A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about the purchase of photography, videography, and editing equipment and software by various government departments and agencies since March 17, 2017. The Premier and Cabinet department reported purchasing Adobe software with recurring subscription costs.

AnsweredQoN 582Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 May 2017
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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For each of your departments, agencies, boards, public owned corporations and Ministerial offices since 17 March 2017: (a) has any video, DSLR or digital cameras been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the camera; (b) has any lighting equipment specifically designed for photography or videography been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the equipment; (c) has any microphone equipment specifically designed for photography or videography been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the equipment; (d) has any broadcasting, video editing, photo editing software been purchased: (i) If yes, what is the software and what was the licence cost; and (ii) Is there a recurrent / subscription component to the software, if so, what is that cost; and (e) has any software made by Adobe (not covered in question d) been purchased: (i) If yes, what is the software and what was the licence cost; and (ii) Is there a recurrent / subscription component to the software, if so, what is that cost?

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Answered
27 June 2017
Response time
7 days
Lotterywest, Gold Corporation, Public Sector Commission, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, State Development, Jobs and Trade
(a)        No
(b)        No
(c)        No
(d)        No
(e)        No
Premier and Cabinet
(a) – (d)           Nil
(e)        Yes.
(i)         The Department has purchased units of Adobe software since 17 March at a cost of approx. $430 based on an annual software anniversary of 28 Sep).
(ii)        Yes. $190 per annum.

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