❓ Hon Diane Evers inquired about WA government agencies including private business advertising in mail-outs, revenue generated, and tendering processes. Only the Department of Transport engaged in this practice, ceasing it in January 2019.
AnsweredQoN 2024Legislative Council
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(1) will the Minister please advise which of their agencies include advertising by private businesses with mail out bills? (2) how much revenue did each of the agencies in (1), receive from private business in exchange for advertising during 2016-2017 and 2018? (3) In relation to the adertising, was a tender sought for private businesses to advertise in the mail out bills? (4) If no to (3), how did the agreement come about? (5) If yes to (3), please advise which businesses were successful in tendering, how long is the tender for and is it State wide or localised? (6) What is the Government doing to support smaller businesses that may not have the capacity to enter in a competitive tender process for advertising in Government mail?
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Answered
7 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
9 days
Former Department of Planning
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Department of Transport
(1) The Department of Transport’s contract to include private business advertisements with vehicle renewal notices ceased on 31 January 2019.
The former government in 2009-10 permanently reduced DoT’s appropriation by $500,000 and DoT was requested to source replacement revenue from advertising using mail-outs. The State Trading Concerns Act 1916 was subsequently appropriately amended.
(2) 2016-17: $487,454; 2017-18: $440,299
(3) No
(4) A public tender for a contractor to pay DoT an amount each quarter for the term of the contract to use DoT’s vehicle and driver mail outs as a distribution medium for private business transport related advertisements.
(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Public Transport Authority
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Main Roads Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Department of Transport
(1) The Department of Transport’s contract to include private business advertisements with vehicle renewal notices ceased on 31 January 2019.
The former government in 2009-10 permanently reduced DoT’s appropriation by $500,000 and DoT was requested to source replacement revenue from advertising using mail-outs. The State Trading Concerns Act 1916 was subsequently appropriately amended.
(2) 2016-17: $487,454; 2017-18: $440,299
(3) No
(4) A public tender for a contractor to pay DoT an amount each quarter for the term of the contract to use DoT’s vehicle and driver mail outs as a distribution medium for private business transport related advertisements.
(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Public Transport Authority
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Main Roads Western Australia
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(1) Nil
(2)-(5) Not applicable
(6) Refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.
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