Australia India Council Annual Report 1999–2000
Australia–India Council Trust Account Financial Statements 1999–2000
| Program expenditure | ($) |
|---|---|
| Australian studies | |
| Prof Bruce Bennett, Australian Defence Force Academy: Australian studies strategy, stage 2 | 14 200 |
| Dr Philip Mead, University of Tasmania: participation of Dr Anurag Sharma, Dayanand College, Ajmer, in conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, Hobart, and visits to Australian studies facilities in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, July 2000 | 5 905 |
| Dr Paul Sharrad, University of Wollongong: visit to Australia by Prof Eugenie Pinto, University of Madras, to develop curriculum materials and Australian studies links | 3 000 |
| Dr Cynthia vanden Driesen, Edith Cowan University: Australian studies conference, Mysore, 2000 | 5 237 |
| Ms Judith Rodriguez, Deakin University: teaching Australian studies, University of Madras, JanÂFeb 2000 | 5 000 |
| Ms Lee Cataldi: reimbursement of cost of Australian studies books for University of Madras | 764 |
| Australian Centre, University of Melbourne: freight costs for Australian studies books for University of Madras | 150 |
| Purchase of copies of Oxford Literary History of Australia for Indian universities | 699 |
| University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd: purchase of book for Institute of Commonwealth and American Studies and English Language, Mysore | 18 |
| Subtotal | 34 973 |
| Commerce | |
| Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University: Second Generation Economic Reform in India conference, Chennai, November 1999 | 30 000 |
| Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University: publication of 1999 K R Narayanan Oration | 5 000 |
| AustraliaÂIndia Business Council: AustraliaÂIndia Business Exchange Program, 2000Â2001 | 33 000 |
| AustraliaÂIndia Business Council: balance of funding for AustraliaÂIndia Business Exchange Program, 1999Â2000 | 17 720 |
| Asian Agribusiness Research Centre, Orange NSW:working visit of Professor Vasant Gandhi, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, AprilÂJune 2000 | 4 900 |
| Subtotal | 90 620 |
| Education | |
| Asia Education Foundation: AustraliaÂIndia and IndiaÂAustralia teacher exchange program, 1999Â2000 | 40 000 |
| Subtotal | 40 000 |
| Indian studies | |
| South Asian Studies Association (SASA): participation of Dr L Subramaniam, Calcutta University, in SASA conference, Melbourne, July 2000 | 4 052 |
| Sydney Writers Festival: participation of Mr Pankaj Mishra, May 2000 | 2 659 |
| National Centre for South Asian Studies: Honours and Postgraduate Workshop, Melbourne, July 2000 | 15 215 |
| Subtotal | 21 926 |
| Institutional and professional links | |
| Mr Brian Hayes QC, International Environment Legislation Consultants: workshop on court dispute resolution in environmental law, ILS Law College, Pune, January 2000 | 23 000 |
| International Legal Services Advisory Council: visit of Indian Attorney-General Mr Soli Sorabjee to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, May 2000 | 15 013 |
| Indian Ocean Centre, Curtin University: visit of Dr Kalpana Desai, Director, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, to Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Canberra, MayÂJune 2000 | 7 238 |
| Mr Vinod Daniel, Australian Museum, Sydney: Conservation advisory visits to Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, 2000 | 12 200 |
| Mr Nana Laxman, India Trade Centre, Melbourne: visit to Melbourne of Dr Kiran Bedi, November 1999 | 3 000 |
| Mr Anthony McKenzie, University of Sydney, Orange NSW: participation in professional development workshop at Stella Maris College, Chennai, August 2000 | 3 000 |
| Subtotal | 63 451 |
| Performing and visual arts | |
| Mr Anthony Bourke (representing consortium including National Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia and Australian National University): AustraliaÂIndia Indigenous artists exchange and exhibition, New Delhi, NovemberÂDecember 1999 | 74 346 |
| Australian High Commission, New Delhi: second stage of Portraying a Nation exhibition by photographer Mr Satish Sharma, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta, Mumbai, Calcutta, September 1999ÂFebruary 2000 | 9 564 |
| Mr Karl Wiebke, Perth WA: visual arts residency and exhibition, New Delhi, OctoberÂNovember 1999 | 5 000 |
| Ms Helen Geier, Braidwood NSW: visual arts residency and exhibition, New Delhi, Chennai and Calcutta, FebruaryÂMay 2000 | 5 000 |
| National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney: visit of Mr A N Roy of National Drama School, New Delhi, SeptemberÂOctober 1999 | 2 100 |
| Nataraj Cultural Centre: Australian concert tour of Dr L Subramaniam, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, FebruaryÂMarch 2000 | 3 000 |
| Mr David Fishel, Positive Solutions, Brisbane: participation in arts management planning workshop, Sanskriti Institute, New Delhi, January 2000 | 3 500 |
| Mr William Gillespie, WA Academy of Performing Arts: participation in arts management planning workshop, Sanskriti Institute, New Delhi, 2000 | 3 350 |
