❓ Question on Notice requesting expenditure details on corporate hospitality, specifically corporate boxes, for agencies under the Minister's responsibility. The answer claims a lack of standard definition prevents providing comprehensive data, but addresses corporate box expenditure.
AnsweredQoN 7805Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 May 2012
Member
Portfolio
Local Government; Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to all the agencies for which the Minister is responsible, for each financial year 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011 and 2011–12 (to date):
(a) what was the annual expenditure on corporate hospitality; and
(b) if this corporate hospitality included the hiring of a corporate box (or a similar facility):
(i) what was the event;
(ii) what was the cost;
(iii) how many people attended as guests of the agency; and
(iv) of these guests, how many were agency officers?
(a) what was the annual expenditure on corporate hospitality; and
(b) if this corporate hospitality included the hiring of a corporate box (or a similar facility):
(i) what was the event;
(ii) what was the cost;
(iii) how many people attended as guests of the agency; and
(iv) of these guests, how many were agency officers?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
42 days
Department of Local Government including the Office of Multicultural Interests
,
State Heritage Office
and
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
(a) The Public Sector Commission does not provide any standard definition of the term 'Corporate Hospitality'. As a result of the lack of a standard definition, the information cannot be appropriately and uniformly provided to reflect the Member's question. The Member has however identified a specific example and in the interests of an open and accountable Government - part (b) has been answered with respect to expenditure on 'Corporate Boxes'.
(b) (i)-(iv) Not Applicable.
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,
State Heritage Office
and
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
(a) The Public Sector Commission does not provide any standard definition of the term 'Corporate Hospitality'. As a result of the lack of a standard definition, the information cannot be appropriately and uniformly provided to reflect the Member's question. The Member has however identified a specific example and in the interests of an open and accountable Government - part (b) has been answered with respect to expenditure on 'Corporate Boxes'.
(b) (i)-(iv) Not Applicable.
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