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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 908 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 March 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Planning
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

For each department, agency and government trading enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, including the Minister himself/herself, I ask in regard to the registration of the receipt of all gifts, benefits, hospitality, accommodation and travel by officers since 11 March 2017:
(a) what was the nature of the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel received;
(b) what was the date of receipt of each gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;
(c) what is the name of the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel;
(d) what is the estimated individual value of gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel; and
(e) does the organisation have any commercial or financial relationship with the individual, organisation or private company that offered the gift, benefit, hospitality, accommodation or travel and, if so, what is the nature of that commercial or financial relationship?

Answered on 11 April 2018

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage advises:

Former Department of Planning – 12 March 2017 to 30 June 2017

(a) Box of chocolates; Gratis Registration: “Environmental Considerations in Planning and Property Development”; Leadership Breakfast Western Australia; CEDA Trustee Boardroom Briefing - David Rohrsheim; UDIA National Congress VIP Dinner; UDIA National Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner; Official Welcome of New Vice Chancellor - Cocktail Reception; Breakfast for Paul Fletcher; Discussion about the Future of Planning and Smarter Cities; CEO Luncheon; Western Australian Treasury Corporation Event - Economic Presentation by William Evans, Chief Economist, Managing Director and Global Head of Economics and Research with Westpac; Women in Property Signature Lunch; 2017 Western Australian Heritage Awards Dinner; Government and Public Sector Boardroom Luncheon; RAC President’s Leadership Dinner

(b) 20/03/2017; 29/03/2017; 31/03/2017; 04/04/2017; 04/04/2017; 06/04/2017; 26/04/2017; 05/05/2017; 05/05/2017; 19/05/2017; 19/05/2017; 23/05/2017; 26/05/2017; 26/05/2017; 22/06/2017

(c) Unknown; Legalwise; Leadership Western Australia; Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA); Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA); Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) and Satterley Property Group; The University of Western Australia; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia; Planning Institute of Australia; Public Sector Commission; Western Australian Treasury Corporation; Property Council of Australia; Heritage Council of Western Australia; Property Council of Australia; Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC)

(d) $10.00; $480.00; $30.00; $35.00; $150.00; $150.00; $30.00; $35.00; $15.00; $40.00; $20.00; $50.00; $150.00; $70.00; $75.00

(e) No; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association / Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - University or research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder – Research body

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage – 1 July 2017 to 13 March 2018

(a) City of Stirling Mayoral Business Breakfast; Property Council Breakfast: Perth Beach Life - New Era in Coastal Development; New Office Opening – canapés; Director General - Service Priority Review Breakfast Forum; WALGA State and Local Government Forum; LG Convention Gala Dinner; CEO Breakfast with Prof Zoe Radnor, Dean of School of Business UK; Retirement of Stuart Cole, Chief Executive Officer; Flowers; Springtime in Araluen - Light refreshments; Outer Harbour Discussion Forum - Light breakfast; Planning Ministers Breakfast Forum; Executive Women's Leadership Forum; 2017 IPAA WA Fellows and Executive Briefing; RAC President’s Leadership Dinner with Minister Saffioti; Official Opening of WA Government In House Bank Branch; Farewell Function for Ivan Jakicevic; Ride Sharing and Driverless Vehicles Debate and bottle of Forester Estate wine; UDIA Awards for Excellence 2017 - Gala Dinner; PIA WA 2017 State Conference; Dinner and Discussion - Dynamic Cities and Organisations; Two books and CDs in honour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who served during World War I; Corporate Partners Lunch; Shaping WA – Breakfast; End of Year Celebration; 2017 PIA WA Awards- Pre Lunch Drinks and Lunch; 2017 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards Gala Dinner; EY Industry Leaders Roundtable on Building a Resilient Perth – Lunch; Research and Innovation Joint Board Dinner; Executive Council Progressive Dinner; Food for Thought Study Tour; Annual Cocktail Party and private viewing of Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures; 2017 Graduation and Awards Celebration; Annual Civic Dinner; Presentation of Historic Heart Artist Prizes; Launch of HIFG Report and Talk by Hon Peter Tinley MLA, Minister for Housing; Ngurra Nyingu 10th Anniversary Art Exhibition; Australia Day Launch; 2018 Gillette One day international series - Australia vs England; ‘Water Sensitive Cities’ hosted by Tony Wong; Welcoming breakfast with Leadership WA CEO; Farewell Drinks for CCI's Deidre Willmott; UDIA Lunch - Planning and Development (Key Note Speaker); Alex Rhodes Farewell; 1 Bottle of Wine; Box of grapes and box of mangoes/avocadoes

