❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding gifts accepted by senior officers in the Planning portfolio from private companies/individuals between Sept 2008 and July 2009. Reveals instances of gift acceptance and potential conflicts of interest.
AnsweredQoN 1168Legislative Assembly
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For the period 23 September 2008 to 31 July 2009, could the Minister please advise for each agency within his portfolio:
(a) has any officer above Level 9.1 within the agency accepted any gift from a private company or individual;
(b) if yes to (a), how many officers above Level 9.1 have accepted a gift from a private company or individual;
(c) if yes to (a), what were the gifts, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the gift;
(d) if yes to (a), what is the estimated individual value of the gift or gifts; and
(e) if yes to (a), does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship to the private company or individual?
(a) has any officer above Level 9.1 within the agency accepted any gift from a private company or individual;
(b) if yes to (a), how many officers above Level 9.1 have accepted a gift from a private company or individual;
(c) if yes to (a), what were the gifts, and what is the name of the individual or private company that offered the gift;
(d) if yes to (a), what is the estimated individual value of the gift or gifts; and
(e) if yes to (a), does the agency have any commercial or financial relationship to the private company or individual?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Planning
Response time
29 days
Department of Planning
(a) Yes
(b) One
(c)2 bottles of wine from Satterley Real Estate; 1 bottle of wine from Prof Robert Harvey Edith Cowan University
(d) $25- $50
(e) No
Midland Redevelopment Authority; Armadale Redevelopment Authority advise
(a-e) Not applicable
East Perth Redevelopment Authority; Subiaco Redevelopment Authority advise
(a) Yes. EPRA and the SRA have a Corporate Gifts Benefits and Hospitality Policy that outlines clear and consistent protocols for all employees to follow when a gift or hospitality is offered to them or EPRA and the SRA. All offers of gifts received by an individual are declared on the Corporate Gifts Register, and only gifts that are appropriate to the organisation are accepted. These gifts then become the property of EPRA and the SRA.
(b) 3
(c) Stockland - 1 x Property Council Luncheon
Mirvac - 1 x Property Council
RBB - 3 x bottles of wine
McMullen Nolan - 1 x Parker Pen
(d) Estimated value $20.00 - $ 100.00
(e) RBB and McMullen are consultants for EPRA and SRA.
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(a) Yes
(b) One
(c)2 bottles of wine from Satterley Real Estate; 1 bottle of wine from Prof Robert Harvey Edith Cowan University
(d) $25- $50
(e) No
Midland Redevelopment Authority; Armadale Redevelopment Authority advise
(a-e) Not applicable
East Perth Redevelopment Authority; Subiaco Redevelopment Authority advise
(a) Yes. EPRA and the SRA have a Corporate Gifts Benefits and Hospitality Policy that outlines clear and consistent protocols for all employees to follow when a gift or hospitality is offered to them or EPRA and the SRA. All offers of gifts received by an individual are declared on the Corporate Gifts Register, and only gifts that are appropriate to the organisation are accepted. These gifts then become the property of EPRA and the SRA.
(b) 3
(c) Stockland - 1 x Property Council Luncheon
Mirvac - 1 x Property Council
RBB - 3 x bottles of wine
McMullen Nolan - 1 x Parker Pen
(d) Estimated value $20.00 - $ 100.00
(e) RBB and McMullen are consultants for EPRA and SRA.
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