❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Minister for Culture and the Arts regarding the refusal to disclose funding details for 'The Graduate' production, citing commercial-in-confidence, while contrasting it with a previous disclosure for the Peggy Guggenheim exhibition.
AnsweredQoN 3991Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to the Minister’s answer to Question on Notice No. 3795 where he used the excuse of commercial-in-confidence when providing an answer regarding public funding for
The Graduate
, I ask:
(a) why could the Minister reveal commercial-in-confidence details regarding the Peggy Guggenheim exhibition in his answer to Question on Notice No. 3048, but chooses not to for
The Graduate
;
(b) what case was put to the Government for a State subsidy of this production;
(c) how much funding is the Government contributing to the production of
The Graduate
;
(d) will the Minister now table the contracts; and
(e) if the Minister will not provide this information to the Parliament, has he notified the Auditor General as to his reasons for refusal?
The Graduate
, I ask:
(a) why could the Minister reveal commercial-in-confidence details regarding the Peggy Guggenheim exhibition in his answer to Question on Notice No. 3048, but chooses not to for
The Graduate
;
(b) what case was put to the Government for a State subsidy of this production;
(c) how much funding is the Government contributing to the production of
The Graduate
;
(d) will the Minister now table the contracts; and
(e) if the Minister will not provide this information to the Parliament, has he notified the Auditor General as to his reasons for refusal?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 October 2010
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
26 days
(a) The answer provided in Question on Notice No. 3048 refers to a contract between two government agencies (Eventscorp and the Art Gallery of Western Australia), as such the details of the contract can be provided.
The contract for The Graduate is between Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) and a private company (Kay and McLean Productions Pty Ltd), and as such the details are commercial in confidence.
Perth Theatre Trust seeks to partner with private enterprise in the future to bring world-class productions such as The Graduate to Perth. Maintaining and respecting the confidential nature of private contracts is key in achieving this.
(b-c) These details are commercial in confidence; however it should not be assumed that a State subsidy necessarily eventuated.
(d-e) No.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
The contract for The Graduate is between Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) and a private company (Kay and McLean Productions Pty Ltd), and as such the details are commercial in confidence.
Perth Theatre Trust seeks to partner with private enterprise in the future to bring world-class productions such as The Graduate to Perth. Maintaining and respecting the confidential nature of private contracts is key in achieving this.
(b-c) These details are commercial in confidence; however it should not be assumed that a State subsidy necessarily eventuated.
(d-e) No.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.