❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice investigates contracts, sponsorships, and financial arrangements within the Minister's portfolio that include hospitality, VIP access, or tickets to events. The responses reveal varying practices across different departments and agencies.
AnsweredQoN 3789Legislative Assembly
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For each department, agency, Commission or Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities: (a) does the organisation hold a contract, sponsorship or any other financial arrangement with any outside body which specifies the provision of hospitality, VIP or corporate box access or general admission tickets to an event as part of that contract, sponsorship or financial arrangement; and (b) if yes to (a), what is the name of the outside body for which the provision of hospitality, VIP or corporate box access or general admission tickets to an events is part of any contract, sponsorship or any other financial arrangement?
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Answered
21 April 2015
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts
Response time
35 days
Department of Planning and Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) Neither the Western Australian Planning Commission nor the Department of Planning currently holds a contract, sponsorship or any other financial arrangement with any outside body which specifies the provision of hospitality, VIP or corporate box access or general admission tickets to an event as part of that contract, sponsorship or financial arrangement.
(b) Not applicable
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
FORM Public Symposium 2015
Australian Institute of Architects Awards 2015
Fringe Festival 2016
Culture and Arts Portfolio
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a)Yes.
(b)The Department provides recurrent funding to non-government organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities. Recurrent funding contracts stipulate that a representative of the Department and Lotterywest is invited to events;this is required to ensure the organisation is meeting its contractual obligations and to assist in the assessment of artistic merit and/or service delivery. Attendance at events is also important for professional development and arts sector networking.
Please see list below:
Art on the Move
Artrage Inc
Artsource
Ausdance
Australian Writers' Guild
AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd
Barking Gecko Theatre Company
Children's Book Council WA
Community Arts Network (WA)
Contemporary Dance Company of Western Australia
Country Arts WA
DADAA Inc
Fremantle Arts Centre
The Literature Centre
Fremantle Press
Gloolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC)
Magabala Books
Museums Australia WA
Musica Viva
Performing Arts Centre Society Inc (The Blue Room)
Perth Theatre Company
Propel Youth Arts WA
Royal WA Historical Society
Southern Edge Arts
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Stages WA
STRUT Dance
Tura new music
WA Youth Jazz Orchestra
WA Youth Theatre Company
West Australian Music Industry Association
WA Youth Orchestras
writingWA
Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre
Art Gallery of Western Australia:
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust:
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
Perth International Arts Festival
Fringe World Festival
Performing Arts Perspectives
Live Performance Australia - Helpmann Awards
Central TAFE, Perth
Performing Arts Awards WA
It should be noted that in addition to the list above, the Perth Theatre Trust's core business is the hiring of the State's venues, and in the course of the year holds hundreds of venue hire agreements with a wide range of performing arts companies and commercial events promoters. These agreements include the provision of a small number of 'house seats' and is standard practice internationally in the venue management industry.
For over a decade the management of these venues has been outsourced to AEG Ogdens (Perth), with the Trust resuming direct management in January 2015. As part of the transition process, this and other policies are currently under review.
ScreenWest:
(a)Yes.
(b)Please see list below:
Australian International Documentary Conference Ltd
Creative Corner Inc (T/A Emergence Creative Festival)
Flickerfest Pty Ltd
Geographe French Australian Film Festivals Inc (T/A CinéfestOZ)
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival Inc
Revelation Perth International Film Festival Inc
XML International Pty Ltd
State Library of Western Australia:
(a) No.
(b) Not Applicable.
State Records Office:
(a) Yes.
(b) IPAA WA
Western Australian Museum:
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd
Perth International Arts Festival
WAAPA Link Dance Company
Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre
It should be noted that these were co-presentation agreements that included the provision of 'house seats'.
Landcorp
(a) - (b) Answer will be forthcoming from the Minister for Lands.
(a) Neither the Western Australian Planning Commission nor the Department of Planning currently holds a contract, sponsorship or any other financial arrangement with any outside body which specifies the provision of hospitality, VIP or corporate box access or general admission tickets to an event as part of that contract, sponsorship or financial arrangement.
(b) Not applicable
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
FORM Public Symposium 2015
Australian Institute of Architects Awards 2015
Fringe Festival 2016
Culture and Arts Portfolio
Department of Culture and the Arts
(a)Yes.
(b)The Department provides recurrent funding to non-government organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities. Recurrent funding contracts stipulate that a representative of the Department and Lotterywest is invited to events;this is required to ensure the organisation is meeting its contractual obligations and to assist in the assessment of artistic merit and/or service delivery. Attendance at events is also important for professional development and arts sector networking.
Please see list below:
Art on the Move
Artrage Inc
Artsource
Ausdance
Australian Writers' Guild
AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd
Barking Gecko Theatre Company
Children's Book Council WA
Community Arts Network (WA)
Contemporary Dance Company of Western Australia
Country Arts WA
DADAA Inc
Fremantle Arts Centre
The Literature Centre
Fremantle Press
Gloolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC)
Magabala Books
Museums Australia WA
Musica Viva
Performing Arts Centre Society Inc (The Blue Room)
Perth Theatre Company
Propel Youth Arts WA
Royal WA Historical Society
Southern Edge Arts
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Stages WA
STRUT Dance
Tura new music
WA Youth Jazz Orchestra
WA Youth Theatre Company
West Australian Music Industry Association
WA Youth Orchestras
writingWA
Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre
Art Gallery of Western Australia:
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable
Perth Theatre Trust:
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
Perth International Arts Festival
Fringe World Festival
Performing Arts Perspectives
Live Performance Australia - Helpmann Awards
Central TAFE, Perth
Performing Arts Awards WA
It should be noted that in addition to the list above, the Perth Theatre Trust's core business is the hiring of the State's venues, and in the course of the year holds hundreds of venue hire agreements with a wide range of performing arts companies and commercial events promoters. These agreements include the provision of a small number of 'house seats' and is standard practice internationally in the venue management industry.
For over a decade the management of these venues has been outsourced to AEG Ogdens (Perth), with the Trust resuming direct management in January 2015. As part of the transition process, this and other policies are currently under review.
ScreenWest:
(a)Yes.
(b)Please see list below:
Australian International Documentary Conference Ltd
Creative Corner Inc (T/A Emergence Creative Festival)
Flickerfest Pty Ltd
Geographe French Australian Film Festivals Inc (T/A CinéfestOZ)
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival Inc
Revelation Perth International Film Festival Inc
XML International Pty Ltd
State Library of Western Australia:
(a) No.
(b) Not Applicable.
State Records Office:
(a) Yes.
(b) IPAA WA
Western Australian Museum:
(a) Yes.
(b) Please see list below:
AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd
Perth International Arts Festival
WAAPA Link Dance Company
Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre
It should be noted that these were co-presentation agreements that included the provision of 'house seats'.
Landcorp
(a) - (b) Answer will be forthcoming from the Minister for Lands.
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