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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1212 ..
Mr Kaine asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 7 March 2000:
In relation to the recent open day at the Bruce Stadium and the associated promotional activities:
1. What was the actual count of people passing through the turnstiles at the open day at the stadium on 20 February 2000;
2. How was the estimate between 4,500 and 5,000 in attendance as stated in your written answer of 29 February calculated;
3. What were the actual itemised costs to the Territory of this public relations exercise including costs of (a) security, (b) emergency services, (c) urban services, (d) all other associated overheads; and
4. In relation to the contract with Mr Rob de Castella:
(a) what are the detailed provisions of the contract;
(b) does Mr de Castella personally write the promotional articles in The Canberra Times for which the government is paying him; and
(c) will the Chief Minister take steps to ensure that Mr de Castella makes no further comments of a political nature in the newspaper column, which the Government is paying him to write.
Ms Carnell: The answer to the member's question is as follows:
1. and 2. The turnstile count for the Bruce Stadium open day was 4,260. However, families with prams entered through the side gates at the Stadium rather than through the turnstiles. Approximately 500 people were estimated to have entered through the side gates.
3. An itemised budget for the Open Day is at Attachment A.
4(a). Mr de Castella's contract with the Chief Minister's Department (the Olympics Unit) is for a period of three years commencing 1 January 1998 and concluding 31 December 2000. Over the contract period, Mr de Castella will:� Attend a maximum of nine agreed official functions and promotions (3 in each year) to promote the 2000 Olympic Games in general and Olympic Games Football in Canberra specifically.
� Contribute to a Letter of Endorsement to be inserted into Project 2000's marketing kit. Project 2000 is a marketing program to identify and develop Games opportunities for the ACT.
� Contribute to the production of a fortnightly article in relation to the 2000 Olympic Games for the Canberra Times newspaper. The contract agreement acknowledges that contributions made by Mr de Castella express his views and warrants that edits or amendments to these contributions will not be published without Mr de Castella's consent.
4(b). The purpose of Mr de Castella's Update 2000 column in the Canberra Times is to promote the 2000 Olympic Games and Olympic Games Football in Canberra. Mr de Castella prepares these articles with editorial assistance provided to him by Canberra Times staff.
4(c). No. The views expressed in the Update 2000 column are those of Mr de Castella.
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