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Australia–India Council Annual Report 1998–1999

Appendix

Australia-India Council Trust Account Financial Statements 1998-99

Australia�India Council Trust Account Financial Statements 1998�99

Program expenditure

($)

Australian studies

Prof Peter Reeves, Curtin
University: Australian studies strategy, stage one
5 000
Dr Frances de Groen, University of
Western Sydney: participation of Prof CT Indra, University of
Madras, in conference of the Association for the Study of
Australian Literature, Sydney, and visits to Australian studies
facilities in Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth, July to
October 1999
5 000
The Asialink Centre: literature
residency, India, 2000
7 000
Subtotal 17 000

Commerce

Australia�India Business Council:
Australia�India Business Exchange Program, 1998�99
33 000
Australia�India Business Council:
advertising for Australia�India Business Exchange Program, 1999�2000
5 000
Subtotal 38 000

Education

Asia Education Foundation: Australia�India
and India�Australia teacher exchange program, 1998�99
40 000
Prof Greg Bailey, La Trobe
University: development of Year 12 Hindi syllabus for Australian
schools
25 000
Subtotal 65 000

Indian studies

South Asian Studies Association:
lecture tour by Professor Ravinder Kumar, Sydney, Armidale,
Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, September to October 1998
4 516
Dr Jim Massellos, University of
Sydney: participation of Prof AR Kulkarni and Prof Meera Kosambi
in Eighth International Maharashtra Conference, Sydney, January
1999
6 800
Institute of Postcolonial Studies:
visit of Prof Ashis Nandy to Melbourne, March 1999
2 310
Sydney Writers� Festival:
participation of Ms Ruchira Mukherjee, May 1999
2 000
Dr Auriol Weigold, University of
Canberra: participation of Prof P Patnaik, Prof CD Wadhva and Prof
SK Sareen in Midnight to Millennium conference, Canberra, July
1999
7 493
Melbourne Writers� Festival:
participation of Ms Chitra Divakaruni and Mr Raj Kamal Jha, August
1999
5 450
National Centre for South Asian
Studies: participation of Australian students in Annual
Undergraduate Economics Convention, Mumbai, December 1999
14 300
Adelaide Festival: participation of
Mr Amit Chaudhuri in Adelaide Festival Writers� Week, March 2000
5 000
Subtotal 47 869

Institutional and professional links

Centre for Legal Education: training
workshops in drafting of legal documents, Bangalore, Pune, January
1999
11 463
Lawyers Engaged in Alternative
Dispute Resolution (LEADR): training courses in legal mediation
and conciliation practices, New Delhi, Bangalore and Calcutta,
February 1999
97 210
LEADR: follow-up training in legal
mediation and conciliation practices, Sydney, 1999
20 000
Subtotal 128 673

International relations

Monash University: participation of
Air Comm J Singh and Dr B Chellaney in Dialogue on Security and
Disarmament in Asia Pacific, Melbourne, August 1998
3 000
Subtotal 3 000

Performing and visual arts

Australian High Commission, New
Delhi: Portraying a Nation photographic exhibition including visit
of photographer Mr Satish Sharma to Australia, August�December
1998
18 276
Conference Australia: International
Council of Museums conference registration fee for Mr OP Jain,
President of Sanskriti Pratishthan
550
Jazz Coordination Association of
Western Australia: participation of Perth Jazz Orchestra in Jazz
Yatra, Mumbai and Pune, November 1998
25 000
Ms Joanna Caust, University of South
Australia: participation in Sanskriti Institute arts management
conference and workshops, New Delhi, December 1998
2 500
Mr David Fishel, Positive Solutions
Ltd: participation in Sanskriti Institute arts management
conference and workshops, New Delhi, December 1998
2 700
Nataraj Cultural Centre: Australian
concert tour of santoor virtuoso Shiv Kumar Sharma, February�March
1999
12 000
Queensland Art Gallery:
participation of Indian artists in Third Asia�Pacific Triennial,
Brisbane, August�September 1999
31 400
Australian Art Orchestra: compact
disc recording of Into the Fire musical collaboration with KR Mani
and Sruthi Laya ensemble, Melbourne, 1999�2000
9 327
The Asialink Centre: performing arts
residency, Mr Nick McBride, Ahmedabad, September�December 1999
6 000
The Asialink Centre: performing
arts, visual arts and arts management residencies, India, 2000
21 000
Subtotal 128 753

Print and electronic media and film

Ms Laleen Jayamanne, University of
Sydney: participation of Mr Ashish Rajadhyaksha in Cinema and the
Senses conference, Sydney, November 1998
3 100
Ms Safina Uberoi and Ms Penny
McDonald: film and television production strategy visit to India,
1999�2000
11 065
Australian Film Television and Radio
School: curriculum development visits by Assoc Prof John Carroll
to Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, February and
April 1999
5 763
Cinemedia Victoria: Australia�India
film festival exchange feasibility visit to India by Ms Amree
Hewitt, January 1999
3 226
Cinemedia Victoria: Australian film
festival in India, February 2000
50 000
Subtotal 73 154

