❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals the Department of Finance paid for employee memberships to various professional associations and clubs, while other departments reported no such expenditure or deemed it a personal responsibility.
AnsweredQoN 4791Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Will the Minister advise if any Government department, agency or Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities paid for the membership to a club or association for an employee since 1 July 2014, and if so, will the Minister provide: (a) the name of the club or association; and (b) the amount paid to the club or association?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 February 2016
Responded by
Minister for Finance; Mines and Petroleum
Response time
83 days
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) - (b)
(a)
(b)
Architects Board of Western Australia
$540
Australian Human Resources Institute
$600
Australian Institute of Architects
$600
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$300
Australian Institute of Management
$300
Australian Institute of Project Management
$1,147
Building Surveying Practitioner
$300
Certified Practicing Accountants Australia
$8,700
CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst Institute)
$300
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
$300
Chartered Institute of Building
$300
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Australia
$3,000
Council of Education Facility Planners International
$300
Engineers Australia
$300
Institute of Chartered Accountants
$600
Institute of Internal Auditors
$1,298
Institute of Public Accountants
$300
ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
$1,843
Law Society
$20
National Association of Women in Construction
$160
Planning Institute of Australia
$490
Qantas Club
$2,276
Safety Institute Australia
$580
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
$300
Tax Institute
$1,200
Western Australian Internet Association
$909
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) - (b) Not applicable
The Department of Mines and Petroleum advises:
Individual membership of professional associations and clubs is the personal responsibility of staff members.
(a) - (b) Not applicable
(a) - (b)
(a)
(b)
Architects Board of Western Australia
$540
Australian Human Resources Institute
$600
Australian Institute of Architects
$600
Australian Institute of Company Directors
$300
Australian Institute of Management
$300
Australian Institute of Project Management
$1,147
Building Surveying Practitioner
$300
Certified Practicing Accountants Australia
$8,700
CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst Institute)
$300
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
$300
Chartered Institute of Building
$300
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Australia
$3,000
Council of Education Facility Planners International
$300
Engineers Australia
$300
Institute of Chartered Accountants
$600
Institute of Internal Auditors
$1,298
Institute of Public Accountants
$300
ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
$1,843
Law Society
$20
National Association of Women in Construction
$160
Planning Institute of Australia
$490
Qantas Club
$2,276
Safety Institute Australia
$580
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
$300
Tax Institute
$1,200
Western Australian Internet Association
$909
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) - (b) Not applicable
The Department of Mines and Petroleum advises:
Individual membership of professional associations and clubs is the personal responsibility of staff members.
(a) - (b) Not applicable
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