Hon. Linda Savage asks about rental payments and usage charges paid by the Black Swan State Theatre Company and Perth Theatre Company for their accommodation and use of the State Theatre Centre. The Minister provides some figures but requests further notice for a detailed breakdown of theatre usage charges.

AnsweredQoN 341Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2012
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

QuestionView source ↗

BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND PERTH
THEATRE COMPANY
341. Hon LINDA
SAVAGE to the minister representing the Minister for Culture and the
Arts:
I refer to the Black Swan State Theatre Company and the Perth
Theatre Company.
(1) Does each
company pay rent for its administrative accommodation?
(2) If so, how
much does each company pay per annum?
(3) Is this
rent quarantined in an account for the ongoing repairs and maintenance of the
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia?
(4) How much
in total has each company paid for its accommodation since moving into the
State Theatre Centre?
(5) Does each
company pay additional charges for using the theatre itself for their
productions?
(6) If so, how
much has each company paid in total since the theatre was opened?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) Yes.
(2) Perth
Theatre Company, $11 550 per annum and Black Swan State Theatre Company, $19 500
per annum.
(3) No.
(4) Perth
Theatre Company, $8 662 and Black Swan State Theatre Company, $29 250.
(5) Yes.
(6) Due to the
work required to consolidate this information, it would be appreciated if the
member could place this part of the question on notice.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more