| Mr Robert Bednarik, Australian Rock Art Research Association: participation of Dr K Chakravarty and Dr G Kumar in Rock Art Congress, Alice Springs, July 2000 | 6 424 |
| Mr Adrian Sever, Canberra: travel costs for representation of AIC at meeting to select Asialink visual arts residents, Melbourne, September 1999 | 576 |
| National Gallery of Australia: purchase of nine copies of Vision of Kings catalogue | 222 |
| Subtotal | 113 082 |
| Print and electronic media and film | |
| The Asialink Centre, University of Melbourne: Medialink news media exchanges, Australia and India, 2000 | 28 000 |
| Australian Film, Television and Radio School: supplementary funding for curriculum development visit by Assoc Prof John Carroll to Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, JanuaryÂFebruary 1999 | 1 531 |
| Australian Film, Television and Radio School: curriculum development visits by Assoc Prof John Carroll and Ms Maree Delofski to Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, February 2000 | 8 235 |
| Ms Kay Rasool, Sydney: participation in Mumbai International Film Festival, February 2000 | 1 600 |
| Subtotal | 39 366 |
| Public awareness | |
| Brown & Wilton Pty Ltd: production and distribution costs of 1998Â99 AIC Annual Report | 7 155 |
| AustraliaÂIndia Business Council: costs of production of 2000Â2001 AustraliaÂIndia Focus newsletter | 16 500 |
| Subtotal | 23 655 |
| Science and technology | |
| Dr Gordon Whyte, Goulburn Valley Health Service: keynote speech to Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, Lucknow, and advice to Rajkot Blood Service, November 1999 | 7 750 |
| Dr Jacqueline Upcroft, Queensland Institute of Medical Research: visit of Dr R Sehgal, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, for parasite resistance collaboration, Brisbane, October 1999ÂDecember 2000 | 18 450 |
| Dr S Bandyopadhyay, University of NSW: participation of Prof M K Banerjee, University of Calcutta, in composite materials conference and collaboration, Sydney, 2000 | 2 000 |
| Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research: preliminary costs for visit of Indian mining industry personnel to Australia to study sustainable mining practices, 2000Â2001 | 10 000 |
| Assoc Prof C McCarty, Centre for Eye Research Australia: collaboration with L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, SeptemberÂDecember 2000 | 8 670 |
| Mr Paul Deany, Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research: partnerships with Indian community HIV prevention agencies, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta and New Delhi, August 2000ÂAugust 2001 | 20 000 |
| Assoc Prof Mohan Singh, University of Melbourne: Plant biotechnology collaboration with International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, July 2000ÂJune 2001 | 12 800 |
| Dr James Young, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide: participation in Golden Jubilee, Christian Medical College, Vellore, August 2000 | 2 670 |
| Prof Guy Maddern, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide: participation in Golden Jubilee, Christian Medical College, Vellore, August 2000 | 2 500 |
| Subtotal | 84 840 |
| Sport | |
| Australian Sports Commission: sports coaching and management workshop with Indian National Sports Authority, 2000 | 38 170 |
| Australian Cricket Board: redesign and production of BorderÂGavaskar test cricket trophy | 5 000 |
| Australian Cricket Board: scholarships for three Indian cricketers to Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy, Adelaide, 2000 | 18 000 |
| Subtotal | 61 170 |
| New Delhi | |
| Australian High Commission New Delhi: discretionary funding for support of AIC programs, July 1999ÂJune 2000 | 19 730 |
| Total program expenditure | 592 813 |
| Meetings and administration expenditure | |
| Meeting costs and general services | |
| Fares | 96 483 |
| Travel allowance | 35 662 |
| Sitting fees | 32 369 |
| Meeting expenses | 5 633 |
| Cabcharge | 4 197 |
| Secretariat travel | 23 586 |
| Printing, stationery | 1 494 |
| Freight charges | 1 768 |
| Hospitality | 2 603 |
| Renewal of registration of AIC trade mark | 300 |
| Incidentals | 273 |
| Subtotal | 204 368 |
| New Delhi | |
| Australian High Commission New Delhi: salary and associated costs for locally engaged staff, July 1999ÂJune 2000 | 17 762 |
| Total administration expenditure | 222 130 |
| Total expenditure | 814 943 |
| Summary of Trust Account receipts and expenditure 1999Â2000 | |
|---|---|
| Balance in Trust Account as at 1 July 1999 | 37 342 |
| Receipts | |
| 1999Â2000 appropriation | 750 000 |
| Refunds of expenditure | 86 783 |
| Total receipts | 874 125 |
| Expenditure | |
| Projects and grants | 592 813 |
| Administration including New Delhi salary and associated costs | 222 130 |
| Total expenditure | 814 943 |
| Balance in Trust Account as at 30 June 2000 | 59 182 |
| The AIC Trust Account was reconciled by the Programs, Coordination and Management Section, South and South East Asia Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on a monthly and annual basis, in addition to periodic reviews by the DepartmentÂs Evaluation and Audit Section and the Australian National Audit Office. | |
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