Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2002-03

CONSULTANCIES During 2002-03, the Gallery used the services of consultants to carry out specific tasks where their expertise was required: Category Management Professional - Technical $ 39 000 1 000 Total 40 000 BOARD OF TRUSTEES COSTS In 2002-03, meeting fees and travel costs of Board members totalled $19 652. MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND BORROWINGS There were no major investments or borrowings during the year. FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS The Gallery's financial systems consist of: _Finance 1 and Great Plains's e'Enterprise are used primarily for processing financial data and obtaining reports. _Whole-of-government financial information is reported using the Queensland Government's Tridata system. _The Gallery Store uses Booknet as their point-of-sale system. Reports on operational performance against declared goals, strategies and benchmarks are prepared and presented at each meeting of the Board of Trustees. Quarterly, non-financial performance reports measured against declared targets are submitted to Arts Queensland and Queensland Treasury. ENTITIES CONTROLLED The Queensland Art Gallery Foundation was established in 1979 by the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees to raise corporate and private funding to support the growth of the art collection and exhibition programs. The Galley provides all the infrastructure support and meets all operational costs of the Foundation. For the purposes of the Financial Administration and AuditAct 1977, the Foundation is an entity controlled by the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees. Financial reports are prepared by the Gallery for submission to the Foundation's Council. The Foundation produces its own annual report and its books and accounts were audited by the Queensland Audit Office. 55