❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals the number of officers above level 7.1 in various departments within the Deputy Premier's portfolio who accepted gifts, hospitality, or travel from private companies/individuals between July 2013 and August 2014. The question seeks details on the nature of these benefits, their value, and any commercial relationships between the agencies and the providers.
AnsweredQoN 2684Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 August 2014
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Training and Workforce Development
QuestionView source ↗
For each department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Deputy Premier's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask, has any officer above level 7.1 or equivalent accepted any gift, hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel from a private company or individual, since 1 July 2013, 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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 November 2014
Response time
91 days
Date range 1 July 2013 to 12 August 2014:
Department of Health
(a)
Number of Officers
Department/Health Service
20
Department of Health (DOH)
29
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
23
Fiona
Stanley
Hospital
Commissioning (FSH)
0
Health Corporate Network (HCN)
0
Health Information Network (HIN)
72
North Metropolitan Health Service (including Dental) (NMHS)
37
PathWest
209
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
1
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Except where stated otherwise in Table column (d) the companies providing
hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel are vendors to the Department of Health and/or the Health Services. Purchases from these companies are undertaken in accordance with State Supply policy. Any actual, perceived or potential conflicts of interests are managed in accordance with Departmental and Health Services policies.
Healthway
Healthway provides sponsorship to a large number of organisations each year. Healthway Officers are required to attend sponsored events in an official capacity to represent the agency, monitor the sponsored activity and ensure sponsorship strategies are implemented. Excluding these circumstances:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The cost of any accommodation or travel incurred by Officers in the course of official duties is met by Healthway.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Six
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Central
Institute
of
Technology
(a) 10
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Seven
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
C Y O'Connor Institute
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Four
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Great Southern
Institute
of
Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) One
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Polytechnic West
(a) One
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
South West Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Five
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Department of Education Services
(a) One
(b) Complimentary attendance at the WA IT Leaders Summit 18-19 August 2014, offered by
Datacom
WA
.
(c) $2690+GST
(d) Yes. Datacom is the department's contracted supplier in relation to networking, information management platforms and migration, telephony, fibre connection, and managed services.
Building Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Department of Health
(a)
Number of Officers
Department/Health Service
20
Department of Health (DOH)
29
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
23
Fiona
Stanley
Hospital
Commissioning (FSH)
0
Health Corporate Network (HCN)
0
Health Information Network (HIN)
72
North Metropolitan Health Service (including Dental) (NMHS)
37
PathWest
209
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
1
WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Except where stated otherwise in Table column (d) the companies providing
hospitality, invitation to an event, free accommodation or free travel are vendors to the Department of Health and/or the Health Services. Purchases from these companies are undertaken in accordance with State Supply policy. Any actual, perceived or potential conflicts of interests are managed in accordance with Departmental and Health Services policies.
Healthway
Healthway provides sponsorship to a large number of organisations each year. Healthway Officers are required to attend sponsored events in an official capacity to represent the agency, monitor the sponsored activity and ensure sponsorship strategies are implemented. Excluding these circumstances:
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
The cost of any accommodation or travel incurred by Officers in the course of official duties is met by Healthway.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Six
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Central
Institute
of
Technology
(a) 10
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Seven
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
C Y O'Connor Institute
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Four
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Great Southern
Institute
of
Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) One
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
Polytechnic West
(a) One
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
South West Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Five
(b-d) [See tabled paper no]
Department of Education Services
(a) One
(b) Complimentary attendance at the WA IT Leaders Summit 18-19 August 2014, offered by
Datacom
WA
.
(c) $2690+GST
(d) Yes. Datacom is the department's contracted supplier in relation to networking, information management platforms and migration, telephony, fibre connection, and managed services.
Building Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) Nil
(b-d) Not applicable
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