❓ Question on Notice regarding the heritage-listed Guildford Hotel, focusing on meetings, site inspections, tenant identification, and potential conflicts of interest involving the Minister's staff. The Minister provides dates, attendees, and locations of meetings, and addresses concerns about the hotel's condition and staff involvement.
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I refer to the heritage-listed Guilford Hotel, and I ask: (a) on what dates and at what times has the Minister had any meetings concerning the Heritage listed Guildford Hotel; (b) who was in attendance at any such meetings; (c) where was each meeting held; (d) has the Minister done a site inspection of the Guildford Hotel and, if so, on what date and who was in attendance; (e) has the Minister been advised of the outcome of the expression of interest process with respect of future tenants of the hotel; (f) what has the Minister been advised with regards to (e); (g) is the Minister aware of whether an anchor tenant been identified, and if so, on what date did he become aware; (h) is the Minister able to identify the proposed tenant referred to at (g); (i) since being employed in the Minister's office, has Ms Tamatha Smith been involved in any meetings with respect to the Guildford Hotel; (j) on what dates, times and with whom have any such meetings at (i) occurred; (k) on what dates has there been phone communication between Ms Tamatha Smith and the State Heritage Office concerning the Guildford Hotel; (l) on what dates and times has there been email communication between Ms Tamatha Smith and the State Heritage Office concerning the Guildford Hotel, and will the Minister table any such emails, and if not, why not; (m) on what date did Ms Tamatha Smith advise the Minister of her previous media work for the owners of the Guildford Hotel; (n) was the Public Sector Commissioner, the Premier, or anyone in authority at Department of Premier and Cabinet, advised of the previous work that Ms Smith had done for the owners, and if so, who was advised and on what date; (o) is there any written or other record of any such advice, and if so, is the Minister prepared to table it; and (p) has the Minister assured himself that the Guildford Hotel will not further deteriorate over the winter months, and if so, how has he done this?
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Answered
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Heritage
Response time
40 days
(a)-(c) 15 May 2013 at 10.30am
Attendees: Mr Graeme Gammie, Executive Director, State Heritage Office; Mr Luke Martino, Owner, Guildford Hotel; Mr Jeff Braddock, Developer; Ms Tamatha Smith, Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister for Heritage; Mr Mike Betham, Policy Adviser for Heritage, Office of the Minister for Heritage
Venue: Parliament House
24 June 2013 at 3.30pm
Attendees: Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC, Member for East Metropolitan Region; Ms Lynnie Butler, Office of the Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC; Mr Ben Allen, Save the Guildford Hotel Community Group; Mr David Ravine, Save the Guildford Hotel Community Group; Mr Mike Betham, Policy Adviser for Heritage, Office of the Minister for Heritage
Venue: Ministerial Office.
(d) 28 March 2013 at 12.00pm
Attendees: Hon Albert Jacob MLA, Minister for Heritage; Ms Tamatha Smith, Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister for Heritage; Mr Jason Foster, Principal Policy Adviser, Office of the Minister for Heritage.
Venue: Guildford Hotel.
(e) Preliminary advice has been provided that the EOI had received a positive response with a number of interested parties. No outcome is known as yet.
(f) I was advised by the owner in May that he was in discussion with two or more parties that had expressed interest in becoming a tenant, and that no decision had yet been made.
(g) No, I have not been given that information.
(h) No.
(i)-(j) See (a)-(c) above.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) 18 April, one email from the State Heritage Office to provide an update from the owners for the Minister on progress of the EOI process. No, the email contains commercial information about the EOI that could prejudice negotiations.
(m) 22 March 2013.
(n) Yes, subsequent to QWN 301 and QWN 302, my Chief of Staff sought advice from Kathryn James, Acting Director, Office of the Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet.
(o) Yes, [see tabled paper no].
(p) I have not been made aware of any matters being raised by the City of Swan in relation to the regular engineer's reports it receives from the owners on the condition of the building pursuant to an order issued by the City in December 2009 under the
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960.
Attendees: Mr Graeme Gammie, Executive Director, State Heritage Office; Mr Luke Martino, Owner, Guildford Hotel; Mr Jeff Braddock, Developer; Ms Tamatha Smith, Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister for Heritage; Mr Mike Betham, Policy Adviser for Heritage, Office of the Minister for Heritage
Venue: Parliament House
24 June 2013 at 3.30pm
Attendees: Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC, Member for East Metropolitan Region; Ms Lynnie Butler, Office of the Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC; Mr Ben Allen, Save the Guildford Hotel Community Group; Mr David Ravine, Save the Guildford Hotel Community Group; Mr Mike Betham, Policy Adviser for Heritage, Office of the Minister for Heritage
Venue: Ministerial Office.
(d) 28 March 2013 at 12.00pm
Attendees: Hon Albert Jacob MLA, Minister for Heritage; Ms Tamatha Smith, Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister for Heritage; Mr Jason Foster, Principal Policy Adviser, Office of the Minister for Heritage.
Venue: Guildford Hotel.
(e) Preliminary advice has been provided that the EOI had received a positive response with a number of interested parties. No outcome is known as yet.
(f) I was advised by the owner in May that he was in discussion with two or more parties that had expressed interest in becoming a tenant, and that no decision had yet been made.
(g) No, I have not been given that information.
(h) No.
(i)-(j) See (a)-(c) above.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) 18 April, one email from the State Heritage Office to provide an update from the owners for the Minister on progress of the EOI process. No, the email contains commercial information about the EOI that could prejudice negotiations.
(m) 22 March 2013.
(n) Yes, subsequent to QWN 301 and QWN 302, my Chief of Staff sought advice from Kathryn James, Acting Director, Office of the Director General, Department of Premier and Cabinet.
(o) Yes, [see tabled paper no].
(p) I have not been made aware of any matters being raised by the City of Swan in relation to the regular engineer's reports it receives from the owners on the condition of the building pursuant to an order issued by the City in December 2009 under the
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960.
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