A WA parliamentary question regarding the Department of Education's sponsorship and staff attendance at the Asia Pacific Autism Conference in Perth, including details of funding, in-kind support, and staff registration costs.

AnsweredQoN 5792Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 June 2011
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to the Asia Pacific Autism Conference, to be held in Perth on 8–10 September 2011, and I ask:
(a) as the Department of Education is listed as a sponsor:
(i) how much is the total Department of Education sponsorship worth;
(ii) in what form is the sponsorship – funding, in-kind, other (please detail);
(iii) what is the total value of all State Government sponsorship for this conference;
(b) how many Department of Education staff are registered to attend the conference;
(c) of the Department of Education staff registered to attend, how many will have or already have their registration paid for by the Department;
(d) of the Department of Education staff whose registration has been or will be paid for by the Department to attend, which section/school are they from; and
(e) have any Department of Education staff received an offer, either verbally or in writing, to have their registration paid for by the Department of Education, and if so:
(i) where do those staff work; and
(ii) have any of those staff subsequently had that offer withdrawn, how many staff have had the offer withdrawn, and where do they work?

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Answered
10 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
49 days
I am advised by the Department of Education as follows:
(a)(i) $25 000.
(a)(ii) Funding.
(a)(iii) The Member should direct this question to other Ministers who may have provided sponsorship.
(b) As of 1 August 2011, there are 17 Department of Education officers registered to attend the conference. This excludes officers who may have registered to attend in a personal capacity.
(c) As of 1 August 2011, 8 registrations have been paid for in full and 8 registrations have been subsidised by the Department of Education.
(d) The Department of Education's Statewide Services Division, Centre for Inclusive Schooling has paid for conference registrations referred to in (c).
(e) As of 1 August 2011, one officer from Central Office has had a verbal offer to attend.
(e)(i) Central Office, Statewide Services Division, K-12 Coordination.
(e)(ii) No.
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