❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding gifts accepted by public sector employees from private companies/individuals. Reveals varying levels of gift acceptance across different agencies and the nature of those gifts.
AnsweredQoN 7636Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2012
Member
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
QuestionView source ↗
For each agency within the Minister's portfolio, I ask, has any officer above level 3.1 accepted any gift from a private company or individual, since 1 November 2011, and if so:
(a) how many officers have accepted a gift from a private company or individual;
(b) what was the nature of the gift;
(c) what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the gift;
(d) what is the estimated individual value of the gift; and
(e) 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 a gift from a private company or individual;
(b) what was the nature of the gift;
(c) what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the gift;
(d) what is the estimated individual value of the gift; and
(e) 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
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
Response time
34 days
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
The following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars etc.
(a) Five
(b) Wine, champagne and hamper.
(c) - (d)
One bottle of wine - Local Government Planners Association: $40.00
Two bottles of wine - Satterley: $100.00
Two bottles of wine - Satterley: $100.00
One bottle of champagne - Evan Jones (Mirvac): $100.00
One hamper - Cedar Woods Properties Ltd: $50.00
(e) No
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS
The following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars etc.
(a) One
(b) Two Gift Hampers - The gifts were donated by DCA to a registered charity
(c) GHD
(d) $150
(e) None
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Five
(b) Book, Olive Oil and Beer, Glass Platter, Glass Decanter, Wine and Gift Voucher, Wine Decanter
(c) Venn Gallery, Adrian Fini, Elizabeth Malone, City of Swan
(d) $60, $70, $1,800, $1,500, $120, $1,100
(e)Elizabeth Malone - donor to Gallery and sponsor of Tom Malone Prize
State Records Office
(a) Three
(b) 2012 Perth Street Directory, Bottle of wine and candle holder x 2, Desk clock
(c) Geographic Names Committee, Recall, All Saints College
(d) $35, $30 x 2, $25
(e) None
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) None
(b) - (e) Not applicable
Western Australian Museum
(a) None
(b) - (e) Not applicable
ScreenWest
(a) Two
(b) Gift Hampers
(c) Joined Up Films, Verve Whitford & Co
(d) $150
(e) Joined Up Films is a recipient of ScreenWest funding, Verve Whitford is a provider of legal services to ScreenWest as and when appropriate
State Library of Western Australia
(a) One
(b) Bottle of Wine and chocolates
(c) Itomic
(d) $40
(e) Itomic had a contract to build a website for the Better Beginnings Famiy Literacy Program.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION DIVISION
The Industry, Science and Innovation Division of the Department of Commerce advises the following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars, etc:
(a) Two (2) officers have accepted gifts.
(b-e) [See tabled paper no........]
CHEMCENTRE
(a) One, although the item is used organisation wide
(b) A small lower-model digital camera
(c) Seton Australia
(d) $75.00
(e) Seton Australia provide laboratory supplies and safety signage to ChemCentre
METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(a) 15.
(b) - (d) [Please see tabled paper no.......]
The MRA's Entertainment and Gift Policy states that gifts received over the value of $10 (such as a bottle of wine) are to be pooled and distributed on an equitable basis amongst staff at an appropriate staff function.
LANDCORP
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 7630.
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The following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars etc.
(a) Five
(b) Wine, champagne and hamper.
(c) - (d)
One bottle of wine - Local Government Planners Association: $40.00
Two bottles of wine - Satterley: $100.00
Two bottles of wine - Satterley: $100.00
One bottle of champagne - Evan Jones (Mirvac): $100.00
One hamper - Cedar Woods Properties Ltd: $50.00
(e) No
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS
The following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars etc.
(a) One
(b) Two Gift Hampers - The gifts were donated by DCA to a registered charity
(c) GHD
(d) $150
(e) None
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) Five
(b) Book, Olive Oil and Beer, Glass Platter, Glass Decanter, Wine and Gift Voucher, Wine Decanter
(c) Venn Gallery, Adrian Fini, Elizabeth Malone, City of Swan
(d) $60, $70, $1,800, $1,500, $120, $1,100
(e)Elizabeth Malone - donor to Gallery and sponsor of Tom Malone Prize
State Records Office
(a) Three
(b) 2012 Perth Street Directory, Bottle of wine and candle holder x 2, Desk clock
(c) Geographic Names Committee, Recall, All Saints College
(d) $35, $30 x 2, $25
(e) None
Perth Theatre Trust
(a) None
(b) - (e) Not applicable
Western Australian Museum
(a) None
(b) - (e) Not applicable
ScreenWest
(a) Two
(b) Gift Hampers
(c) Joined Up Films, Verve Whitford & Co
(d) $150
(e) Joined Up Films is a recipient of ScreenWest funding, Verve Whitford is a provider of legal services to ScreenWest as and when appropriate
State Library of Western Australia
(a) One
(b) Bottle of Wine and chocolates
(c) Itomic
(d) $40
(e) Itomic had a contract to build a website for the Better Beginnings Famiy Literacy Program.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION DIVISION
The Industry, Science and Innovation Division of the Department of Commerce advises the following answer applies for gifts that are not considered to be 'low value' i.e. pens, calendars, etc:
(a) Two (2) officers have accepted gifts.
(b-e) [See tabled paper no........]
CHEMCENTRE
(a) One, although the item is used organisation wide
(b) A small lower-model digital camera
(c) Seton Australia
(d) $75.00
(e) Seton Australia provide laboratory supplies and safety signage to ChemCentre
METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(a) 15.
(b) - (d) [Please see tabled paper no.......]
The MRA's Entertainment and Gift Policy states that gifts received over the value of $10 (such as a bottle of wine) are to be pooled and distributed on an equitable basis amongst staff at an appropriate staff function.
LANDCORP
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 7630.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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