(b) 07/07/2017; 10/07/2017; 01/08/2017; 02/08/2017; 02/08/2017; 04/08/2017; 15/08/2017; 16/08/2017; 17/08/2017; 18/08/2017; 18/08/2017; 25/08/2017; 29/08/2017; 30/08/2017; 30/08/2017; 30/08/2017; 01/09/2017; 07/09/2017; 09/09/2017; 15/09/2017; 28/09/2017; 18/10/2017; 27/10/2017; 31/10/2017; 31/10/2017; 10/11/2017; 11/11/2017; 14/11/2017; 14/11/2017; 15/11/2017; 16/11/2017; 16/11/2017; 21/11/2017; 25/11/2017; 27/11/2017; 30/11/2017; 08/12/2017; 23/01/2018; 28/01/2018; 05/02/2018; 15/02/2018; 15/02/2018; 15/02/2018; 20/02/2018; 22/02/2018; 22/02/2018

(c) City of Stirling; LandCorp; Committee for Perth; Public Sector Commission; Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA); Western Australian Local Government Association; Public Sector Commission / Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG); City of Belmont; Committee for Perth; Araluen Botanic Park Foundation; Infranomics; Planning Institute of Australia; Committee for Perth; Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA); Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC); WA Department of Treasury and Commonwealth Bank; City of Bayswater; The University of Western Australia - Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC); Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA); Planning Institute of Australia (PIA); Urbis; John Snares, President Veterans Retreat WA; Property Council of Australia; LandCorp; Minter Ellison; Planning Institute of Australia (PIA); Tourism Council WA / Perth Airport; Ernst & Young; The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre and Curtin University; Chamber of Minerals and Energy; Committee for Perth; PEET Limited; Leadership WA; City of Armadale; Historic Heart of Perth Inc.; Housing Industry Forecasting Group (HIFG); Woodside Pluto LNG; City of Perth; Cricket Australia; Board of the Water Corporation; Leadership WA; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI); Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA); Property Council of Australia; Western Australian Institute of Sport; Grape Growers Association of Western Australia

(d) $25.00; $100.00; $15.00; $20.00; $50.00; $175.00; $35.00; $30.00; $40.00; $20.00; $15.00; $35.00; $20.00; $30.00; $100.00; $20.00; $30.00; $20.00; $150.00; $150.00; $50.00; $100.00; $100.00; $30.00; $50.00; $75.00; $200.00; $80.00; $150.00; $150.00; $40.00; $80.00; $50.00; $175.00; $20.00; Nil; $50.00; $60.00; $300.00; $35.00; $20.00; $40.00; $80.00; $25.00; $19.00; $20.00

(e) Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder – Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - University or research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; No; Commercial Stakeholder - University or research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; No; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group

