❓ Dr. Constable questions government spending on private boxes at the Hopman Cup and the beneficiaries. The government deflects, citing commercial confidentiality and highlighting the Tourism Commission's corporate box used for business development.
AnsweredQoN 1657Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations purchased private boxes at the Hopman Cup in 2002?
(2) How many private boxes were purchased in total?
(3) What was the total cost to the taxpayer of the private boxes purchased in (2) above by each of those Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations identified in (1) above?
(4) Who had the opportunity to use the private boxes purchased by the Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations referred to in (1) above?
(5) Who used the boxes purchased by the Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations at the Hopman Cup?
(6) What was the total amount of Government funding contributed to the staging of the Hopman Cup at Burswood Resort casino?
(2) How many private boxes were purchased in total?
(3) What was the total cost to the taxpayer of the private boxes purchased in (2) above by each of those Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations identified in (1) above?
(4) Who had the opportunity to use the private boxes purchased by the Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations referred to in (1) above?
(5) Who used the boxes purchased by the Government departments, agencies, authorities and corporations at the Hopman Cup?
(6) What was the total amount of Government funding contributed to the staging of the Hopman Cup at Burswood Resort casino?
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Answered
11 April 2002
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
21 days
(1-6) The Western Australia Government does not manage or own the Hyundai Hopman Cup. Therefore the answers to the Member's questions seeking commercial details of the private boxes purchased should be directed to Hopman Cup Pty Ltd. Under its sponsorship contract with the Hopman Cup, the Western Australian Tourism Commission, through its events division EventsCorp, receives a corporate box as one of the sponsorship benefits. This opportunity is used by Government for business development and relationship marketing purposes. A number of Government Ministers hosted the box this year and invited some guests who were directly related to their portfolio and could generate business development objectives for the WA Government. The remainder of the guests related to the State Development and tourism portfolios. The 2002 Hopman Cup is the final year of the WATC's contract with the event organisers. The Government contributes $270,000 to the event and receives a profit share as part of its agreement. Since that information is not yet available, it is not possible to give a net figure of Government support at this stage.
Under its sponsorship contract with the Hopman Cup, the Western Australian Tourism Commission, through its events division EventsCorp, receives a corporate box as one of the sponsorship benefits. This opportunity is used by Government for business development and relationship marketing purposes. A number of Government Ministers hosted the box this year and invited some guests who were directly related to their portfolio and could generate business development objectives for the WA Government. The remainder of the guests related to the State Development and tourism portfolios. The 2002 Hopman Cup is the final year of the WATC's contract with the event organisers. The Government contributes $270,000 to the event and receives a profit share as part of its agreement. Since that information is not yet available, it is not possible to give a net figure of Government support at this stage.
This opportunity is used by Government for business development and relationship marketing purposes. A number of Government Ministers hosted the box this year and invited some guests who were directly related to their portfolio and could generate business development objectives for the WA Government. The remainder of the guests related to the State Development and tourism portfolios. The 2002 Hopman Cup is the final year of the WATC's contract with the event organisers. The Government contributes $270,000 to the event and receives a profit share as part of its agreement. Since that information is not yet available, it is not possible to give a net figure of Government support at this stage.
Under its sponsorship contract with the Hopman Cup, the Western Australian Tourism Commission, through its events division EventsCorp, receives a corporate box as one of the sponsorship benefits. This opportunity is used by Government for business development and relationship marketing purposes. A number of Government Ministers hosted the box this year and invited some guests who were directly related to their portfolio and could generate business development objectives for the WA Government. The remainder of the guests related to the State Development and tourism portfolios. The 2002 Hopman Cup is the final year of the WATC's contract with the event organisers. The Government contributes $270,000 to the event and receives a profit share as part of its agreement. Since that information is not yet available, it is not possible to give a net figure of Government support at this stage.
This opportunity is used by Government for business development and relationship marketing purposes. A number of Government Ministers hosted the box this year and invited some guests who were directly related to their portfolio and could generate business development objectives for the WA Government. The remainder of the guests related to the State Development and tourism portfolios. The 2002 Hopman Cup is the final year of the WATC's contract with the event organisers. The Government contributes $270,000 to the event and receives a profit share as part of its agreement. Since that information is not yet available, it is not possible to give a net figure of Government support at this stage.
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