❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals gifts accepted by public sector employees from private companies, raising potential conflict of interest concerns, particularly within the Department of Training and Workforce Development.
AnsweredQoN 7637Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2012
Member
Portfolio
Energy; Training and Workforce Development; Indigenous Affairs
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
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Energy; Training and Workforce Development; Indigenous Affairs
Response time
35 days
Department of Indigenous Affairs
(a) Three
(b)
1. Glass clock and ball point pen (clock has DIA engraved)
2. Picnic blanket and small gift box of 10 mini chocolates
3. Message stick (glass)
4. Parker Biro
5. Book - Rio Tinto Barramundi Dreaming: The Argyle Diamonds Story
(c)
1. Executive Director, NAIDOC Initiatives, Koori Kids
2. Brand Connect
3. Professional
4. Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation
5. Kelvin McLeish, Manager Director, Argyle Diamonds
(d)
1. $60
2. $30
3. $30
4. $60
5. $80
(e) No
Public Utilities Office
(a) Nil.
(b-e) Not Applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) 26 officers above level 3.1 have accepted gifts. Of these officers, 19 have retained their gifts and seven have handed their gifts to the Department in accordance with the Department of Training and Workforce Development's Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy.
(b) (i) A carry bag of various items - stubbie holders, coffee cups and iphone covers;
(ii) A gift pack of chocolates, wine, promotional pen and stubby holder;
(iii) A bottle of wine;
(iv) A package containing a jar of honey, chocolates and a bottle of wine;
(v) A bottle of wine as a Christmas gift;
(vi) A confectionary filled vase;
(vii) A bottle of champagne as a Christmas gift;
(viii) A Christmas cake;
(ix) An eight pack of beer and chocolates as a Christmas gift;
(x) Eight small Christmas cakes;
(xi) A bottle of red wine each to three officers as Christmas gifts;
(xii) A bottle of wine;
(xiii) One kilogram of Emperor fish fillets;
(xiv) A drink bottle, pen and USB drive to 5 officers;
(xv) A bottle of wine to one officer;
(xvi) A bottle of wine each to two officers;
(xvii) A bottle of water to an officer;
(xviii) Confectionary; and
(xix) A bottle of wine to an officer.
(c) (i) Data 3;
(ii) Austindo Electrical, Instrumentation and Communications Engineering Contractors;
(iii) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Apprenticeship Solutions;
(iv) The Food Fibre and Timber Industry Training Council;
(v) Franklyn Scholar;
(vi) Rare Creative Thinking;
(vii) Corporate Theatre Productions;
(viii) RSM Bird Cameron;
(ix) A cleaner;
(x) Netspot Pty Ltd;
(xi) Empired IT;
(xii) ISS Facilities Services;
(xiii) Accord Electrical Services;
(xiv) SEEK;
(xv) Catholic Education Office;
(xvi) Exhibition and Trade Fairs;
(xvii) Braxford Consultancy Pty Ltd;
(xviii) Complete Office Supplies; and
(xix) RAPS Industry Training Council.
(d) (i) $60
(ii) $25
(iii) $10
(iv) $29
(v) $10
(vi) $50
(vii) $50
(viii) $30
(ix) $30
(x) $25
(xi) $24, $30 and $15
(xii) $19
(xiii) $50
(xiv) $6 each
(xv) $8
(xvi) $25 each
(xvii) $1
(xviii) 70 cents
(xix) $20
(e) (i) No
(ii) No
(iii) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Apprenticeship Solutions is a stakeholder and does not receive funding from the Department
(iv) Food Fibre and Timber Industry Training Council is funded by the Department
(v) Franklyn Scholar is a training provider for apprentices and receives funding from the Department
(vi) Rare Creative Thinking provides advertising services to the Department under a contract for services
(vii) Corporate Theatre Productions was a sponsor of the 2011 WA Training Awards
(viii) RSM Bird Cameron provides financial services to the Department under the Common Use Agreement
(ix) No
(x) Netspot Pty Ltd is a company contracted to provide hosting services
(xi) Empired IT is current supplier of Information Technology Services to the Department
(xii) ISS Facilities Services are under contract for cleaning services
(xiii) No
(xiv) No
(xv) No
(xvi) No
(xvii) Provide internal audit services to the Department
(xviii) Provide office supplies under the Common Use Agreement
(xix) The RAPS Industry Training Council is funded by the Department.
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Three
(b) (i) One adult entry to the Australia v Ski Lanka Commonwealth Bank Series in a corporate suite
(ii) Bottle of champagne and coffee beans
(iii) Token gifts of minor value including scarfs, key rings, green tea, stamp album, book on China, paper weights, pens, miniature Chinese opera mask, wall hanging and Chinese symbol.