Western Australian Planning Commission – 12 March 2017 to 13 March 2018

(a) Gala Dinner; Mayoral Dinner; Navigate Uncertainty: Recognising the Opportunity; Property Council Event - 'From Station to Station'; Leadership Matters - Breakfast Event; Mayoral Breakfast; PATREC's ‘Planning Boomtown and Beyond’ Book Launch; Innovation Awards Dinner; 2017 Annual Leaders Dinner; Autonomous Vehicles - The Road to Economic Growth?; Annual Civic Dinner; Local Government Convention Gala Dinner; Farewell function from Public Service – Ron Alexander; Annual Civic Dinner; Long Table Dinner; Stakeholder lunch meeting; CityIGNITE; Civic Dinner; Mayoral Dinner; UDIA Awards for Excellence 2017; West Coast Eagles Turning of the Sod; Executive Briefing; IPWEA 2017 International Public Works Conference; Farewell Nathan Blackburne; Retirement of Stuart Cole, Chief Executive Officer; Rebrand Relaunch; Sorrento Beach framed photograph; IGA Perth Royal Show - Taste Dinner; 2017-18 State Budget; Future-proofing Perth’s Freight Network; Tourism Western Australia Budget Briefing; PIA 2017 State Conference; Facilitated Discussion on Early Onset Dementia; Grand Opening of Motor Museum of WA Extension; Client Function; Breakfast Talk; Board Dinner; Annual Civic Dinner; Cocktail Function; 2017 Stakeholder Cocktail Function; Mayoral Dinner; Annual Civic Dinner; President's Cocktail Party; 50 Years of Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning at Curtin University - Alumni event; Annual Cocktail Party and private viewing of Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures; Launch of Wetlands and People Plan; Completion of Oracle Apartments; Christmas Celebration; End of Year Celebration; 2017 Christmas Dinner; Completion of Perth Stadium Celebration; End of Year Celebration; End of Year Celebration; RAC Leadership Dinner; WA Parks Foundation Reception; Jar of honey

(b) 21/03/2017; 21/03/2017; 21/04/2017; 01/05/2017; 09/05/2017; 24/05/2017; 24/05/2017; 24/05/2017; 25/05/2017; 27/05/2017; 08/06/2017; 09/06/2017; 13/06/2017; 13/06/2017; 20/06/2017; 20/06/2017; 31/07/2017; 01/08/2017; 02/08/2017; 03/08/2017; 04/08/2017; 04/08/2017; 04/08/2017; 14/08/2017; 16/08/2017; 16/08/2017; 17/08/2017; 21/08/2017; 21/08/2017; 22/08/2017; 24/08/2017; 28/08/2017; 28/08/2017; 04/09/2017; 11/09/2017; 13/09/2017; 13/09/2017; 20/09/2017; 20/09/2017; 20/09/2017; 27/09/2017; 02/10/2017; 12/10/2017; 08/11/2017; 25/10/2017; 01/11/2017; 02/11/2017; 09/11/2017; 09/11/2017; 14/11/2017; 30/11/2017; 01/12/2017; 04/12/2017; 01/02/2018; 05/02/2018; 22/02/2018

(c) City of Wanneroo; City of Swan; Deloitte; Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority; Curtin University; City of Stirling; Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC); Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia; Lendlease WA; Western Australian Treasury Corporation; City of Joondalup; Western Australian Local Government Association; Department of Sport and Recreation; City of Gosnells; Shire of Kalamunda; Water Corporation; Quest Events; City of Armadale; City of Belmont; Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA); West Coast Eagles; Andrew Dunkin; Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA); Cedar Woods; City of Belmont; D&W; City of Joondalup; Royal Agricultural Society of WA; Committee for Economic Development of Australia; Committee for Economic Development of Australia; Tourism Western Australia; Planning Institute of Australia (PIA); Governor of Western Australia; Motor Museum of WA; Woods Bagot; Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC); Urbis; City of Armadale; Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC); City of South Perth; City of Melville; City of Rockingham; LG Professionals Australia; Curtin University; PEET Limited; Peel-Harvey Catchment Council; Blackburn; Chamber of Minerals and Energy; Australian Institute of Architects; City of Stirling; Multiplex; Peel Harvey Catchment Council; Committee for Perth; Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC); Governor of Western Australia; Western Australian Local Government Association