Public awareness

Brown & Wilton Integrated
Publishing Services: production and distribution costs of 1997�98
AIC Annual Report
5 992
Brown & Wilton Integrated
Publishing Services: production of Internet version of 1997�98
AIC Annual Report
837
Australia�India Business Council:
costs associated with production of 1998�99 Australia�India
Focus newsletter
15 000
Australia�India Business Council:
costs associated with production of 1999�2000 Australia�India
Focus newsletter
15 000
Australia�India Business Council:
visit of Australia�India Focus editor to India for production of
special edition of newsletter
5 000
Subtotal 41 829

Science and technology

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of
Medical Research: malaria collaboration visit to India of Dr Robin
Anders, July 1998
2 000
Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade: Innovative Australians science and technology exhibition,
New Delhi, December 1998
90 360
Australia�India Health Industry
Network: Australian health industry promotion, New Delhi, Mumbai
and Chennai, November�December 1998
40 000
Australia�India Health Industry
Network: Australian health industry promotion follow-up visits and
seminars in India and Australia, March�April 1999
15 450
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of
Medical Research: collaborative project with Institute for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, on production of
recombinant proteins for clinical trials for malaria vaccine
development, 1999
25 370
Environment Protection Authority of
Victoria: additional costs for identifying Australian academic
partner for environmental training feasibility study, India, June
1998�March 1999
10 000
David Demant, Museum Victoria:
participation in Indian Science Centre Congress and development of
training programs and expertise sharing between Australian and
Indian science centres and museums, Calcutta, January 1999
5 670
Environment Protection Authority of
Victoria: project identification visit to India by Dr Brian
Robinson, February 1999
4 000
Professor Chem Nayar, Centre for
Renewable Energy Systems Technology Australia, Curtin University:
feasibility study on application of Australian renewable energy
technology to Indian rural health system, 1998
12 150
Sir Gustav Nossal: keynote address
at immunology conference, New Delhi, November 1998
5 675
Australian Academy of Science:
short-term research exchanges with Indian National Science
Academy, January�December 1999
23 060
CSIRO Wool Technology Division:
industry information exchange on developments in wool textile
processing and easy care fabric technology, India, 1999
11 020
Queensland Institute of Medical
Research: additional funding for Australia�India collaborative
research in rheumatic fever; Brisbane, 1998�99
20 000
Dr Frank Stagnitti, Deakin
University: prevention of groundwater and coastal pollution from
surface-applied chemicals in Tamil Nadu, July 1998�June 1999
25 670
Australian Red Cross Blood Service:
follow-up monitoring visit for quality systems program, Bombay
City Red Cross blood bank, 1999
6 600
Australian Conservation Training
Institute: ecotourism planning and management workshop, India,
1999�2000
23 630
School of Botany, University of
Melbourne: annotated bibliography of allelopathy, Haryana, 1999�2001
6 000
Health Industry Unit, Australian
Business Ltd: demonstration and training project for Australian
water disinfecting facilities, Tamil Nadu, June�July 1999
35 000
Department of Soil and Water,
University of Adelaide: soil degradation management demonstration
and training project, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, 1999�2000
17 000
International Health Institute,
University of Melbourne: India Health Promotion Leadership
Network, 1999�2000
86 320
School of Geography and
Environmental Science, Monash University: training for Indian
industry in environmental monitoring and regulation, New Delhi,
1999�2000
40 000
Subtotal 504 975

Sport

Australian Sports Commission: sports
capacity development program, India and Australia, 1998�99
40 000
Subtotal 40 000

New Delhi

Australian High Commission New
Delhi: salary and associated costs for locally engaged staff, July
1997�June 1998
23 316
Australian High Commission New
Delhi: discretionary funding for support in India of AIC
activities, July 1997�June 1998
6 723
Subtotal 30 039
Total program
expenditure
1 118 291

Meetings and administration expenditure

Meeting costs and general services

Fares 21 695
Travel allowance 3 434
Sitting fees 9 397
Meeting expenses 1 462
Conference participation 455
Cabcharge 2 064
Secretariat travel 3 697
Printing, stationery, photography 1 648
Advertising 1 308
Database installation 2 500
Freight charges 1 899
Hospitality 653
Subtotal 50 212
Total
expenditure
1 168 503

Summary of Trust Account receipts and expenditure 1998�99

Balance in Trust Account as at 1 July 1998

434 454

Receipts

1997�98 appropriation 750 000
Refunds of expenditure 21 391

Total receipts

1 205 845

Expenditure

Projects and grants 1 118 291
Administration 50 212

Total expenditure

1 168 503

Balance in Trust Account as at 30 June 1999

37 342
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 Department�s Evaluation and Audit Section and the Australian
National Audit Office.
Last Updated: 24 September 2014
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