❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on hospitality, events, accommodation, or travel accepted by senior education officials from private entities, aiming to uncover potential conflicts of interest. The response reveals instances within the Department of Education.
AnsweredQoN 6346Legislative Assembly
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For each agency within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, has any officer above level 3.1 within those agencies, since 1 July 2011, accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual; 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?
(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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
42 days
(a) Nil. (b)-(d) Not applicable. The above does not include where costs are met for officers who are representing the Council in the course of their duties. Department of Education (a) 22 officers (30 instances). (b)-(d) [see tabled paper no.] Country High School Hostels Authority (a) Nil. (b)-(d) Not applicable. Public Education Endowment Trust (a) Nil. (b)-(d) Not applicable. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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