(d) $150.00; $150.00; $85.00; $70.00; $35.00; $80.00; $50.00; $150.00; $150.00; $185.00; $175.00; $175.00; $50.00; $150.00; $175.00; $40.00; $1,995.00; $75.00; $150.00; $150.00; $15.00; $15.00; $15.00; $50.00; $30.00; $15.00; $100.00; $150.00; $185.00; $15.00; $15.00; $150.00; $25.00; $70.00; $75.00; $80.00; $150.00; $150.00; $80.00; $80.00; $150.00; $150.00; $75.00; $75.00; $80.00; $20.00; $80.00; $70.00; $70.00; $150.00; $75.00; $70.00; $75.00; $150.00; $100.00; $10.00

(e) Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; No; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - University or research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial; Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; No; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; No; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Professional association; Commercial Stakeholder - University or research body; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Development & planning industry; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government; Commercial Stakeholder - Representative group; Commercial Stakeholder - Research body; Commercial Stakeholder - State government department/authority; Commercial Stakeholder - Local government

Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority

(a) Gift - (Book) Leading from the Emerging Future. Author: Otto Scharmer; Invitation - The ABCC's new legislation powers and the Construction Codes; Invitation - 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends; Invitation - 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends;Invitation - Property Council's Western Australian Station to Station and Precincts Lunch; Invitation - Innovation Excellence at the Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunication Forum; Invitation - 2017 Federal Budget Breakfast; Invitation - 2017 Federal Budget Breakfast; Invitation - Autonomous Vehicles - The Road to Economic Growth; Invitation - International Generally Accepted Accounting Practice 2017; Invitation - Urban Development Institute of Australia - What Does The Future Hold For The Perth and Western Australia's Land and Housing Market; Invitation - Urban Development Institute of Australia - What Does The Future Hold For The Perth and Western Australia's Land and Housing Market; Gift - 1X ticket to the Annual Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunication Awards INCITE Awards Gala Presentation Dinner; Gift - 1X ticket to the Annual Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunication Awards INCITE Awards Gala Presentation Dinner; Gift - 1X ticket to the Annual Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunication Awards INCITE Awards Gala Presentation Dinner; Gift - 1X ticket to the Annual Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunication Awards INCITE Awards Gala Presentation Dinner; Invitation - Smart Seeds Perth: Showcase Event; Invitation - Bright Idea Collateral; Gift - 1X Mug; Invitation - Property Council's Women in Property Lunch; Invitation - Lendlease Annual Leaders Dinner; Invitation - Infrastructure Trends Across Australia; Gift - 2X tickets to see Cirque Du Soleil and Dinner; Invitation - Event with John Marinopoulous, Price WaterhouseCoopers from Melbourne; Gift - 1X ticket to HBF's Corporate Breakfast; Gift - 1X ticket to HBF's Corporate Breakfast; Gift - 1X ticket to HBF's Corporate Breakfast; Gift - 1X ticket to HBF's Corporate Breakfast; Gift - 1X Bottle of Champagne; Gift - 1X ticket to HBF's Corporate Breakfast; Gift - 1X ticket to Women in Property Signature Lunch; Invitation - Lunch meeting with John Streicker; Gift - 1X ticket to the West Australian Football Commission Suite to watch Fremantle vs Hawthorn; Gift - 2X tickets to the Great Gatsby Ballet; Invitation - The 2017/18 State Budget Breakfast; Invitation - The 2017/18 State Budget Breakfast; Invitation - Office Warming for Gresley Abas Architect; Gift - Parker Pen as a result of speaking at the Central Park Theatrette ; Invitation - Cultural Certification Six Season Launch Breakfast; Invitation - International Football Event; Gift - 2X tickets to the Ashes Test Match - Day 2; Invitation - Public Sector: People and Pay Update Networking Breakfast; Invitation - Public Sector: People and Pay Update Networking Breakfast; Invitation - Completion of the Perth Stadium Celebration; Gift - Hamper for Christmas; Gift - Hamper for Christmas; Invitation - Property Council Outlook Lunch; Invitation - Property Council Outlook Lunch; Invitation - Opening of the Scarborough Leisure Centre; Invitation - Property Council Breakfast - Perth's Inner Western Suburbs Development Update; Invitation - Property Council Breakfast - Perth's Inner Western Suburbs Development Update; Invitation - Business Commisisoning ; Invitation - Perth's Inner Western Suburbs Development Update; Invitation - Business Commisisoning; Invitation - Business Commisisoning; Invitation - Awards Presentation for 2018 Perth Fringe World

