❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on hospitality, events, accommodation, or travel accepted by senior officers in the Deputy Premier's portfolio from private entities. The response reveals widespread acceptance, particularly within the Department of Health and related services, prompting further investigation via tabled papers.
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For each department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 3.1 accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 November 2012, and if so: (a) how many officers have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual; (b) what was the nature of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered them; (c) what is the estimated individual value of the hospitality, event, free accommodation or free travel; and (d) does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship with the private company or individual, and if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?
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Answered
2 September 2013
Responded by
Hon Dr K.D. Hames
Response time
83 days
Date range used in answer to this question is 1 November 2012 to 11 June 2013.
Department of Health
(a) The number of officers who have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual are listed in the table below:
NO. OF OFFICERS
DEPARTMENT
46
Department of Health (DOH)
131
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
154
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)
314
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
13
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH)
37
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
18
PathWest
713
TOTAL
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Healthway
Healthway provides sponsorship to over 700 organisations per annum.
Healthway officers are required to attend sponsored events in an official capacity to monitor the sponsored activity and ensure sponsorship strategies are implemented.
Excluding these circumstances -
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Tourism Western Australia
It has also been long standing practice for Tourism Western Australia officers to attend events sponsored by the agency.
It is not possible to provide a confirmed list of all employees who actually attend these events.
(a-d) [See tabled paper no]
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Department of Health
(a) The number of officers who have accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual are listed in the table below:
NO. OF OFFICERS
DEPARTMENT
46
Department of Health (DOH)
131
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
154
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)
314
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
13
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH)
37
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
18
PathWest
713
TOTAL
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Healthway
Healthway provides sponsorship to over 700 organisations per annum.
Healthway officers are required to attend sponsored events in an official capacity to monitor the sponsored activity and ensure sponsorship strategies are implemented.
Excluding these circumstances -
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Tourism Western Australia
It has also been long standing practice for Tourism Western Australia officers to attend events sponsored by the agency.
It is not possible to provide a confirmed list of all employees who actually attend these events.
(a-d) [See tabled paper no]
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
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