❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding gifts and benefits offered to employees within the Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming portfolio but not accepted. The responses detail the number and nature of declined gifts across various agencies.
AnsweredQoN 1751Legislative Assembly
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In relation to all agencies, departments and trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities that maintain a register of gifts and benefits offered to employees but not accepted, I ask: (a) how many gifts or benefits have been offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013; and (b) for each gift or benefit offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013: (i) what was the nature of the gift or benefit; (ii) what was the name of the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; (iii) what was the relationship of the employee to the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; and (iv) what was the estimated cost of the offered gift or benefit?
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Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming
Response time
28 days
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION
(a) Four offers of gifts were declined between 1 January 2013 and 13 February 2014
(b) (i) - (iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Gift Card
Talent 2
Software Supplier for Employee Records
$100
Invitation to Christmas Party
Professional Public Relations
Consultant for new Perth Stadium
$0
Gift Voucher
Wangarra Volkswagen
Supplier of a departmental fleet vehicle
$100
Invitation to Christmas Party
WA Recreational Water Sports Association
Stakeholder in new Perth Stadium
$0
VENUESWEST
(a No - the VenuesWest Delegation Instrument explicitly requires the recording of gifts that are accepted, not those declined.
(b) (i - iv) Not applicable
DEPARTMENT OF RACING, GAMING AND LIQUOR
(a) One
(b) (i) a gift card
(ii) Environmental Health Australia
(iii) In appreciation for a presentation at a seminar/workshop
(
iv) $25.00
BURSWOOD PARK BOARD
(a) Nil
(b) (i) - (iv) Not applicable
RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(a) Two
(b) (i) Trip to attend Australian Open Tennis
(ii) 6PR
(iii) Large supplier
(iv) $4,000
(i) Trip to attend Christmas party in Melbourne
(ii) NetApp
(iii) Large IT supplier
(iv) $1,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA GREYHOUNDS RACING ASSOCIATION
(a) One
(b) (i) Corporate golf day
(ii) RICOH
(iii) Supplier of photocopiers for Greyhounds WA
(v) $100
(a) Four offers of gifts were declined between 1 January 2013 and 13 February 2014
(b) (i) - (iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Gift Card
Talent 2
Software Supplier for Employee Records
$100
Invitation to Christmas Party
Professional Public Relations
Consultant for new Perth Stadium
$0
Gift Voucher
Wangarra Volkswagen
Supplier of a departmental fleet vehicle
$100
Invitation to Christmas Party
WA Recreational Water Sports Association
Stakeholder in new Perth Stadium
$0
VENUESWEST
(a No - the VenuesWest Delegation Instrument explicitly requires the recording of gifts that are accepted, not those declined.
(b) (i - iv) Not applicable
DEPARTMENT OF RACING, GAMING AND LIQUOR
(a) One
(b) (i) a gift card
(ii) Environmental Health Australia
(iii) In appreciation for a presentation at a seminar/workshop
(
iv) $25.00
BURSWOOD PARK BOARD
(a) Nil
(b) (i) - (iv) Not applicable
RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(a) Two
(b) (i) Trip to attend Australian Open Tennis
(ii) 6PR
(iii) Large supplier
(iv) $4,000
(i) Trip to attend Christmas party in Melbourne
(ii) NetApp
(iii) Large IT supplier
(iv) $1,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA GREYHOUNDS RACING ASSOCIATION
(a) One
(b) (i) Corporate golf day
(ii) RICOH
(iii) Supplier of photocopiers for Greyhounds WA
(v) $100
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