(c) (i) Tourism WA
(ii) Aroma Café
(iii) Chinese delegation as part of the Vocational Education Leaders Training (VELT) sponsored by TAFE Directors Australia
(d) (i) $400
(ii) $70
(iii) $10
(e) (i) No
(ii) Central has a commercial and financial relationship with Dryandra Pty Ltd trading as Aroma Café. A Deed of Licence was signed in 2009 to allow Aroma Café to use premises within Central's Northbridge site to operate Central's café. The licence entitles Central to 10% per annum of the Café's gross revenue plus operating expenditure.
Further Deed of Licences between Dryandra Pty Ltd and Central enables Aroma Café to use premises at Central's East Perth, Leederville, Mt Lawley and Perth campuses to operate Central's cafés for five years.
The gift was declared and accepted after the tender process had been completed.
(iii) No.
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Seven
(b) (i) 2012 diary x 2
(ii) Bottle of wine
(iii) File holder
(iv) Hand-embroidered table cloth and napkins
(v) Tablecloth, serviettes, bottle of rum
(vi) Bottle of wine
(vii) Shirts x 10, promotional Intel-branded backpacks x 20
(c) (i) Fuji Xerox
(ii) Cleandustrial
(iii) Esplanade Hotel
(iv) Prof Eric Charoux
(v) Charles Telfair Institute Mauritius
(vi) Ivan Lyshako
(vii) CDM Australia
(d) (i) $30
(ii) $10
(iii) $15
(iv) $50
(v) $75
(vi) $20
(vii) $500 ($20/shirt; $15/backpack)
(e) (i) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of copier services
(ii) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of cleaning services
(iii) No
(iv) Yes; Commercial partnership exists
(v) Yes; contract between Challenger Institute and Charles Telfair Institute for the delivery of training in Mauritius.
(vi) No
(vii) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of PCs
C Y O'Connor Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Polytechnic West
(a) Fourteen
(b) (i) Diary
(ii) Diary
(iii) Wine glass
(iv) Wine and candle
(v) Gift basket (not retained by employee given to charity)
(vi) Movie ticket
(vii) Gift voucher (not retained by employee)
(viii) Bottle of wine
(ix) Food items
(x) Debden portfolio
(xi) Gift voucher (not retained by employee)
(xii) 2 x Bottle of wine(not retained by employee)
(xiii) Bottle of wine (not retained by employee)
(xiv) Bottle of wine (not retained by employee)
(c) (i) Fuji Xerox
(ii) Fuji Xerox
(iii) Private individual
(iv) Canning Coalition
(v) SITA Australia
(vi) VEA Australia
(vii) Private individual
(viii) MEGT
(ix) Private individual
(x) Private individual
(xi) VETSS
(xii) Private individual
(xiii) Golden West Cleaning
(xiv) Ex Libris Australia
(d) (i) $25
(ii) $25
(iii) $20
(iv) $45
(v) $40
(vi) $30
(vii) $50
(viii) $20
(ix) $10
(x) $60
(xi) $50
(xii) $40
(xiii) $60
(xiv) $50
(e) (i) Contract for copier services
(ii) Contract for copier services
(iii) NA - Provided to Board Members
(iv) Contracted for waste disposal services
(v) NA
(vi) NA
(vii) NA
(viii) NA
(ix) NA
(x) NA
(xi) NA
(xii) Contractor for cleaning services
(xiii) Contractor for library management system
South West Institute of Technology
(a) One
(b) Gift basket of confectionary and biscuits
(c) South West Coachlines
(d) Approximately $30
(e) Yes; South West Institute of Technology administered a bus contract with South West Coachlines on behalf of the Department of Training and Workforce, for students in the South West.
