❓ DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS — ARTWORK (1) How many pieces of artwork has the Department of Indigenous Affairs purchased following a request from the minister? (2) For each of these pieces of artw
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DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS — ARTWORK
(1) How many pieces of artwork has the Department of Indigenous Affairs purchased following a request from the minister? (2) For each of these pieces of artwork, what was the purchase price, what was the date of purchase and where is the artwork currently located? (3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) How many pieces of artwork has the Department of Indigenous Affairs purchased following a request from the minister? (2) For each of these pieces of artwork, what was the purchase price, what was the date of purchase and where is the artwork currently located? (3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(2) For each of these pieces of artwork, what was the purchase price, what was the date of purchase and where is the artwork currently located? (3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(4) No.
(2) For each of these pieces of artwork, what was the purchase price, what was the date of purchase and where is the artwork currently located? (3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(3) Can the minister confirm that no artwork owned by the department has ever been located in his electorate office? (4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(4) Does the Department of Indigenous Affairs have a specific allocation for the purchase of artwork; and, if yes, how much is allocated for this purpose each year? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has provided the following response — (1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(1) Three. (2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(2) The three pieces of artwork are: Seven Sisters , price $1 500, purchased on 26 March 2009 and located at the Department of Indigenous Affairs; Dancing Grounds , price $7 200, purchased on 18 November 2009 and located in the minister’s office; and Linked , price $2 500, purchased on 18 June 2010 and located in the minister’s office. All those prices are GST inclusive. Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon Ken Travers : Good to hear! Who gets the input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Well, only 68c in the dollar comes back to Western Australia. That is the bad news. But I digress. Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon Ken Travers : Does the department get to keep the credit input? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : I will take that on notice. (3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(3) Yes, all Indigenous art in the electorate office is personally owned by the member for Dawesville. (4) No.
(4) No.
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