❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice reveals government spending on employee club and association memberships across various departments and training institutions between July 2014 and November 2015.
AnsweredQoN 4794Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 November 2015
Member
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests
QuestionView source ↗
Will the Minister advise if any Government department, agency or Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities paid for the membership to a club or association for an employee since 1 July 2014, and if so, will the Minister provide: (a) the name of the club or association; and (b) the amount paid to the club or association?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 February 2016
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety; Training and Workforce Development; Women's Interests
Response time
85 days
All information as at 25 November 2015.
Western Australia Police
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST exclusive) to the club or association
Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineer
$1 495.98
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
$1 284.71
Australian Computer
$352
Auto Sweep WA
$220
It Service Management Forum
$1 345
Biometrics Institute
$1 485
Institute of Public Accountants
$665.01
Records & Information Management Professional Australia
$2 986.50
Nominate Pty Ltd
$170.01
Society of Automotive Australasia
$548.55
Information Systems Audit & Control Association
$209.58
Qantas Club
$4 048.70
Road Safety Commission
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Membership to the Australian College of Road Safety for the Chair of the Road Safety Council, Professor Murray Lampard (for 2014 only).
$145
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
$180
Australian Commercial and Media Photographers
$295
International Education Association of Australia
$250
Project Management Institute
$156
Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australia
$160
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd
$935
Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network Pty Ltd
$583
Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries - AWCI
$494.64
Australian Association of Massage Therapists
$121
Career Development Association
$207.90
CPA Australia Ltd
$1 380
Early Childhood Australia
$660
Intercoiffure Australia Affiliate
$1 148.08
International Association Health Care Central Service Materiel Management
$127.32
Operating Room Nurses' Association of WA Inc.
$180
Skype Communications
$40
C Y O’Connor Institute
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
CPA Australia
$345
Harvard Business Review International
$185
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
QANTAS Club
$570
Australian Geographic Design Association
$265
Master Builders Association
$940
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
QANTAS Club
$331.80
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Tertiary Education Disability Access Network
$25
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$476.36
Membership Institute of Chartered Accountants
$683.11
SKAL Membership (Professional leaders of travel and tourism)
$225
Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
$91.91
Australian Institute of Training and Development
238.63
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Polytechnic West
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Fluid Power Society
$198
Tertiary Education Disability Access Network Inc WA
$75
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
$165.93
Institute of Public Accountants
$710
South West Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
CPA Australia
$690
Australian Institute of Company Directors WA
$524
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Institute of Management
$150
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$1 048
Joondalup Business Association
$461
Malaga Business Association
$335
Wanneroo Business Association
$418
Records and Information Management Professionals Australia
$990
Chartered Professional Accountants Association
$710
Australian Library and Information Association
$478
Australian Human Resource Institute
$707
Department of Education Services
The Department of Education Services is accountable to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development for supporting the Training Accreditation Council. For its other functions the Department is accountable to the Minister for Education. The Department of Education Services is included in the response to the question from the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs.
Building Construction and Industry Training Fund
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Housing Industry Association
$1 888
Australian Institute of Management
$1 554
Toastmasters
$198
Department of Local Government and Communities
Women’s Interests is administratively supported as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities and, as such, the response will be included in the Department of Local Government and Communities’ response under the Minister for Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth.
Western Australia Police
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST exclusive) to the club or association
Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineer
$1 495.98
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
$1 284.71
Australian Computer
$352
Auto Sweep WA
$220
It Service Management Forum
$1 345
Biometrics Institute
$1 485
Institute of Public Accountants
$665.01
Records & Information Management Professional Australia
$2 986.50
Nominate Pty Ltd
$170.01
Society of Automotive Australasia
$548.55
Information Systems Audit & Control Association
$209.58
Qantas Club
$4 048.70
Road Safety Commission
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Membership to the Australian College of Road Safety for the Chair of the Road Safety Council, Professor Murray Lampard (for 2014 only).
$145
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
$180
Australian Commercial and Media Photographers
$295
International Education Association of Australia
$250
Project Management Institute
$156
Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australia
$160
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd
$935
Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network Pty Ltd
$583
Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries - AWCI
$494.64
Australian Association of Massage Therapists
$121
Career Development Association
$207.90
CPA Australia Ltd
$1 380
Early Childhood Australia
$660
Intercoiffure Australia Affiliate
$1 148.08
International Association Health Care Central Service Materiel Management
$127.32
Operating Room Nurses' Association of WA Inc.
$180
Skype Communications
$40
C Y O’Connor Institute
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
CPA Australia
$345
Harvard Business Review International
$185
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
QANTAS Club
$570
Australian Geographic Design Association
$265
Master Builders Association
$940
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
QANTAS Club
$331.80
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Tertiary Education Disability Access Network
$25
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$476.36
Membership Institute of Chartered Accountants
$683.11
SKAL Membership (Professional leaders of travel and tourism)
$225
Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
$91.91
Australian Institute of Training and Development
238.63
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil.
(b) Not applicable.
Polytechnic West
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Fluid Power Society
$198
Tertiary Education Disability Access Network Inc WA
$75
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
$165.93
Institute of Public Accountants
$710
South West Institute of Technology
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
CPA Australia
$690
Australian Institute of Company Directors WA
$524
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Australian Institute of Management
$150
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$1 048
Joondalup Business Association
$461
Malaga Business Association
$335
Wanneroo Business Association
$418
Records and Information Management Professionals Australia
$990
Chartered Professional Accountants Association
$710
Australian Library and Information Association
$478
Australian Human Resource Institute
$707
Department of Education Services
The Department of Education Services is accountable to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development for supporting the Training Accreditation Council. For its other functions the Department is accountable to the Minister for Education. The Department of Education Services is included in the response to the question from the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs.
Building Construction and Industry Training Fund
(a) Name of club or association
(b) Amount paid (GST inclusive) to the club or association
Housing Industry Association
$1 888
Australian Institute of Management
$1 554
Toastmasters
$198
Department of Local Government and Communities
Women’s Interests is administratively supported as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities and, as such, the response will be included in the Department of Local Government and Communities’ response under the Minister for Local Government; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth.
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