A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2000 regarding the advertising expenditure of the Western Australian Museum and Perth Theatre Trust for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 financial years. The question seeks to determine if these authorities disclosed their advertising expenditure and, if not, why not, and what the actual expenditure was.

AnsweredQoN 849Legislative Council
Asked
14 September 2000
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(2) Have the above-mentioned authorities disclosed their advertising expenditure for the - (a) 1997-98; and (b) 1998-99, financial years? (3) If not, why not? (4) What was the advertising expenditure for these authorities in the - (a) 1997-98; and (b) 1998-99, financial years? Answered on 12 October 2000 The Minister

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Answered
12 October 2000
Response time
28 days
Western Australian Museum (1) Yes (2) No (3) Historically, it was not a requirement for the Museum to provide this information, therefore the 1997/1998, 1998/1999 requirement was an oversight. (4) (a) $117 279.00 (b) $ 53 006.67 Perth Theatre Trust (1) Yes (2) No (3) The Trust's advertising expenditure is largely directed to promoting events held in the managed venues. Given the intent of the Electoral Act provisions the Trust had in good faith believed that it had no reportable expenditure. (4) (a) Operating account expenditure of $28 483* (b) Operating account expenditure of $17 834* * Excludes expenditure from the trust account recouped from ticket sales revenue.
(b) 1998-99, financial years?
financial years?
(4) What was the advertising expenditure for these authorities in the - (a) 1997-98; and (b) 1998-99, financial years? Answered on 12 October 2000 The Minister Replied: Western Australian Museum (1) Yes (2) No (3) Historically, it was not a requirement for the Museum to provide this information, therefore the 1997/1998, 1998/1999 requirement was an oversight. (4) (a) $117 279.00 (b) $ 53 006.67 Perth Theatre Trust (1) Yes (2) No (3) The Trust's advertising expenditure is largely directed to promoting events held in the managed venues. Given the intent of the Electoral Act provisions the Trust had in good faith believed that it had no reportable expenditure. (4) (a) Operating account expenditure of $28 483* (b) Operating account expenditure of $17 834* * Excludes expenditure from the trust account recouped from ticket sales revenue.
(b) 1998-99, financial years?
financial years?

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