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❓ WA Treasurer's office discloses meetings with lobbyist GRA Everingham representing various clients across energy, resources, and finance sectors, addressing topics from electricity networks to asset sales.

AnsweredQoN 3523Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 February 2015

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Treasurer; Minister for Energy; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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Could the Treasurer advise if the Treasurer and/or any staff member or placement within the Treasurer’s Office, has had any contact or meetings with representatives of registered lobbyist GRA Everingham Pty Ltd, since 1 July 2014, and, if yes: (a) what were the dates of the contact(s) or meeting(s); (b) what was the name of the client being represented during the contact; (c) what was the nature or subject of discussion during the contact(s) or meeting(s); (d) were other people present during the contact(s) or meeting(s); and (e) what were the names of all people present?

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Answered

18 March 2015

Response time

28 days

Between 1 July 2014 and 17 February 2015 the Treasurer and his current Ministerial staff have had the following contact or meetings with representatives of GRA Everingham related to government business. The Treasurer and his Ministerial staff may have had contact with representatives of GRA Everingham for administrative purposes only or may have had incidental or irregular social contact in which case this is not listed below:
(a) 28 July 2014
(b) BOC
(c) Electricity Network Issues
(d) Yes
(e) Peter Re -BOC, Peter Meywes - BOC, Luke O'Callaghan, Amanda Reid - GRA Everingham
(a) 7 August 2014
(b) Perpetual
(c) Research GRA Everingham was conducting to assist Perpetual grow their business.
(d) No, it was a telephone call
(e) Simon Helm and Paul Everingham
(a) 12 August 2014
(b) APA Group
(c) Natural gas market security measures for small customers and gas specification - Goldfields gas transmittion pipeline.
(d) Yes
(e) Steve Lewis - APA Group, Alex Temby - GRA Everingham, Simon Helm, Luke O'Callaghan
(a) 12 August 2014
(b) Newmont
(c) Discuss Newmont's local operations and issues impacting the gold sector
(d) Yes
(e) Premier, Treasurer, Susan Keefe - Newmont, Carlos Santa Cruz - Newmont, Kelvyn Eglinton - Newmont, Gary Goldberg, Brian Pontifex, Simon Helm.
(a) 9 October 2014
(b) Rothschild
(c) To discuss asset sales program and Rothschild's experience in advising government on similar programs across the country.
(d) Yes
(e) Danny Bessell - Rothschild, Sam Brodovcky - Rothschild, Aleksander Blatkovic - Rothschild, Alex Temby - GRA Everingham, Simon Helm
(a) 29 October 2014
(b) ALDI Stores
(c) update on ALDI's plans to open stores in WA.
(d) Yes
(e) Treasurer, Paula Gadsby, Lyn Mitchell, Viktor Jakupec, Managing Director,
(a) 26 November 2014
(b) DP World Australia (DPWA)
(c) General discussion about ports
(d) Yes
(e) Treasurer, Simon Helm, Holly Koeppel - DPWA, Anil Wats - DPWA, Jean Daigneault - PSP Investments, Paul Scurrah DPWA, Amanda Reid - GRA Everingham
(a) 19 January 2015
(b) APA Group
(c) Gas Security
(d) Yes
(e) Steve Lewis - APA Group, Steve Livens - APA Group, Alex Temby - GRA Everingham, Luke O'Callaghan
(a) 3 February 2015
(b) Aurizon
(c) Update of the Anketell Port and Rail Project
(d) Yes
(e) Amanda Reid - GRA Everingham, Warren Fish - Aurizon, Simon Helm
(a) 5 February 2015
(b) Brockman Mining Ltd
(c) Update on the progress of the company's application under the Railways (Access) Code 2000 (WA) seeking access to the "below rail" infrastructure owned by the Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd (TPI)
(d) Yes
(e) Treasurer, Simon Helm, Lisa Di Paolo, Colin Paterson - Brockman Mining Ltd, Michelle Manook - Brockman Mining Ltd

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