❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on gifts, hospitality, and travel accepted by senior public sector employees from private entities within the Treasurer's portfolio, raising potential conflict of interest concerns. The response indicates widespread acceptance across multiple agencies.
AnsweredQoN 2687Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 August 2014
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Energy; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
QuestionView source ↗
For each department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Treasurer's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 7.1 or equivalent accepted any gift, hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 July 2013, 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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 September 2014
Response time
35 days
Public Utilities Office
(a) Four
(b-d) [See tabled paper.]
Department of Treasury
(a) Five
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) Three
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Fifty-One
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Horizon Power
(a) Twenty-seven
(b-d) [See tabled paper.]
Independent Market Operator
(a) Twelve
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Twenty-nine
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a) Nil
(b)-(d) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Six (two officers have attended two or more events).
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Synergy
(a) Synergy is not aware of any corporate hospitality accepted which was not part of the official duties of the officer attending.
(b)-(d) Not applicable
WA Treasury Corporation
Western Australian Treasury Corporation has not and does not accept any free accommodation or free travel.
(a) Nine.
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Western Power
(a) 3
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
(a) Four
(b-d) [See tabled paper.]
Department of Treasury
(a) Five
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) Three
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Fifty-One
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Horizon Power
(a) Twenty-seven
(b-d) [See tabled paper.]
Independent Market Operator
(a) Twelve
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Twenty-nine
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Office of Multicultural Interests
(a) Nil
(b)-(d) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Six (two officers have attended two or more events).
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Synergy
(a) Synergy is not aware of any corporate hospitality accepted which was not part of the official duties of the officer attending.
(b)-(d) Not applicable
WA Treasury Corporation
Western Australian Treasury Corporation has not and does not accept any free accommodation or free travel.
(a) Nine.
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
Western Power
(a) 3
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper.]
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