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Eight
(b)(i) Diamante brooch
(ii) Qatari trinkets, horse and Qatari male figure
(iii) Coloured glass ball
(iv) Flycoz electric razor
(v) String of freshwater pearls
(vi) Bottles of wine (three bottles given to three officers)
(c)(i) Zhejiang Department of Public Security
(ii) Hamad Fakhroo & Essa Al-Kuibaisi
(iii) Nguyen Tan That University
(iv) Zhejiang Department of Public Security
(v) Zhejiang Police
(vi) Institute of Public Accountants
(d) (i) $10
(ii) $60
(iii) $5
(iv) $10
(v) $35
(vi) $60 ($20/bottle)
(e)(i) Yes - non-accredited police media relations training
(ii) Yes - gift was from student of Qatar Petroleum
(iii) No
(iv) Yes - non-accredited police media relations training
(v) No
(vi) No
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(a) Three
(b)
1. Glass clock and ball point pen (clock has DIA engraved)
2. Picnic blanket and small gift box of 10 mini chocolates
3. Message stick (glass)
4. Parker Biro
5. Book - Rio Tinto Barramundi Dreaming: The Argyle Diamonds Story
(c)
1. Executive Director, NAIDOC Initiatives, Koori Kids
2. Brand Connect
3. Professional
4. Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation
5. Kelvin McLeish, Manager Director, Argyle Diamonds
(d)
1. $60
2. $30
3. $30
4. $60
5. $80
(e) No
Public Utilities Office
(a) Nil.
(b-e) Not Applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) 26 officers above level 3.1 have accepted gifts. Of these officers, 19 have retained their gifts and seven have handed their gifts to the Department in accordance with the Department of Training and Workforce Development's Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy.
(b) (i) A carry bag of various items - stubbie holders, coffee cups and iphone covers;
(ii) A gift pack of chocolates, wine, promotional pen and stubby holder;
(iii) A bottle of wine;
(iv) A package containing a jar of honey, chocolates and a bottle of wine;
(v) A bottle of wine as a Christmas gift;
(vi) A confectionary filled vase;
(vii) A bottle of champagne as a Christmas gift;
(viii) A Christmas cake;
(ix) An eight pack of beer and chocolates as a Christmas gift;
(x) Eight small Christmas cakes;
(xi) A bottle of red wine each to three officers as Christmas gifts;
(xii) A bottle of wine;
(xiii) One kilogram of Emperor fish fillets;
(xiv) A drink bottle, pen and USB drive to 5 officers;
(xv) A bottle of wine to one officer;
(xvi) A bottle of wine each to two officers;
(xvii) A bottle of water to an officer;
(xviii) Confectionary; and
(xix) A bottle of wine to an officer.
(c) (i) Data 3;
(ii) Austindo Electrical, Instrumentation and Communications Engineering Contractors;
(iii) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Apprenticeship Solutions;
(iv) The Food Fibre and Timber Industry Training Council;
(v) Franklyn Scholar;
(vi) Rare Creative Thinking;
(vii) Corporate Theatre Productions;
(viii) RSM Bird Cameron;
(ix) A cleaner;
(x) Netspot Pty Ltd;
(xi) Empired IT;
(xii) ISS Facilities Services;
(xiii) Accord Electrical Services;
(xiv) SEEK;
(xv) Catholic Education Office;
(xvi) Exhibition and Trade Fairs;
(xvii) Braxford Consultancy Pty Ltd;
(xviii) Complete Office Supplies; and
(xix) RAPS Industry Training Council.
(d) (i) $60
(ii) $25
(iii) $10
(iv) $29
(v) $10
(vi) $50
(vii) $50
(viii) $30
(ix) $30
(x) $25
(xi) $24, $30 and $15
(xii) $19
(xiii) $50
(xiv) $6 each
(xv) $8
(xvi) $25 each
(xvii) $1
(xviii) 70 cents
(xix) $20
(e) (i) No
(ii) No
(iii) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Apprenticeship Solutions is a stakeholder and does not receive funding from the Department
(iv) Food Fibre and Timber Industry Training Council is funded by the Department
(v) Franklyn Scholar is a training provider for apprentices and receives funding from the Department
(vi) Rare Creative Thinking provides advertising services to the Department under a contract for services
(vii) Corporate Theatre Productions was a sponsor of the 2011 WA Training Awards
(viii) RSM Bird Cameron provides financial services to the Department under the Common Use Agreement
(ix) No
(x) Netspot Pty Ltd is a company contracted to provide hosting services
(xi) Empired IT is current supplier of Information Technology Services to the Department
(xii) ISS Facilities Services are under contract for cleaning services
(xiii) No
(xiv) No
(xv) No
(xvi) No
(xvii) Provide internal audit services to the Department
(xviii) Provide office supplies under the Common Use Agreement
(xix) The RAPS Industry Training Council is funded by the Department.
Central Institute of Technology
(a) Three
(b) (i) One adult entry to the Australia v Ski Lanka Commonwealth Bank Series in a corporate suite
(ii) Bottle of champagne and coffee beans
(iii) Token gifts of minor value including scarfs, key rings, green tea, stamp album, book on China, paper weights, pens, miniature Chinese opera mask, wall hanging and Chinese symbol.
