WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding music broadcast on office on-hold telephony systems within the Planning and Culture & the Arts portfolios, including fees paid and responsible officers.

AnsweredQoN 1424Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 August 2009
Portfolio
Planning; Culture and the Arts

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In relation to the Ministerial office and all associated portfolio agency offices:
(a) what recorded music or radio station is broadcast on office on-hold telephony systems;
(b) what fees are paid to the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), artists directly or any copyright bodies; and
(c) who is the responsible officer for deciding selection of on-hold material?

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Answered
15 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts
Response time
27 days
Ministerial Office of Minister Day
(a-c) Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 1415
Department of Planning
(a)  None.
(b)  Not applicable.
(c)  The Department's communications manager is responsible for the scripting of on hold messages, including specific information for some business units.
Midland Redevelopment Authority
(a) 4 minutes of copyright free music.
(b) $165 annual licence fee paid to M2 Technology.
(c) Chief Executive Officer.
Armadale Redevelopment
(a) 720 AM
(b) Nil
(c) Executive Director
East Perth Redevelopment; Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
(a) EPRA and SRA do not use recorded music or a radio station to broadcast on office on-hold telephony systems.
(b-c) Not applicable
Department of Culture and the Arts; ScreenWest; Perth Theatre Trust
(a)
This Is How It's Meant to Be - Emily Barker, Something Special - The Sunshine Brothers,
Call Of The Wild - Xave Brown, We'll Take a trip up the Country - Abbe May
Mona Vale - Mo Wilson and the drivers, Find Our Way Back Home - Red Jezebel
Fields of June - Emily Barker, Kill Devil Hills - The Kill Devil Hills
Cruel Guards - The Panics, Tread Easy - The Bank Holidays, Lady Grace - Red Jezebel
(b) $209 per annum paid to APRA
(c) The on-hold music was selected by the Department's Project Officer, Contemporary Music
Art Gallery of Western Australia
(a) CD James Galway "Un-break my Heart"
(b) $189.00 per annum paid to APRA
(c) Reception staff during set up of telephone system
State Library of Western Australia/State Records Office
(a) None
(b - c) Not applicable
West Australian Museum
(a) WA Museum Albany - Mozart CD, WA Museum Geraldton - ABC Classic FM radio, WA Museum - Maritime - ABC Perth radio and 92.9FM
(b) $596.00 was paid to APRA during the year ended 30 June 2009 ($218.04 for Geraldton and $377.96 for Fremantle sites)
(c) The site managers are responsible for deciding selection of on-hold material.
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