❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals details of government sponsorships of conferences and seminars by various departments and agencies between 2014 and 2016, including the organisations sponsored, dates, venues, forms of sponsorship, and financial amounts.
AnsweredQoN 4993Legislative Assembly
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Since 1 July 2014, has any department, agency, Commission or Government Trading Enterprise (GTE) within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities sponsored a conference, seminar or workshop organised or facilitated by a private or not-for-profit organisation, and if yes: (a) what is the name of the organisation for which sponsorship was provided to hold the event; (b) on what date was the event held; (c) where was the event held; (d) what form or forms of sponsorship were undertaken for the event; and (e) where financial support was provided, what was the amount of financial support provided?
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Answered
16 March 2016
Response time
29 days
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, Gold Corporation advises:
No
(a) - (e) N/A
Lotterywest advises:
No. As per the Lotteries Commission Act 1990, Lotterywest is a grant maker and does not distribute sponsorships.
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Department of State Development advises:
Yes, “In the Zone” conference
(a) University of Western Australia
(b) 13 April 2015 and 1 May 2015
(c) Singapore and Perth
(d) Direct financial contribution
(e) $50,000
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
Yes. Please see table below for answers (a) – (e).
Name of event
(a) Organisation that received sponsorship
(b) Date of event
(c) Venue of event
(d) Form of sponsorship undertaken
(e) Amount of financial support provided
Science on the Swan Conference 2015
UWA
21 - 23 April 2015
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Financial
$50 000
CONASTA 2015
Science Teacher’s Association
of WA
5 – 9 July 2015
Mercedes College, Perth
Financial
$24 000
Agricultural Bioscience International Conference 2015
AusBiotech
7 – 9 September 2015
Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria
Financial
$2 272.73
Science on the Swan Conference 2016
UWA
3 – 5 May 2016
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Financial
$50 000
Public Sector Commission advises:
(a)(i) Institute of Public Administration Australia International Conference
(b)(i) 29 - 30 October, 2014
(c)(i) Perth Convention and Exhibition centre
(d)(i) Gold sponsorship
(e)(i) $20,000
(a)(ii) Australian Public Sector Anti Corruption Conference
(b)(ii) 18-19 November, 2015
(c)(ii) Brisbane Convention and Exhibition centre
(d)(ii) Partner agency sponsor
(e)(ii) $9,090.91
No
(a) - (e) N/A
Lotterywest advises:
No. As per the Lotteries Commission Act 1990, Lotterywest is a grant maker and does not distribute sponsorships.
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
Department of State Development advises:
Yes, “In the Zone” conference
(a) University of Western Australia
(b) 13 April 2015 and 1 May 2015
(c) Singapore and Perth
(d) Direct financial contribution
(e) $50,000
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
Yes. Please see table below for answers (a) – (e).
Name of event
(a) Organisation that received sponsorship
(b) Date of event
(c) Venue of event
(d) Form of sponsorship undertaken
(e) Amount of financial support provided
Science on the Swan Conference 2015
UWA
21 - 23 April 2015
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Financial
$50 000
CONASTA 2015
Science Teacher’s Association
of WA
5 – 9 July 2015
Mercedes College, Perth
Financial
$24 000
Agricultural Bioscience International Conference 2015
AusBiotech
7 – 9 September 2015
Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria
Financial
$2 272.73
Science on the Swan Conference 2016
UWA
3 – 5 May 2016
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Financial
$50 000
Public Sector Commission advises:
(a)(i) Institute of Public Administration Australia International Conference
(b)(i) 29 - 30 October, 2014
(c)(i) Perth Convention and Exhibition centre
(d)(i) Gold sponsorship
(e)(i) $20,000
(a)(ii) Australian Public Sector Anti Corruption Conference
(b)(ii) 18-19 November, 2015
(c)(ii) Brisbane Convention and Exhibition centre
(d)(ii) Partner agency sponsor
(e)(ii) $9,090.91
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