Mr. Zempilas's question regarding gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation, and travel received by senior officials within the Premier's portfolio since January 1, 2026, was met with a refusal to provide a detailed response due to the extensive research required, citing previous similar questions.

AnsweredQoN 2162Legislative Assembly
Asked
5 May 2026
Portfolio
Premier

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I refer to the answer provided to QON 1822, and I ask:(a) Since 1 Jan 2026 for each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, has the Director General, CEO, Commissioner, or Deputy DG received any gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation and travel; and(b) If yes to (a):(i) What was the nature of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel received;(ii) What was the date of receipt of each gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;(iii) What is the name of the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;(iv) What is the estimated individual value of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel and; and(v) 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?
I refer to the answer provided to QON 1822, and I ask:
(a) Since 1 Jan 2026 for each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, has the Director General, CEO, Commissioner, or Deputy DG received any gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation and travel; and
(b) If yes to (a):
(i) What was the nature of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel received;
(ii) What was the date of receipt of each gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;
(iii) What is the name of the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;
(iv) What is the estimated individual value of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel and; and
(v) 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
9 June 2026
Responded by
Hon Roger Cook
Response time
9 days
As stated in response to the Member’s previous questions on this topic, LA QON 1041 answered on 17 February 2026 and LA QON 1822 answered on 14 April 2026, the information being sought by the member for each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise in the State Government is not readily available and would require considerable research, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. As such, I am not prepared to divert the State’s resources to provide a response.
However, if the Member has a more specific query, I would be pleased to consider arranging for the provision of information.

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