❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding gifts and benefits offered to employees within the Deputy Premier's portfolio but not accepted, revealing varying levels of transparency and acceptance across different agencies.
AnsweredQoN 1742Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 February 2014
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Training and Workforce Development
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to all agencies, departments and trading enterprises within the Deputy Premier’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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 March 2014
Response time
28 days
Department of Health
(a) 69.
(b)(i-iv) [See tabled paper no]
Healthway
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Six.
(b)(i)
- Coles/Myer gift card.
- Evolve Technology Conference invitation including flight and accommodation.
- Stakeholder Function.
- Dinner at Matilda Bay Restaurant.
- Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Lunch.
- KPMG Couta Boat Classic.
(ii)
- Australia Fieldwork Services
- Technology One
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection
- NetSpot Blackboard
- IPAA
- KPMG
(iii)
- There is no relationship between the Department and Australia Fieldwork Services. The officer was asked to participate in market research.
- Technology One provides the Department of Education with the Finance One system to provide shared finance services to State Training Providers. The function is planned to transfer to the Department of Training and Workforce Development from 1 July 2014.
- The Department is a government stakeholder of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
- The Department has a contract with NetSpot Blackboard for a learning management system.
- The Department is a member of IPAA.
- KPMG is an occasional provider of services to the Department.
(iv)
- $200
- $4,000
- $50
- $120
- $50
- Value unknown
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Polytechnic West
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
(a) 69.
(b)(i-iv) [See tabled paper no]
Healthway
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Six.
(b)(i)
- Coles/Myer gift card.
- Evolve Technology Conference invitation including flight and accommodation.
- Stakeholder Function.
- Dinner at Matilda Bay Restaurant.
- Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Lunch.
- KPMG Couta Boat Classic.
(ii)
- Australia Fieldwork Services
- Technology One
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection
- NetSpot Blackboard
- IPAA
- KPMG
(iii)
- There is no relationship between the Department and Australia Fieldwork Services. The officer was asked to participate in market research.
- Technology One provides the Department of Education with the Finance One system to provide shared finance services to State Training Providers. The function is planned to transfer to the Department of Training and Workforce Development from 1 July 2014.
- The Department is a government stakeholder of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
- The Department has a contract with NetSpot Blackboard for a learning management system.
- The Department is a member of IPAA.
- KPMG is an occasional provider of services to the Department.
(iv)
- $200
- $4,000
- $50
- $120
- $50
- Value unknown
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
Polytechnic West
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not applicable.
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