❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on hospitality accepted by senior public sector employees from private entities, revealing varying levels of acceptance across different agencies and potential conflicts of interest. The Treasurer's portfolio agencies report acceptance of hospitality, events, and travel, with associated values and relationships with private companies.
AnsweredQoN 8350Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 August 2012
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Transport; Emergency Services
QuestionView source ↗
For each agency within the Treasurer'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
18 September 2012
Response time
42 days
Only hospitality valued at $50 or above, for the period 1 April 2012 to 1 August 2012, have been included in this answer.
The
Department of Treasury
advises:
Yes
(a) Seven
(b) Lunch, function, conference.
(c) $5 285
(d) Yes. Project, Advisory and Sponsorship.
The
Department of Transport
advises:
(a) 6
(b) Event and Forum
(c ) $925
(d) No
Main Roads WA
advises:
(a) 14
(b) Breakfast, lunch, dinner, exhibition, event, function, seminar
(c) $2 527
(d) Yes. Sponsorship, financial, consulting, advisory, commercial.
The
Office of Road Safety
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Dinner
(c) $270
(d) No
The
Public Transport Authority (PTA)
advises:
(a) 6
(b) Dinner, event
(c) $905
(d) Yes. Contract.
The
Economic Review Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Fire and Emergency Services Authority
advises:
(a) Four.
(b) Event
(c) $495
(d) Yes. Commercial.
The
Government Employee Superannuation Board
advises:
(a) Thirteen (13)
(b) Dinner, conference, lunch, breakfast, function, travel, accommodation.
(c) $6 723
(d) Yes. Fund manager, consultant, premises manager, insurance provider, system provider, advisory.
The
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
advises:
(a) 38
(b) Event, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, function
(c) $4 698
(d) Yes. Legal, investment custodian, reinsurer, managing agent, commercial, sponsorship.
The
Office of the Auditor General
advises:
(a) None of our Officers have accepted any gifts, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual.
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Albany Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Broome Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Bunbury Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not Applicable
The
Dampier Port Authority
advises:
(a) 4
(b) Function
(c) $185
(d) Yes. Service Provider
The
Esperance Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Fremantle Port Authority
advises:
(a) Six
(b) Event, presentation, dinner, travel.
(c) $1 450
(d) Yes. Contractor, service provider, community partner
The
Geraldton Port Authority
advises:
(a) One.
(b) Event
(c) $300 estimated.
(d) Service providers
The
Port Hedland Port Authority
advises:
(a) Six.
(b) Dinner and event.
(c) $1 170
(d) Yes. Contractor, port user.
The
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
advises:
(a) None
(b-d) Not applicable
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The
Department of Treasury
advises:
Yes
(a) Seven
(b) Lunch, function, conference.
(c) $5 285
(d) Yes. Project, Advisory and Sponsorship.
The
Department of Transport
advises:
(a) 6
(b) Event and Forum
(c ) $925
(d) No
Main Roads WA
advises:
(a) 14
(b) Breakfast, lunch, dinner, exhibition, event, function, seminar
(c) $2 527
(d) Yes. Sponsorship, financial, consulting, advisory, commercial.
The
Office of Road Safety
advises:
(a) 1
(b) Dinner
(c) $270
(d) No
The
Public Transport Authority (PTA)
advises:
(a) 6
(b) Dinner, event
(c) $905
(d) Yes. Contract.
The
Economic Review Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Fire and Emergency Services Authority
advises:
(a) Four.
(b) Event
(c) $495
(d) Yes. Commercial.
The
Government Employee Superannuation Board
advises:
(a) Thirteen (13)
(b) Dinner, conference, lunch, breakfast, function, travel, accommodation.
(c) $6 723
(d) Yes. Fund manager, consultant, premises manager, insurance provider, system provider, advisory.
The
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
advises:
(a) 38
(b) Event, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, function
(c) $4 698
(d) Yes. Legal, investment custodian, reinsurer, managing agent, commercial, sponsorship.
The
Office of the Auditor General
advises:
(a) None of our Officers have accepted any gifts, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual.
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Albany Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Broome Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Bunbury Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not Applicable
The
Dampier Port Authority
advises:
(a) 4
(b) Function
(c) $185
(d) Yes. Service Provider
The
Esperance Port Authority
advises:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The
Fremantle Port Authority
advises:
(a) Six
(b) Event, presentation, dinner, travel.
(c) $1 450
(d) Yes. Contractor, service provider, community partner
The
Geraldton Port Authority
advises:
(a) One.
(b) Event
(c) $300 estimated.
(d) Service providers
The
Port Hedland Port Authority
advises:
(a) Six.
(b) Dinner and event.
(c) $1 170
(d) Yes. Contractor, port user.
The
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
advises:
(a) None
(b-d) Not applicable
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