Hon Christine Sharp asks about government funding for alcohol and illicit substance misuse agencies, particularly the Alcohol Advisory Council (AAC), for the 2002-03 financial year. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich confirms the AAC will be supported, but funding arrangements are not yet finalised.

AnsweredQoN 1171Legislative Council
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19 March 2002
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ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT SUBSTANCE MISUSE, FUNDING
Given the announcement made on 5 February by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation that it would begin to allocate more than $100 million to organisations and individuals to address the problems of alcohol and illicit substance misuse - (1) What funding will the Government provide to agencies dealing with alcohol and other drugs in the 2002-03 financial year? (2) Will this funding include funding to the Alcohol Advisory Council? If so, how much? (3) If the minister cannot give an exact dollar amount, will he provide a commitment that the AAC will be funded in the 2002-03 financial year, and that this funding will adequately meet the council’s needs? (4) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(1) What funding will the Government provide to agencies dealing with alcohol and other drugs in the 2002-03 financial year? (2) Will this funding include funding to the Alcohol Advisory Council? If so, how much? (3) If the minister cannot give an exact dollar amount, will he provide a commitment that the AAC will be funded in the 2002-03 financial year, and that this funding will adequately meet the council’s needs? (4) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(2) Will this funding include funding to the Alcohol Advisory Council? If so, how much? (3) If the minister cannot give an exact dollar amount, will he provide a commitment that the AAC will be funded in the 2002-03 financial year, and that this funding will adequately meet the council’s needs? (4) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(3) If the minister cannot give an exact dollar amount, will he provide a commitment that the AAC will be funded in the 2002-03 financial year, and that this funding will adequately meet the council’s needs? (4) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(4) If not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(1) Funding arrangements for 2002-03 have not yet been finalised. (2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(2) Yes. The amount is yet to be determined. (3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(3) The Alcohol Advisory Council will continue to be supported by the State Government. (4) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.

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