House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-08-29 Daily Xml

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APY Art Centre Collective

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:47): My question is to the Minister for Arts. Has the minister's department written to the APY Art Centre Collective to cancel their funding prior to the government having completed its review and, if so, why?

The Hon. A. MICHAELS (Enfield—Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, Minister for Arts) (14:47): I was advised that the best, most prudent course of action under the circumstances while the review is being undertaken was to provide a notice under the grant agreement. There was a six-month no cause termination period. Given the length of time of that notice period, it was prudent to give that notice whilst this investigation was ongoing with a view to reviewing that closer to the expiry date.