(b) 16/03/2017; 17/03/2017; 21/03/2017; 21/03/2017; 23/03/2017; 27/03/2017; 4/04/2017; 4/04/2017; 6/04/2017; 7/04/2017; 5/05/2017; 5/05/2017; 8/05/2017; 8/05/2017; 8/05/2017; 8/05/2017; 9/05/2017; 17/05/2017; 17/05/2017; 22/05/2017; 25/05/2017; 26/05/2017; 27/05/2017; 29/05/2017; 2/06/2017; 3/06/2017; 4/06/2017; 5/06/2017; 6/06/2017; 6/06/2017; 6/06/2017; 7/07/2017; 21/07/2017; 3/08/2017; 15/08/2017; 17/08/2017; 25/08/2017; 19/09/2017; 22/09/2017; 27/10/2017; 15/11/2017; 20/11/2017; 20/11/2017; 29/11/2017; 11/12/2017; 15/12/2017; 2/01/2018; 2/01/2018; 5/01/2018; 7/02/2018; 7/02/2018; 19/02/2018; 22/02/2018; 23/02/2018; 23/02/2018; 23/02/2018

(c) Leadership Western Australia; Minter Ellison; Deloitte; Deloitte; Price Waterhouse Coopers; ibms; Price WaterhouseCoopers; Price WaterhouseCoopers; Deloitte; Ernst & Young; City of Armadale ; City of Armadale; ibms; ibms; ibms; ibms; Smart Seeds Perth ; Bright Idea; Bright Idea; NS Projects; Lendlease; Minter Ellison; Rowe Group ; Price WaterhouseCoopers; HBF; HBF; HBF; HBF; Curtin University of Western Australia; HBF; Ernst & Young; Sentinel Real Estate Corporation; Western Australian Football Commission; Ernst & Young; Minter Ellison; Minter Ellison; Phil Gresley; Australian Property Institute; KPMG; Western Australian Football Commission; West Australian Cricket Association; Price WaterhouseCoopers; Price WaterhouseCoopers; Multiplex; Georgiou; Doric Construction; LandCorp; LandCorp; City of Stirling; LandCorp; LandCorp; Shoe Bar; TPG Place Match and Price WaterhouseCoopers; Shoe Bar; Shoe Bar; Perth Fringe World

(d) $35; $15; $20; $20; $150; $200; $110; $110; $120; $0; $149; $149; $200; $200; $200; $200; $50; $20; $20; $155; $150; $50; $250; $30; $30; $30; $30; $30; $50; $30; $232; $45; $150; $400; $185; $185; $10; $50; $30; $24; $400; $25; $25; $50; $200; $100; $160; $160; $15; $99; $99; $60; $99; $60; $60; Nil

(e) Nil; Financial; Financial; Financial; Financial; Commercial; Financial; Financial; Commercial; Financial; Commercial and Financial; Commercial and Financial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Financial; Commercial and Financial; Commercial and Financial; Financial; Commercial; Financial; Commercial and Financial; Financial; Financial; Financial; Financial; Financial; Nil; Financial; Commercial and Financial; Commercial; Commercial; Financial; Commercial; Commercial; Financial; Nil; Nil; Commercial; Commercial; Financial; Financial; Financial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Commercial; Financial; Commercial; Financial; Financial; Financial

Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands

Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 909.