❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals gifts, hospitality, and event invitations accepted by public sector officers from private companies, including details of the nature, value, and potential conflicts of interest due to commercial relationships.
AnsweredQoN 2699Legislative Assembly
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For each department, agency or government trading enterprise within the Minister'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?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister for Water; Forestry
Response time
35 days
Aqwest
(a) One
(b) Dinner and movie ticket from Total Telephones
(c) $37.50 per person
(d) Commercial - Information Technology Support provider
Busselton Water
(a) Three
(b) RSM Bird Cameron - South West Directors and Business Leaders Lunch
(c) $80 per person
(d) No
(a) One
(b) Cape Naturaliste Computers - Dinner
(c) $60 per person
(d) Yes, Cape Naturaliste Computers provides ICT technical support to Busselton Water
(a) One
(b) OPUS - Lunch
(c) $20 per person
(d) Yes, OPUS provides Asset Management application support to Busselton Water
Department of Water
(a)Three
(b) Site Visit to BHP's mining facilities in the Pilbara
(c) $200 per person
(d) No
(a) Two
(b) Committee for Economic Development of Australia event ticket offered by Deloittee
(c) $165 per person
(d) Deloitte provides program management services to the Department of Water
(a) One
(b) Committee for Economic Development of Australia event ticket offered by Trility
(c) $185 per person
(d) No
(a) Two
(b) EMC (Information Technology company) event ticket offered by EMC
(c) $40 per person
(d) EMC provides data storage services to the Department of Water
Forest Products Commission
(a) Forest Products Commission (FPC) Kensington office
(b) Three Christmas hampers - Woodland Resources Group Pty Ltd
(c) $210
(d) Woodland Resources Group hold a contract with FPC
(a) FPC Kensington, Harvey, Manjimup, and Nannup offices
(b) Alcohol - Jarrahwood Australia Pty Ltd
(c) $478
(d) Jarrahwood Australia Pty Ltd hold a contract with FPC
(a) FPC Harvey, Manjimup, and Nannup offices
(b) Alcohol - Dwellingup Sawmills Pty Ltd
(c) $220
(d) Dwellingup Sawmills Pty Ltd hold a contract with FPC
Water Corporation
(a) Six
(b) Perth Water Aid Ball 2013.
(c) $250 per person.
(d) Various providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Two
(d) Putt for Dough Gold.
(c) $167 per person.
(d) IT Service Providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Three
(b) Corporate Box Football.
(c) Estimated cost $300 per person.
(d) Various providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Eight
(b) Earth Awards dinner, drinks and taxi voucher.
(c) Estimated cost $300 per person.
(d) A civil contractor to the Water Corporation.
(a) One
(b) Dinner and movie ticket from Total Telephones
(c) $37.50 per person
(d) Commercial - Information Technology Support provider
Busselton Water
(a) Three
(b) RSM Bird Cameron - South West Directors and Business Leaders Lunch
(c) $80 per person
(d) No
(a) One
(b) Cape Naturaliste Computers - Dinner
(c) $60 per person
(d) Yes, Cape Naturaliste Computers provides ICT technical support to Busselton Water
(a) One
(b) OPUS - Lunch
(c) $20 per person
(d) Yes, OPUS provides Asset Management application support to Busselton Water
Department of Water
(a)Three
(b) Site Visit to BHP's mining facilities in the Pilbara
(c) $200 per person
(d) No
(a) Two
(b) Committee for Economic Development of Australia event ticket offered by Deloittee
(c) $165 per person
(d) Deloitte provides program management services to the Department of Water
(a) One
(b) Committee for Economic Development of Australia event ticket offered by Trility
(c) $185 per person
(d) No
(a) Two
(b) EMC (Information Technology company) event ticket offered by EMC
(c) $40 per person
(d) EMC provides data storage services to the Department of Water
Forest Products Commission
(a) Forest Products Commission (FPC) Kensington office
(b) Three Christmas hampers - Woodland Resources Group Pty Ltd
(c) $210
(d) Woodland Resources Group hold a contract with FPC
(a) FPC Kensington, Harvey, Manjimup, and Nannup offices
(b) Alcohol - Jarrahwood Australia Pty Ltd
(c) $478
(d) Jarrahwood Australia Pty Ltd hold a contract with FPC
(a) FPC Harvey, Manjimup, and Nannup offices
(b) Alcohol - Dwellingup Sawmills Pty Ltd
(c) $220
(d) Dwellingup Sawmills Pty Ltd hold a contract with FPC
Water Corporation
(a) Six
(b) Perth Water Aid Ball 2013.
(c) $250 per person.
(d) Various providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Two
(d) Putt for Dough Gold.
(c) $167 per person.
(d) IT Service Providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Three
(b) Corporate Box Football.
(c) Estimated cost $300 per person.
(d) Various providers to the Water Corporation.
(a) Eight
(b) Earth Awards dinner, drinks and taxi voucher.
(c) Estimated cost $300 per person.
(d) A civil contractor to the Water Corporation.
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