Question on Notice regarding Minister's acceptance of hospitality at Optus Stadium events. The Minister admits accepting hospitality from WACA for a cricket match, attended with children, and denies accepting hospitality for an AFLW game.

AnsweredQoN 2497Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 February 2018
Portfolio
Transport; Planning; Lands

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Has the Minister accepted any free admission or corporate hospitality from any third party or organisations (including government departments, agencies or government trading enterprises) to any of the following events at Optus Stadium: (a) Gillette One-Day International, 28 January 2018 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) Did the Minister take guests and if so, who; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the Minister attend or get picked up from this event by a government owned or leased vehicle driven
by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer; and (b) AFLW - Fremantle v Collingwood, 10 February 2018 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) Did the Minister take guests and if so, who; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the Minister attend or get picked up from this event by a government owned or leased vehicle driven by an Executive Transport Officer or staffer?

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Answered
21 March 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
8 days
(a) Yes – It was pleasing to see Opposition members Liza Harvey, Mia Davies, John McGrath and other former Barnett Government ministers enjoying the event significantly.
(i) Western Australian Cricket Association
(ii) Yes, children
(iii) $319 (inc GST)
(iv) No
(b) No
(i)-(iv) Not applicable

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