❓ A parliamentary question regarding Eventscorp funding of the Perth International Arts Festival is answered, with funding details withheld to protect Tourism WA's competitive advantage. The sponsorship agreement is tabled, but with funding information omitted.
AnsweredQoN 7216Legislative Assembly
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In relation to Eventscorp funding of the Perth International Arts Festival, I ask:
(a) what is the annual funding of the four year sponsorship agreement;
(b) how many interstate visitors did Eventscorp expect to attract to Western Australia each year from the sponsorship as per the sponsorship agreement;
(c) how many international visitors did Eventscorp expect to attract to Western Australia each year from the sponsorship as per the sponsorship agreement; and
(d) will the Minister table the sponsorship agreement between Eventscorp and the Festival; and
(i) if not, why not?
(a) what is the annual funding of the four year sponsorship agreement;
(b) how many interstate visitors did Eventscorp expect to attract to Western Australia each year from the sponsorship as per the sponsorship agreement;
(c) how many international visitors did Eventscorp expect to attract to Western Australia each year from the sponsorship as per the sponsorship agreement; and
(d) will the Minister table the sponsorship agreement between Eventscorp and the Festival; and
(i) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
29 days
(a) Tourism Western Australia (Tourism WA) competes to develop and secure events for Western Australia (WA) in both the highly competitive national and international markets. The release of funding information into the public domain compromises Tourism WA's ability to successfully negotiate with and develop world class events for WA and would provide other Australian States/Territories or competing overseas destinations which have similar competing visitation and event objectives with an unfair advantage. If funding information became public an event or potential event may be lost to another Australian jurisdiction or competing overseas destination, and the funding required to secure an event may be increased substantially should another destination seek to attract the event and offer a larger amount to support the event activity or bid. This would have a considerable adverse effect on Tourism WA/Eventscorp's business, professional, commercial and financial affairs, as well as those of associated third parties, such as event holders.
Specifically in relation to the Perth International Arts Festival, Eventscorp's relationship with the University of Western Australia (UWA) and its ability to work with the organisation in the future might be compromised because the public release of financial information could impact on UWA's 'bargaining power' when negotiating to stage and bring in artists from around the world.
In particular, as the Sponsorship Agreement with UWA is for the opening event, the release of the sponsorship funding amounts could impede UWA's capacity to negotiate with event holders to attract similar world-class events to perform in WA. Other competing states with arts events at similar times, e.g. Sydney and Adelaide, could try to outbid UWA for these internationally renowned acts if the funding amounts were publicly available.
I will notify the Auditor General's office as per section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
that the answer to this question does not include funding amounts.
(b) The Sponsorship Agreement does not identify the number of interstate visitors expected to be attracted to the event.
(c) The Sponsorship Agreement does not identify the number of international visitors expected to be attracted to the event.
(d) [See tabled paper no] for a copy of the Sponsorship Agreement omitting funding information as indicated in answer (a).
(i) Not applicable.
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Specifically in relation to the Perth International Arts Festival, Eventscorp's relationship with the University of Western Australia (UWA) and its ability to work with the organisation in the future might be compromised because the public release of financial information could impact on UWA's 'bargaining power' when negotiating to stage and bring in artists from around the world.
In particular, as the Sponsorship Agreement with UWA is for the opening event, the release of the sponsorship funding amounts could impede UWA's capacity to negotiate with event holders to attract similar world-class events to perform in WA. Other competing states with arts events at similar times, e.g. Sydney and Adelaide, could try to outbid UWA for these internationally renowned acts if the funding amounts were publicly available.
I will notify the Auditor General's office as per section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
that the answer to this question does not include funding amounts.
(b) The Sponsorship Agreement does not identify the number of interstate visitors expected to be attracted to the event.
(c) The Sponsorship Agreement does not identify the number of international visitors expected to be attracted to the event.
(d) [See tabled paper no] for a copy of the Sponsorship Agreement omitting funding information as indicated in answer (a).
(i) Not applicable.
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