❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals instances of hospitality and travel accepted by Department of Child Protection officers from private companies and individuals, some with existing commercial relationships. The Department for Communities reported no such instances.
AnsweredQoN 8366Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 August 2012
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth
QuestionView source ↗
For each agency within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 3.1 accepted any hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 April 2012, 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
11 September 2012
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth
Response time
35 days
Department Child Protection
(a)
11
(b)
(i) Travel - Reimbursement of travel fares to participate as a panel member discussing Mobile Government and research carried out for the Churchill Fellowship by Alphabet Media Pte Ltd.
(ii) Hospitality - Networking and technical update lunch by Ricoh Australia.
(iii) Invitation to an Event - An invitation to attend the 2012 Perth to London, Australia Team farewell lunch by Australia Post.
(iv) Invitation to an Event - Tickets to the Constable Care Child Safety Awards Gala on 28/07/2012 by The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation.
(v) Hospitality - Dinner and bottle of wine following a presentation at the conference and participation in the panel presentation by the WA Family Pathway Network.
(c)
(i) $1 258
(ii) $200
(iii) $80
(iv) $1 000
(v) $90
(d)
(i) Alphabet Media Pte Ltd - There is no commercial or financial relationship with the provider.
(ii) Ricoh Australia - the Department has a commercial relationship with Ricoh Australia to provide printing and photocopying equipment under CUA25307 - Business Machines and Business Machines Consumables.
(iii) Australia Post - the Department (Working With Children Screening Unit) has a commercial relationship with Australia Post under a contract to provide facilities for the processing of Working With Children applications.
(iv) The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation - the Department (Working With Children Screening Unit) has a commercial relationship with the provider, partnering with The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation to deliver community education regarding child safeguarding strategies.
(v) WA Family Pathways Network - There is no commercial or financial relationship with the provider.
Department For Communities
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
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(a)
11
(b)
(i) Travel - Reimbursement of travel fares to participate as a panel member discussing Mobile Government and research carried out for the Churchill Fellowship by Alphabet Media Pte Ltd.
(ii) Hospitality - Networking and technical update lunch by Ricoh Australia.
(iii) Invitation to an Event - An invitation to attend the 2012 Perth to London, Australia Team farewell lunch by Australia Post.
(iv) Invitation to an Event - Tickets to the Constable Care Child Safety Awards Gala on 28/07/2012 by The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation.
(v) Hospitality - Dinner and bottle of wine following a presentation at the conference and participation in the panel presentation by the WA Family Pathway Network.
(c)
(i) $1 258
(ii) $200
(iii) $80
(iv) $1 000
(v) $90
(d)
(i) Alphabet Media Pte Ltd - There is no commercial or financial relationship with the provider.
(ii) Ricoh Australia - the Department has a commercial relationship with Ricoh Australia to provide printing and photocopying equipment under CUA25307 - Business Machines and Business Machines Consumables.
(iii) Australia Post - the Department (Working With Children Screening Unit) has a commercial relationship with Australia Post under a contract to provide facilities for the processing of Working With Children applications.
(iv) The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation - the Department (Working With Children Screening Unit) has a commercial relationship with the provider, partnering with The Constable Care Child Safety Foundation to deliver community education regarding child safeguarding strategies.
(v) WA Family Pathways Network - There is no commercial or financial relationship with the provider.
Department For Communities
(a) Nil
(b - d) Not applicable
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