❓ A WA parliamentary question sought details on government departments, agencies, and trading enterprises within the Treasurer's portfolio paying for employee club or association memberships. The response details numerous memberships across various entities, with costs ranging from small amounts to several thousand dollars.
AnsweredQoN 2167Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 April 2014
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Energy; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
QuestionView source ↗
Will the Treasurer advise if any Government department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Treasurer’s portfolio of responsibilities paid for membership to a club or association for an employee since 1 April 2013, and if so, will the Treasurer provide: (a) the name of the club or association; and (b) the amount paid to the club or association?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 May 2014
Response time
34 days
Public Utilities Office
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
Department of Treasury
(a)-(b)
Australasian Evaluation Society - $550 including GST
Centre for Independent Studies - $250 including GST
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $510 including GST
Certified Practising Accountant - $2 770 including GST
Institute of Quantity Surveyors - $600 including GST
Economic Regulation Authority
(a)-(b)
Qantas Club - $948 including GST
The Law Society of WA - $236.50 including GST
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a)-(b)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - $395.24
Australasian Compliance Institute - $1 239.30
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $ 3 440.51
Australian Institute of Management - $600
Australian Market & Social Research Society - $656
Australian Marketing Institute - $1 010
CFA Institute - $435.92
Change Management Institute - $295
Chartered Accountants Ireland - $430.73
CPA Australia - $3 030
Financial Services Institute of Australasia - $3 295
Fund Executives Association Ltd - $1 616.23
Governance Institute of Australia - $594
Institute of Actuaries of Australia - $895
Institute of Public Accountants - $644
International Institute of Business Analysis - $135.15
Project Management Institute - $201.84
Public Relations Institute of Australia - $1 080
Risk Management Institution of Australasia - $304.98
The Australian Human Resources Institute - $2 414
The Australian Institute of Training and Development - $310
The Institute of Chartered Accountants - $1 700
The Institute of Public Administration Australia - $730
The Tax Institute - $770
Toastmaster Club - $104
Women In Super - $464.17
Horizon Power
(a)-(b)
Executive Assistant Network - $80
Australian Fleet Management Association - $335.45
Association of Corporate Treasurers - $238.93
Australia China Business Council - $1 850
Australian Compliance Institute - $752.55
Australian Computer Society Membership - $300
Australian Institute Energy Corporate Membership - $363.64
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $4 844.12
Australian Institute Project Management - $1 863.63
Certified Practising Accountants Australia - $6 750.01
Chartered Accountants - $1 545.46
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting - $555.99
Finance and Treasury - $609.09
Governance Institute of Australia - $463.64
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators - $375.55
Institute of Internal Auditors - $1 670.28
Institute of Public Accountants - $585.45
ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) - $497.35
Leadership Western Australia - $250
Legal Practice Board - $4 040
Open Compliance and Ethics Group - $396.41
Project Management Institute $127.32
The Institution of Engineers Australia - $12 015
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
-
$374.28
Independent Market Operator
(a)-(b)
Australian Computer Society - $330
Australian Computer Society - $352
Australian Human Resource Institute - $347
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $510
Australian Institute of Management - $290
Australian Oracle Users Group - $199
Australian Oracle Users Group - $199
CPA Australia - $335
CPA Australia - $670
CFA Membership - $370
Institute of Chartered Accountants - $850
International Association for Energy Economics - $100
Legal Practice Board Perth - $1 000
Legal Practice Board Perth - $1 020
NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants - $726
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a)-(b) The Insurance Commission (ICWA) does not pay memberships to any club. ICWA refunds employees 80% of one professional association membership fee per annum where the professional association is deemed to be relevant to ICWA's business operations.
The combined amounts paid for each professional association are as follows:
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - $292.30
Aust. & NZ Institute of Insurance and Finance - $2 108
Australian Computer Society - $264
Australian Human Resource Institute - $957.60
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $465.20
Australian Institute of Management - $232
Australian Property Institute - $567.40
Certified Practicing Accountants Australia - $3 728
Chartered Insurance Institute - $177.35
Financial Services Institute of Australasia - $660
Institute of Public Accountants - $1 615.20
International Business Analyst Association - $115.94
Law Society of Western Australia - $378.41
Project Management Institute - $161.42
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants - $393.26
*Cost is inclusive of GST
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a)-(b) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a)-(b) Not applicable
Synergy
(a)-(b)
CPA Australia Ltd - $6 391
Australian Institute of Company directors - $3 516
The Executive Connect - $1 480
The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia - $1 253
Chartered Accountants - $1 381
Finsia - $450
Facility Management - $887
Finance and Treasury Association - $423
Australian Institute of Credit Management - $277
Leadership Western Australia - $255
Australian Corporate Lawyers - $227
Institute of Public Administration Australia - $200
Project Management Institute - $179
State Bar Of Georgia - $135
International Institute of Business Analysts - $134
Please note: As memberships are paid on an annual basis, Synergy has reported the total cost paid for the current financial year (since 1 July 2013), as extrapolating pro-rata contributions for previous financial years would consume undue resources and provide no additional value to the answers provided. Synergy further notes this list of memberships is indicative only, as some memberships may be recorded differently in accounting terms and were not able to be identified expediently.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a)-(b)
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - $1,092
Finance and Treasury Association (FTA) - $465
Qantas Club - $632
Western Power
(a)-(b)
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, Managers Australia - $607.28
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants - $690.50
Toastmasters International - $206.91
Australian Human Resources Institute - $630.90
CPA Australia - $3,315.69
Association of Chartered certified Accountants - $941.64
Association of Accounting Technicians Australia - $234.00
