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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staff conflicts of interest, familial relations, and ethics training in the Premier's Ministerial office. The Premier provided limited information, citing privacy and departmental policy regarding conflict of interest declarations, confirmed no relatives were employed, and provided a list of staff who completed ethics training.

AnsweredQoN 335Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 May 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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Will the Minister indicate the following information for all staff members working in their Ministerial office, as of 16 May 2017, including those on secondment, placement or attachment to the office: (a) has any staff member declared any conflicts of interests with the Minister, Minister's Chief of Staff, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet or the Public Sector Commission: (i) If yes, please provide the name of the staff member, the nature of the conflict, who has been notified of the conflict and the date and the agreed way of managing the conflict; (b) are they a relative of the Minister: (i) If yes, please provide the name of the staff member and the relationship to the Minister; and (c) have they completed the required ethics and integrity training by the Public Sector Commission or the Department of the Premier and Cabinet: (i) If yes, please provide the name of the staff member and the date they completed the training; and (ii) If no, why not?

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Answered

20 June 2017

Response time

7 days

(a) As the Member is aware ministerial staff are required to comply with the Department’s Code of Conduct. Declarations made to the Department by employees are personal and confidential. If the Member has a specific conflict of interest matter he wishes to raise the Member can ask that particular question.
(b) No
(c)
(i)
10-Apr-17
Jo
Gaines
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Guy
Houston
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Daniel
Pastorelli
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Jamie
MacDonald
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Wendy
Lockhart
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Nadeen
Roberts
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Caitlin
Goddard
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Dave
Coggin
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Cale
Herbert
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Natalie
Capolingua
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Cale
Black
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Deborah
Dawson
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Kristin
Berger
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Patrick
Ashforth
MCGOWAN
20-April-2017
Mark
Reed
MCGOWAN
(ii)
Has since attended a session
Stacey
Hearn
Has since attended a session
Sarah
Krusezlnicki
Has since attended a session
Hannah
Beazley
Has since attended a session
Joshua
Jerga
Has since attended a session
John
Watkins
Has since attended a session
Terry
Kennedy
On parental leave
Sarah
Keegan

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