❓ A parliamentary question probes the Minister regarding Eventscorp's handling of complimentary tickets and a staff member's free trip, questioning transparency and accountability. The Minister's response indicates awareness and existing record-keeping practices.
AnsweredQoN 2474Legislative Assembly
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In response to an answer provided to Question on Notice No. 1828 during 2009 in the Legislative Assembly:
(a) did the Minister state that Eventscorp was offered 68 free tickets to the One Movement Festival;
(b) did the Minister state that Eventscorp had advised that it had no facility in place to enable it to ascertain how many tickets were utilized;
(c) does the Minister continue to maintain that she was unaware that Eventscorp employee Saskia Doherty received a free trip to London from a funding recipient while she was an Eventscorp employee until the Minister received a report from the Public Sector Commissioner 13 months after the event; and
(d) what changes has the Minister made to ensure that Eventscorp now has a facility to ascertain who is getting freebies, be they free tickets to concerts or free tickets to London?
(a) did the Minister state that Eventscorp was offered 68 free tickets to the One Movement Festival;
(b) did the Minister state that Eventscorp had advised that it had no facility in place to enable it to ascertain how many tickets were utilized;
(c) does the Minister continue to maintain that she was unaware that Eventscorp employee Saskia Doherty received a free trip to London from a funding recipient while she was an Eventscorp employee until the Minister received a report from the Public Sector Commissioner 13 months after the event; and
(d) what changes has the Minister made to ensure that Eventscorp now has a facility to ascertain who is getting freebies, be they free tickets to concerts or free tickets to London?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
35 days
(a) & (b) Yes.
(c) I was first advised on 21 December 2009.
(d) None. Eventscorp has always recorded the names of individuals and organisations that receive corporate hospitality and event tickets.
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(c) I was first advised on 21 December 2009.
(d) None. Eventscorp has always recorded the names of individuals and organisations that receive corporate hospitality and event tickets.
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