2004 Annual Report - Queensland Theatre Company

Functions of the CompanyQUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY is a Statutory Authorityof the Queensland Government established by an Act ofthe Queensland Parliament in 1970 (amended 2003). Thefunctions of the Company as set out in section 12 of theQueensland Theatre Company Act 1970 are:(a) to promote and encourage the development andpresentation of the arts of the theatre;(b) to promote and encourage public interest andparticipation in the arts of the theatre;(c) to promote and encourage either directly or indirectly theknowledge, understanding, appreciation and enjoymentof drama and other arts of the theatre in all theirexpressions, forms and media;(d) to produce, present and manage plays, and otherforms and types of theatre and entertainment in placesdetermined by the theatre company;(e) to establish and conduct schools, lectures, courses,seminars and other forms of education in drama andother arts of the theatre(f) to teach, train and instruct persons and promoteeducation and research in drama and other arts of thetheatre;(g) to provide or assist to provide theatres andappurtenances of theatres;(h) to encourage the involvement of persons resident inQueensland in the writing of plays and other aspects ofthe arts of the theatre;(i) to perform the functions given to the theatre companyunder another Act;(j) to perform functions that are incidental, complimentaryor helpful to, or likely to enhance the effective andefficient performance of, the functions mentioned inparagraphs (a) to (i);(k) to perform functions of the type to which paragraph (j)applies and which are given to the theatre company inwriting by the Minister.A n n u a l R e p o r t5