❓ Hon Ken Travers asks the Premier about gifts received by public hospital officers from service providers. The Premier acknowledges disclosure requirements but cannot confirm the absence of undisclosed gifts or predict future actions of companies.
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HOSPITAL SERVICE PROVIDERS — GIFTS TO OFFICERS
Can the Premier confirm that no officer has received any gift, hospitality or other benefit from any company or organisation that has provided or is seeking to provide services at any current or future public hospital except for the three invites to Australian Football League matches previously disclosed? Hon NORMAN MOORE
Can the Premier confirm that no officer has received any gift, hospitality or other benefit from any company or organisation that has provided or is seeking to provide services at any current or future public hospital except for the three invites to Australian Football League matches previously disclosed? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
In accordance with the department’s code of conduct, officers are required to disclose and seek approval for gifts, hospitality or other benefits received, and records are kept of their disclosure. However, the Premier is not in a position to provide confirmation in the terms requested. The department maintains details of what gifts, hospitality or benefits have been disclosed. Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon Ken Travers : So, he can’t confirm this then? Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
Hon NORMAN MOORE : Pardon? I think there is a typo in the written reply, that is all, but I will check that. To continue the answer — The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
The department does not maintain records of what has not been disclosed. If for some reason there has not been a disclosure, such non-disclosure would be a breach of the code and would be dealt with accordingly. Further, in relation to the question, it is additionally difficult to respond to a question that seeks information in relation to the future actions or intentions of an unidentified company or organisation. Should the member wish to provide the names of the companies and organisations that currently provide or intend to provide services to current or future public hospitals, if future actions can be predicted, the Premier will ask the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to search its records.
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