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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking details on free admissions or corporate hospitality accepted by ministerial staff for various Perth Arena events. The answer indicates no staff accepted hospitality for most events, but the Chief of Staff attended the UFC event with the Minister in an official capacity.

AnsweredQoN 2516Legislative Assembly

Asked

15 February 2018

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

QuestionView source ↗

Have any staff (above PSGA level 7 or equivalent) in the Minister's office accepted any free admission or corporate hospitality from any third party or organisations (including government departments, agencies or government trading enterprises) to any of the following events at Perth Arena: (a) Seinfeld Live, 4 August 2017 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date; (b) Alice Cooper, 17 October 2017 and if so: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date; (c) Shawn Mendes, 6 December 2017: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date; (d) The Weeknd, 14 December 2017: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date; (e) Mariah Carey, 5 February 2018: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date; and (f) Ultimate Fighting Championship, 11 February 2018: (i) What was the third party or organisation which provided the hospitality or admission; (ii) What staffer attended and did they take any guests; (iii) What was the estimated value of the hospitality/admission; and (iv) Did the staffer submit an "Request to Attend Event" form to DPC and if so, on what date?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered

15 March 2018

Responded by

Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

Response time

6 days

(a) – (e)
No
(i)    Not applicable
(ii)    Not applicable
(iii)   Not applicable
(iv)   Not applicable
(f)   The Chief of Staff accompanied the Minister to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in
his official capacity.
(i)    Not applicable
(ii)   Not applicable
(iii)   Not applicable
(iv)   Not applicable

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