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - $190.74
Chartered Accountants Ireland - $1,252.84
Project Management Institute - $218.87
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - $1,807.49
Engineers Australia - $90,355.71
Radiological Council - $146.95
The Institute of Engineering and Technology - $734.40
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $890.00
Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia - $1,227.35
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
Department of Treasury
(a)-(b)
Australasian Evaluation Society - $550 including GST
Centre for Independent Studies - $250 including GST
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $510 including GST
Certified Practising Accountant - $2 770 including GST
Institute of Quantity Surveyors - $600 including GST
Economic Regulation Authority
(a)-(b)
Qantas Club - $948 including GST
The Law Society of WA - $236.50 including GST
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a)-(b)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - $395.24
Australasian Compliance Institute - $1 239.30
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $ 3 440.51
Australian Institute of Management - $600
Australian Market & Social Research Society - $656
Australian Marketing Institute - $1 010
CFA Institute - $435.92
Change Management Institute - $295
Chartered Accountants Ireland - $430.73
CPA Australia - $3 030
Financial Services Institute of Australasia - $3 295
Fund Executives Association Ltd - $1 616.23
Governance Institute of Australia - $594
Institute of Actuaries of Australia - $895
Institute of Public Accountants - $644
International Institute of Business Analysis - $135.15
Project Management Institute - $201.84
Public Relations Institute of Australia - $1 080
Risk Management Institution of Australasia - $304.98
The Australian Human Resources Institute - $2 414
The Australian Institute of Training and Development - $310
The Institute of Chartered Accountants - $1 700
The Institute of Public Administration Australia - $730
The Tax Institute - $770
Toastmaster Club - $104
Women In Super - $464.17
Horizon Power
(a)-(b)
Executive Assistant Network - $80
Australian Fleet Management Association - $335.45
Association of Corporate Treasurers - $238.93
Australia China Business Council - $1 850
Australian Compliance Institute - $752.55
Australian Computer Society Membership - $300
Australian Institute Energy Corporate Membership - $363.64
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $4 844.12
Australian Institute Project Management - $1 863.63
Certified Practising Accountants Australia - $6 750.01
Chartered Accountants - $1 545.46
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting - $555.99
Finance and Treasury - $609.09
Governance Institute of Australia - $463.64
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators - $375.55
Institute of Internal Auditors - $1 670.28
Institute of Public Accountants - $585.45
ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) - $497.35
Leadership Western Australia - $250
Legal Practice Board - $4 040
Open Compliance and Ethics Group - $396.41
Project Management Institute $127.32
The Institution of Engineers Australia - $12 015
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
-
$374.28
Independent Market Operator
(a)-(b)
Australian Computer Society - $330
Australian Computer Society - $352
Australian Human Resource Institute - $347
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $510
Australian Institute of Management - $290
Australian Oracle Users Group - $199
Australian Oracle Users Group - $199
CPA Australia - $335
CPA Australia - $670
CFA Membership - $370
Institute of Chartered Accountants - $850
International Association for Energy Economics - $100
Legal Practice Board Perth - $1 000
Legal Practice Board Perth - $1 020
NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants - $726
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a)-(b) The Insurance Commission (ICWA) does not pay memberships to any club. ICWA refunds employees 80% of one professional association membership fee per annum where the professional association is deemed to be relevant to ICWA's business operations.
The combined amounts paid for each professional association are as follows:
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - $292.30
Aust. & NZ Institute of Insurance and Finance - $2 108
Australian Computer Society - $264
Australian Human Resource Institute - $957.60
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $465.20
Australian Institute of Management - $232
Australian Property Institute - $567.40
Certified Practicing Accountants Australia - $3 728
Chartered Insurance Institute - $177.35
Financial Services Institute of Australasia - $660
Institute of Public Accountants - $1 615.20
International Business Analyst Association - $115.94
Law Society of Western Australia - $378.41
Project Management Institute - $161.42
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants - $393.26
*Cost is inclusive of GST
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a)-(b) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a)-(b) Not applicable
Synergy
(a)-(b)
CPA Australia Ltd - $6 391
Australian Institute of Company directors - $3 516
The Executive Connect - $1 480
The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia - $1 253
Chartered Accountants - $1 381
Finsia - $450
Facility Management - $887
Finance and Treasury Association - $423
Australian Institute of Credit Management - $277
Leadership Western Australia - $255
Australian Corporate Lawyers - $227
Institute of Public Administration Australia - $200
Project Management Institute - $179
State Bar Of Georgia - $135
International Institute of Business Analysts - $134
Please note: As memberships are paid on an annual basis, Synergy has reported the total cost paid for the current financial year (since 1 July 2013), as extrapolating pro-rata contributions for previous financial years would consume undue resources and provide no additional value to the answers provided. Synergy further notes this list of memberships is indicative only, as some memberships may be recorded differently in accounting terms and were not able to be identified expediently.
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a)-(b)
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - $1,092
Finance and Treasury Association (FTA) - $465
Qantas Club - $632
Western Power
(a)-(b)
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, Managers Australia - $607.28
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants - $690.50
Toastmasters International - $206.91
Australian Human Resources Institute - $630.90
CPA Australia - $3,315.69
Association of Chartered certified Accountants - $941.64
Association of Accounting Technicians Australia - $234.00
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - $190.74
Chartered Accountants Ireland - $1,252.84
Project Management Institute - $218.87
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - $1,807.49
Engineers Australia - $90,355.71
Radiological Council - $146.95
The Institute of Engineering and Technology - $734.40
Australian Institute of Company Directors - $890.00
Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia - $1,227.35
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