WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation, and travel received by officers within the Premier's portfolio, revealing details of items received and potential conflicts of interest.

AnsweredQoN 5924Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 October 2016
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Tourism; Science

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For each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask in regard to the registration of the receipt of all gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation and travel by officers since 1 October 2015: (a) what was the nature of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel received; (b) what was the date of receipt of each gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel; (c) what is the name of the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel; (d) what is the estimated individual value of gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel; and (e) does the organisation have any commercial or financial relationship with the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel and if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?

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Answered
16 November 2016
Response time
36 days
Public Sector Commission
(a)–(e)  See tabled paper no.
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Scitech Board Game
13/10/2015
Scitech
$20.00
Yes – DPC administers a five-year funding agreement between Scitech and the Western Australian Government
Book – ‘Every Match A Home Match’ (x2)
12/10/2015
Cricket Australia
$20.00 (for two books)
No
Koko Black Christmas Gift Hamper
7/12/2015
Malaysian Consulate
$100.00
No
Movie tickets (x2)
27/11/2015
EMC XChange Perth
$35.00
Yes – DPC has
purchased an EMC storage array system
Framed (signed) photo
11/12/2015
Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
$65.00
No
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Bottle of Wolf Blass Red Label Chardonnay
22/12/12015
Southern Cross Cleaning (SCC)
$6.95
Yes – SCC has a contract for Dumas House in West Perth
Small purse
22/12/2015
HRH The Prince of Wales
$42.00
No
Christmas gift bag of items
22/12/12015
Consulate of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
$50.00
No
Bottle of Pierro LTC Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
23/02/2016
Urban Development Institute of Australia
$31.99
No
Ferrero Rocher Collection (172g)
22/04/2016
Conservation Council of WA
$10.00
No
Book — 'The Wild Side, Chronicles of Nature'
22/04/2016
BirdLife WA
$20.00
No
Book — 'People and Places'
22/04/2016
Friends of Forrestdale Lakes
$10.00
No
Six soil samples (in 500ml glass jars)
23/03/2016
Cougar Sands
$0.00
No
Small boxed floral arrangement
1/07/2016
Woodside Florist
$40.00
Yes — the company provides wreaths for memorial services and commemorations attended by the Premier or his representative
Book — 'The Southwest - Australia's Biodiversity Hotspot'
1/08/2016
CEO of the Western Australian Museum
$36.50
No
Book — 'The Story of Gorgon'
20/06/2016
Former Managing Director of
Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd.
Unknown
No
Butterflies in glass frame
1/08/2016
Director General, Department of Parks
and Wildlife
Unknown
No
Book —'Connecting Two Cultures: Australia and the Philippines'
1/08/2016
Her Excellency, Mrs Minda Calaguian-Cruz, Ambassador of the Philippines
Unknown
No
Perth Modern School branded paperweight
19/08/2016
Perth Modern School
$20.00
No
Four entrance tickets to Perth Royal Show
19/08/2016
Royal Agricultural Society of WA (RASWA)
$116.00
Yes – the RASWA is a grant recipient
Coffee mug
19/09/2016
Bee Industry Council Association of WA
$6.00
No
ChemCentre
NIL.
GoldCorp
(a)–(e)  See tabled paper no.
Lotterywest
(a)–(e)  See tabled paper no.
Rottnest Island Authority
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Bottle of wine
11 December 2015
Keslake Nominees
$20
Keslake Nominees is a construction company which provide services to the RIA relating to capital works projects
Chocolate gift pack
16 December 2015
BlochTech
$50
BlochTech is an engineering company which provide services to the RIA relating to construction related projects
Bottle of champagne
25 February 2016
Rottnest Island visitor
$20
Rented a RIA rental mooring
Tourism Western Australia
(a)–(e)  See tabled paper no.
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
Nil gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation or travel received
(a)-(e) N/A.

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