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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details of contact between the Minister for Environment/Heritage and Barton Deakin Government Relations. The Minister denies meetings regarding government business, acknowledging only incidental social or administrative contact.

AnsweredQoN 3539Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 February 2015

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Environment; Heritage

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Could the Minister advise if the Minister and/or any staff member or placement within the Minister’s Office, has had any contact or meetings with representatives of registered lobbyist Barton Deakin Government Relations, since 1 July 2013, and, if yes: (a) what were the dates of the contact(s) or meeting(s); (b) what was the name of the client being represented during the contact; (c) what was the nature or subject of discussion during the contact(s) or meeting(s); (d) were other people present during the contact(s) or meeting(s); and (e) what were the names of all people present?

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Answered

10 March 2015

Responded by

Minister for Environment; Heritage

Response time

20 days

(a)-(e) The Minister and his current Ministerial staff may, from time to time, have had irregular or incidental social contact or contact for administrative purposes only with Barton Deakin Government Relations.
However, the Minister and his Ministerial staff have not met with Barton Deakin Government Relations regarding Government business between 1 July 2013 and 17 February 2015.

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