❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on whether public affairs firm CGM Communications has been engaged by government departments, agencies, or trading enterprises under the Minister's control since 2017. The answer indicates no engagement occurred for the listed entities.
AnsweredQoN 6024Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 March 2020
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Premier's Circular 2019/06 - Report on consultants engaged by Government, noting that excluded from the report are contracts in respect of engineering services, training programs, printing, computer development and support services, actuarial services, publicity and promotional programs, project management services, valuations, accounting services, customer surveys and bench marking, and I ask: (a) Since 1 January 2017, have public affairs firm CGM Communications been engaged by any government department, agency or government trading enterprise in the Minister's control and if so: (i) for what purpose has the firm been engaged; (ii) was the engagement subject to an open tender process; and (iii) what is the total cost of each consultancy?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 April 2020
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
8 days
(a) (i) No - for Gascoyne, Goldfields-Esperance, Great Southern, Kimberley, MidWest, Peel, Pilbara, South West and Wheatbelt Development Commissions, Fremantle Port Authority, Mid West Port Authority, Pilbara Ports Authority, Kimberley Ports Authority and Southern Ports Authority, and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (and the legacy agencies whose functions were amalgamated into the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development from 1 July 2017.
(ii) - (iii) N/A
(ii) - (iii) N/A
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