❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on hospitality accepted by senior public sector officers from private entities. The responses reveal varying levels of acceptance across different agencies, with some disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
AnsweredQoN 6350Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 October 2011
Member
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
QuestionView source ↗
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
22 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
Response time
34 days
Department of Planning
(a) Four
(b) Six meals:
· Nigel Satterley
· Development Planning Strategies - Frank Arangio
· Shell
· Gin Wah Ang
· Ron Tondut
· Brian Haratsis
Four Corporate Box football match tickets:
· Nigel Satterley
Two football match tickets & meal:
· John Langoulant
One meal and golf:
· Woods Bagot
(c) Six meals:
· Nigel Satterley - $150.00
· Development Planning Strategies - Frank Arangio - $90.00
· Shell - $100.00
· Gin Wah Ang - $100.00
· Ron Tondut - $100.00
· Brian Haratsis - $100.00
Four Corporate Box football match tickets:
· Nigel Satterley - $300.00
Two football match tickets & meal:
· John Langoulant - $100.00
One meal and golf:
· Woods Bagot - $80.00
(d) No.
Department for Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
ScreenWest
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
State Records Office
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) One.
(b)
(1) Tickets for WA Ballet fundraising event from Major Holdings.
(2)Complimentary ticket to Awards Dinner from Australia Business Arts Foundation.
(c)
(1) $200
(2) $150
(d) Nil.
Armadale Redevelopment Authority
(a) Five (5)
(b)(c) Stockland - UDIA luncheon - 2 staff at $100 each
Taylor Burrell Barnett - breakfast - 1 staff @ $80
Urbis - Urbis Client function - 1 staff @ $50
Jones Lang LaSalle - Boardroom lunch - 1 staff @ $50
Development Planning Strategies (DPS) - cocktail function - 1 staff @ $50
TPG - sundowner - 1 staff @ $50
(d) Stockland - yes, stakeholder
Taylor Burrell Barnett - yes, consultant
Urbis - yes, consultant
Jones Lang LaSalle - yes, consultant
DPS - yes, consultant
TPG - yes, consultant
East Perth Redevelopment Authority/Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
(a) Seven have accepted hospitality and/or invitations to events from a private company.
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper no....].
Midland Redevelopment Authority
(a) Nil for the Midland Redevelopment Authority.
(b)- (d) Not applicable.
LandCorp
(a) - (d) Not applicable - LandCorp to provide a response to this question to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands as the Minister for which LandCorp reports to on these matters.
Department of Commerce - Science and Innovation Division
(a) Seven (7) officers have accepted hospitality. No free travel or accommodation has been accepted.
(b) The description of the hospitality and donors are listed below:
(1) A seminar and luncheon with speaker Dr. Shai Vyakarnam (providing ideas for supporting the innovation community in Western Australia) from CurtinUniversity;
(2) Great Southern Great Science Conference dinner, Albanyfrom Professor Peter Davies, Universityof Western Australia;
(3) Lunch and a ticket to the Dockers versus Carltonmatch on 13 August 2011 from OakajeePortand Rail;
(4) Working lunch from McCusker Alzheimer's Research Foundation.
(c) (1) $88 per person;
(2) $50;
(3) $120; and
(4) $87.
(d) The McCusker Foundation is the recipient of a State Government research grant of $2.2 million on terms of a Financial Assistance Agreement prepared in 2010.
ChemCentre
(a)-(d) Nil
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(a) Four
(b) Six meals:
· Nigel Satterley
· Development Planning Strategies - Frank Arangio
· Shell
· Gin Wah Ang
· Ron Tondut
· Brian Haratsis
Four Corporate Box football match tickets:
· Nigel Satterley
Two football match tickets & meal:
· John Langoulant
One meal and golf:
· Woods Bagot
(c) Six meals:
· Nigel Satterley - $150.00
· Development Planning Strategies - Frank Arangio - $90.00
· Shell - $100.00
· Gin Wah Ang - $100.00
· Ron Tondut - $100.00
· Brian Haratsis - $100.00
Four Corporate Box football match tickets:
· Nigel Satterley - $300.00
Two football match tickets & meal:
· John Langoulant - $100.00
One meal and golf:
· Woods Bagot - $80.00
(d) No.
Department for Culture and the Arts
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
ScreenWest
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
State Library of Western Australia
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Western Australian Museum
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
State Records Office
(a) Nil received from a private company or individual.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) One.
(b)
(1) Tickets for WA Ballet fundraising event from Major Holdings.
(2)Complimentary ticket to Awards Dinner from Australia Business Arts Foundation.
(c)
(1) $200
(2) $150
(d) Nil.
Armadale Redevelopment Authority
(a) Five (5)
(b)(c) Stockland - UDIA luncheon - 2 staff at $100 each
Taylor Burrell Barnett - breakfast - 1 staff @ $80
Urbis - Urbis Client function - 1 staff @ $50
Jones Lang LaSalle - Boardroom lunch - 1 staff @ $50
Development Planning Strategies (DPS) - cocktail function - 1 staff @ $50
TPG - sundowner - 1 staff @ $50
(d) Stockland - yes, stakeholder
Taylor Burrell Barnett - yes, consultant
Urbis - yes, consultant
Jones Lang LaSalle - yes, consultant
DPS - yes, consultant
TPG - yes, consultant
East Perth Redevelopment Authority/Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
(a) Seven have accepted hospitality and/or invitations to events from a private company.
(b)-(d) [See tabled paper no....].
Midland Redevelopment Authority
(a) Nil for the Midland Redevelopment Authority.
(b)- (d) Not applicable.
LandCorp
(a) - (d) Not applicable - LandCorp to provide a response to this question to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands as the Minister for which LandCorp reports to on these matters.
Department of Commerce - Science and Innovation Division
(a) Seven (7) officers have accepted hospitality. No free travel or accommodation has been accepted.
(b) The description of the hospitality and donors are listed below:
(1) A seminar and luncheon with speaker Dr. Shai Vyakarnam (providing ideas for supporting the innovation community in Western Australia) from CurtinUniversity;
(2) Great Southern Great Science Conference dinner, Albanyfrom Professor Peter Davies, Universityof Western Australia;
(3) Lunch and a ticket to the Dockers versus Carltonmatch on 13 August 2011 from OakajeePortand Rail;
(4) Working lunch from McCusker Alzheimer's Research Foundation.
(c) (1) $88 per person;
(2) $50;
(3) $120; and
(4) $87.
(d) The McCusker Foundation is the recipient of a State Government research grant of $2.2 million on terms of a Financial Assistance Agreement prepared in 2010.
ChemCentre
(a)-(d) Nil
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