❓ A parliamentary question sought information on gifts offered to employees within the Mental Health, Disability Services, and Child Protection portfolios but not accepted. The responses indicate minimal gift offerings, with only one instance reported by the Drug and Alcohol Office.
AnsweredQoN 1748Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 February 2014
Member
Portfolio
Mental Health; Disability Services; Child Protection
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to all agencies, departments and trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities that maintain a register of gifts and benefits offered to employees but not accepted, I ask: (a) how many gifts or benefits have been offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013; and (b) for each gift or benefit offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013: (i) what was the nature of the gift or benefit; (ii) what was the name of the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; (iii) what was the relationship of the employee to the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; and (iv) what was the estimated cost of the offered gift or benefit?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health; Disability Services; Child Protection
Response time
28 days
Mental Health Commission
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
Drug and Alcohol Office
(a) One gift was offered to the Drug and Alcohol Office but not accepted since 1 January 2013.
(b)(i) The gift was a bottle of wine.
(ii) The Planners Institute
(iii) The gift was a thank you for a presentation made by the Alcohol Programs branch of the Drug and Alcohol Office to the Planners Institute.
(iv) The estimated cost of the gift was $20.00.
Disability Services Commission
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
(a) Nil. The Department for Child Protection and Family Support maintains a Gift Register to record gifts and benefits accepted by employees of the Department, but does not maintain a register of gifts and benefits offered to employees but not accepted.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
Drug and Alcohol Office
(a) One gift was offered to the Drug and Alcohol Office but not accepted since 1 January 2013.
(b)(i) The gift was a bottle of wine.
(ii) The Planners Institute
(iii) The gift was a thank you for a presentation made by the Alcohol Programs branch of the Drug and Alcohol Office to the Planners Institute.
(iv) The estimated cost of the gift was $20.00.
Disability Services Commission
(a) Nil.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
(a) Nil. The Department for Child Protection and Family Support maintains a Gift Register to record gifts and benefits accepted by employees of the Department, but does not maintain a register of gifts and benefits offered to employees but not accepted.
(b)(i-iv) Not Applicable.
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