Hon Adele Farina questions the cost and funding of a West Australian newspaper feature on the NDIS My Way Trial. The Disability Services Commission states the feature was independently produced and provides the total spent on NDIS advertising since 2013.

AnsweredQoN 3346Legislative Council
Asked
18 August 2015
Portfolio
Mental Health

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I refer to the 24 page Western Australia National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) My Way Trial advertising feature published in The West Australian newspaper on Friday, 26 June 2015, and I ask: (a) what was the total cost of the advertising feature; (b) what was the source of funding for the advertising feature; and (c) what is the total spent to date on advertising the NDIS My Way Trial?

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Answered
22 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
The 24 page feature was an independent publication produced by The West Australian newspaper, the cost of which is not known to Disability Services Commission.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) $521,475.97 has been spent on awareness raising and information provision since July 2013.

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