(c) (i) Tourism WA
(ii) Aroma Café
(iii) Chinese delegation as part of the Vocational Education Leaders Training (VELT) sponsored by TAFE Directors Australia
(d) (i) $400
(ii) $70
(iii) $10
(e) (i) No
(ii) Central has a commercial and financial relationship with Dryandra Pty Ltd trading as Aroma Café. A Deed of Licence was signed in 2009 to allow Aroma Café to use premises within Central's Northbridge site to operate Central's café. The licence entitles Central to 10% per annum of the Café's gross revenue plus operating expenditure.
Further Deed of Licences between Dryandra Pty Ltd and Central enables Aroma Café to use premises at Central's East Perth, Leederville, Mt Lawley and Perth campuses to operate Central's cafés for five years.
The gift was declared and accepted after the tender process had been completed.
(iii) No.
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Seven
(b) (i) 2012 diary x 2
(ii) Bottle of wine
(iii) File holder
(iv) Hand-embroidered table cloth and napkins
(v) Tablecloth, serviettes, bottle of rum
(vi) Bottle of wine
(vii) Shirts x 10, promotional Intel-branded backpacks x 20
(c) (i) Fuji Xerox
(ii) Cleandustrial
(iii) Esplanade Hotel
(iv) Prof Eric Charoux
(v) Charles Telfair Institute Mauritius
(vi) Ivan Lyshako
(vii) CDM Australia
(d) (i) $30
(ii) $10
(iii) $15
(iv) $50
(v) $75
(vi) $20
(vii) $500 ($20/shirt; $15/backpack)
(e) (i) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of copier services
(ii) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of cleaning services
(iii) No
(iv) Yes; Commercial partnership exists
(v) Yes; contract between Challenger Institute and Charles Telfair Institute for the delivery of training in Mauritius.
(vi) No
(vii) Yes; Contract under CUA for provision of PCs
C Y O'Connor Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Pilbara Institute
(a) Nil
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Polytechnic West
(a) Fourteen
(b) (i) Diary
(ii) Diary
(iii) Wine glass
(iv) Wine and candle
(v) Gift basket (not retained by employee given to charity)
(vi) Movie ticket
(vii) Gift voucher (not retained by employee)
(viii) Bottle of wine
(ix) Food items
(x) Debden portfolio
(xi) Gift voucher (not retained by employee)
(xii) 2 x Bottle of wine(not retained by employee)
(xiii) Bottle of wine (not retained by employee)
(xiv) Bottle of wine (not retained by employee)
(c) (i) Fuji Xerox
(ii) Fuji Xerox
(iii) Private individual
(iv) Canning Coalition
(v) SITA Australia
(vi) VEA Australia
(vii) Private individual
(viii) MEGT
(ix) Private individual
(x) Private individual
(xi) VETSS
(xii) Private individual
(xiii) Golden West Cleaning
(xiv) Ex Libris Australia
(d) (i) $25
(ii) $25
(iii) $20
(iv) $45
(v) $40
(vi) $30
(vii) $50
(viii) $20
(ix) $10
(x) $60
(xi) $50
(xii) $40
(xiii) $60
(xiv) $50
(e) (i) Contract for copier services
(ii) Contract for copier services
(iii) NA - Provided to Board Members
(iv) Contracted for waste disposal services
(v) NA
(vi) NA
(vii) NA
(viii) NA
(ix) NA
(x) NA
(xi) NA
(xii) Contractor for cleaning services
(xiii) Contractor for library management system
South West Institute of Technology
(a) One
(b) Gift basket of confectionary and biscuits
(c) South West Coachlines
(d) Approximately $30
(e) Yes; South West Institute of Technology administered a bus contract with South West Coachlines on behalf of the Department of Training and Workforce, for students in the South West.
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) Eight
(b)(i) Diamante brooch
(ii) Qatari trinkets, horse and Qatari male figure
(iii) Coloured glass ball
(iv) Flycoz electric razor
(v) String of freshwater pearls
(vi) Bottles of wine (three bottles given to three officers)
(c)(i) Zhejiang Department of Public Security
(ii) Hamad Fakhroo & Essa Al-Kuibaisi
(iii) Nguyen Tan That University
(iv) Zhejiang Department of Public Security
(v) Zhejiang Police
(vi) Institute of Public Accountants
(d) (i) $10
(ii) $60
(iii) $5
(iv) $10
(v) $35
(vi) $60 ($20/bottle)
(e)(i) Yes - non-accredited police media relations training
(ii) Yes - gift was from student of Qatar Petroleum
(iii) No
(iv) Yes - non-accredited police media relations training
(v) No
(vi) No
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