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(1) Did the answer to Question No. 59 advise that the total cost of the 2011 National Multicultural Festival was $622,388 and the 2012 National Multicultural Festival was $808,211

(2) Did the answer to Question No. 624 advise that the total annual budget for the 2016 National Multicultural Festival was $995,230.69

(3) What was the total cost for the 2013 Multicultural Festival, broken down into line items, including (a) equipment hire, (b) insurance costs, (c) entertainment costs, (d) payment of staff to be at the festival, (e) security, (f) food and health inspectors and (g) any other costs.

(4) What was the total cost for the 2014 Multicultural Festival, broken down into line items, including (a) equipment hire, (b) insurance costs, (c) entertainment costs, (d) payment of staff to be at the festival, (e) security, (f) food and health inspectors and (g) any other costs.

(5) What was the total cost for the 2015 Multicultural Festival, broken down into line items, including (a) equipment hire, (b) insurance costs, (c) entertainment costs, (d) payment of staff to be at the festival, (e) security, (f) food and health inspectors and (g) any other costs.

(6) What caused the increase in cost from $622,388 in 2011 to a budget of $955,230.69 in 2016.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Yes.

(2) Yes.

(3) The total expenditure on the 2013 National Multicultural Festival was $954,567. To answer this question more specifically would require an unreasonable diversion of staff resources and involve retrieving archived documentation for the years requested.

(4) The total expenditure on the 2014 National Multicultural Festival was $1,077,966. To answer this question more specifically would require an unreasonable diversion of staff resources and involve retrieving archived documentation for the years requested.

(5) The total expenditure on the 2015 National Multicultural Festival was $1,109,835. To answer this question more specifically would require an unreasonable diversion of staff resources and involve retrieving archived documentation for the years requested.

(6) The increase in the cost of the National Multicultural Festival during the period 2011 to 2016 can be attributed to several factors including: increased community participation resulting in substantial increase in the amount of required infrastructure and the increase in the cost of infrastructure over the five year period.

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