❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking details on hospitality, events, accommodation, and travel accepted by officers in agencies under the Minister for Transport, Housing, and Emergency Services, along with the value and relationships involved. The responses reveal varying levels of acceptance across different agencies.
AnsweredQoN 7621Legislative Assembly
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For each agency within the Minister's portfolio, I ask, has any officer above level 3.1 accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 November 2011, and if so:
(a) how many officers have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual;
(b) what was the nature of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered them;
(c) what is the estimated individual value of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel; and
(d) does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual, and if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?
(a) how many officers have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual;
(b) what was the nature of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered them;
(c) what is the estimated individual value of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel; and
(d) does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual, and if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?
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Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Housing; Emergency Services
Response time
48 days
Policies in regards to the receipt and declaration of gifts vary across individual entities.
The Department of Housing advises:
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
The Department of Transport advises:
(a) Two
(b) Invitation to an event, Lunch
(c) $100, $30
(d) No
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises:
(a) Nine.
(b) Invitation to an event, Dinner, Dinner
(c) $100, $200, $1,125, $1,000
(d) No, No, No, Supplier
Main Roads Western Australia advises:
(a) 18
(b) Client Christmas Function, Sporting Event, Airfare and accommodation for presentation attendance at a conference, lunch, Event, Event, Event, Dinner, Charity Golf Day, Transport, Tennis session, Dinner.
(c) $30, $100, 100, $952.9, $3,900, $25, $15, $25, $40, $15, $70, $50, $100, $100, $80
(d) Consultant, Contractor, no, no, no, no, no, no, Supplier, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Supplier.
The Albany Port Authority advises:
(a) 1
(b) Lunch, Dinner
(c) $50, $50
(d) Prospective new trades for the port
The Broome Port Authority advises
(a) 2
(b) Dinner, Function for opening of a building.
(c) $30, $30.
(d) Yes
The Bunbury Port Authority advises:
(a) One
(b) Dinner
(c) $100
(d) Commercial, future port user with a signed lease and port services agreement for the export of urea through the Port of Bunbury.
The Dampier Port Authority advises:
(a) 6
(b) Events
(c) $100, $100, $50, $80, $80 ,$80, $50, $70, $80, $200
(d) Customer, Service Provider, Customer, no relationship, no relationship, no relationship Customer, Service Provider, No relationship.
The Esperance Port Authority advises:
(a) One employee
(b) Invitation to attend event, dinner
(c) Approx $100 (being 2 dinners)
(d) Supplier.
The Fremantle Port Authority advises
(a) 6
(b)
Ticket to event, Ticket to event, Ticket to event
(c) $100, $300, $1000
(d) Service Provider, Service Provider, Consultant, Service Provider, Customer
The Geraldton Port Authority advises:
(a) Nil.
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
The Port Hedland Port Authority advises:
(a) 8
(b) Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Tickets to an event, Dinner, Dinner
(c) $50, $50, $50, $50, $50, $40, $60, $124, $50, $60
(d) Client, Client, Contractor, Contractor, Consultant, Consultant, Contractor
The Public Transit Authority advises:
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
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The Department of Housing advises:
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
The Department of Transport advises:
(a) Two
(b) Invitation to an event, Lunch
(c) $100, $30
(d) No
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises:
(a) Nine.
(b) Invitation to an event, Dinner, Dinner
(c) $100, $200, $1,125, $1,000
(d) No, No, No, Supplier
Main Roads Western Australia advises:
(a) 18
(b) Client Christmas Function, Sporting Event, Airfare and accommodation for presentation attendance at a conference, lunch, Event, Event, Event, Dinner, Charity Golf Day, Transport, Tennis session, Dinner.
(c) $30, $100, 100, $952.9, $3,900, $25, $15, $25, $40, $15, $70, $50, $100, $100, $80
(d) Consultant, Contractor, no, no, no, no, no, no, Supplier, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Contractor, Supplier.
The Albany Port Authority advises:
(a) 1
(b) Lunch, Dinner
(c) $50, $50
(d) Prospective new trades for the port
The Broome Port Authority advises
(a) 2
(b) Dinner, Function for opening of a building.
(c) $30, $30.
(d) Yes
The Bunbury Port Authority advises:
(a) One
(b) Dinner
(c) $100
(d) Commercial, future port user with a signed lease and port services agreement for the export of urea through the Port of Bunbury.
The Dampier Port Authority advises:
(a) 6
(b) Events
(c) $100, $100, $50, $80, $80 ,$80, $50, $70, $80, $200
(d) Customer, Service Provider, Customer, no relationship, no relationship, no relationship Customer, Service Provider, No relationship.
The Esperance Port Authority advises:
(a) One employee
(b) Invitation to attend event, dinner
(c) Approx $100 (being 2 dinners)
(d) Supplier.
The Fremantle Port Authority advises
(a) 6
(b)
Ticket to event, Ticket to event, Ticket to event
(c) $100, $300, $1000
(d) Service Provider, Service Provider, Consultant, Service Provider, Customer
The Geraldton Port Authority advises:
(a) Nil.
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
The Port Hedland Port Authority advises:
(a) 8
(b) Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Tickets to an event, Dinner, Dinner
(c) $50, $50, $50, $50, $50, $40, $60, $124, $50, $60
(d) Client, Client, Contractor, Contractor, Consultant, Consultant, Contractor
The Public Transit Authority advises:
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
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