A parliamentary question seeking details on gifts and benefits offered to employees within the Minister for Environment and Heritage's portfolio but not accepted, revealing instances of potential conflicts of interest with suppliers and stakeholders.

AnsweredQoN 1755Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 February 2014
Portfolio
Environment; Heritage

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In relation to all agencies, departments and trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities that maintain a register of gifts and benefits offered to employees but not accepted, I ask: (a) how many gifts or benefits have been offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013; and (b) for each gift or benefit offered but not accepted since 1 January 2013: (i) what was the nature of the gift or benefit; (ii) what was the name of the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; (iii) what was the relationship of the employee to the individual or organisation that offered the gift or benefit; and (iv) what was the estimated cost of the offered gift or benefit?

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Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Environment; Heritage
Response time
28 days
Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a)  2
(b) (i)
(b) (ii)
(b) (iii)
(b) (iv)
Corporate golf day with dinner and drinks
Major Motors Pty Ltd
The organisation supplies trucks to the department through an open tender let through the Department of Finance.
$150
Gift voucher for a workshop with Road Runner Mechanical Services
Road Runner Mechanical Services
The organisation has supplied mechanical services to the department.
$52
Department of Environment Regulation
(a) 1
(b)(i) A gift basket
(ii) Mr and Mrs Markovic
(iii) Mr and Mrs Markovic were owners of a site that required classification by Department of Environment Regulation staff.
(iv) $55
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) Nil
(b)(i)-(iv) Not applicable
Office of the Appeals Convenor
(a) Nil
(b)(i)-(iv) Not applicable
Swan River Trust
(a) Nil
(b)(i)-(iv) Not applicable
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
(a) Nil
(b)(i)-(iv) Not applicable
Perth Zoo
(a) 2
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Catered golf day
Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd
Supplier of printers and copiers under CUA PCS 2013
$200.00 Approx
Melbourne Cup sweepstake ticket
Bluestone Recruitment
Supplier of Temporary Personnel services under CUA 2008
Unknown
State Heritage Office
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable

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