel and/or accommodation;
(c) if so, what is the estimated value of the travel and/or accommodation; and
(d) if so, does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual?
(a) if so, how many officers above level 7.1 have accepted free travel and/or accommodation from a private company or individual;
(b) if so, where was the travel to, or where was the accommodation provided, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the travel and/or accommodation;
(c) if so, what is the estimated value of the travel and/or accommodation; and
(d) if so, does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual?
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Answered
11 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education; Tourism
Response time
48 days
(a) Nil (b) - (d) Not applicable. Public Education Endowment Trust (a) Nil (b) - (d) Not applicable. Curriculum Council (a) Nil (b) - (d) Not applicable. Department of Education Services (a) Nil (b) - (d) Not applicable. Tourism WA (a) Nil. Tourism WA does, however, have a formal sponsorship agreement with Qantas Airways Ltd through which the airline provides an agreed amount of air travel for Tourism WA staff on official government business in return for an equivalent amount of marketing support from the agency. (b) - (d) Not applicable. Rottnest Island Authority (a) Please refer to answer (b) - (d). (b) - (d) Date range: 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010 (b) (c) (d) Travel to Melbourne and two night's accommodation from Programmed Facility Management. $900.00 Yes 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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