❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on .com.au and .com domains purchased by agencies under the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Commerce and Industrial Relations, Electoral Affairs, and Asian Engagement, and the rationale for not using .wa.gov.au domains.
AnsweredQoN 701Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 June 2017
Member
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
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(1) In relation to your portfolio areas, how many ".com.au" domains have been purchased, as at 7 June 2017: (a) what is the domain; (b) who was it purchased through; (c) when was it purchased; (d) what was the upfront cost of purchase; and (e) what is the annual recurrent cost of purchase? (2) how many ".com" domains have been purchased: (a) what is the domain; (b) who was it purchased through; (c) when was it purchased; (d) what was the upfront cost of purchase; and (e) what is the annual recurrent cost of purchase? (3) Is the Minister aware that the Auditor General recommends the consistency of ".wa.gov.au" domains for all government agencies and if so, why was it considered necessary to purchase each ".com.au" and ".com" domain?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
31 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
Response time
29 days
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
MINERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WA
(1) One
(a) mriwa.com.au
(b) ADS
(c) 2012
(d) $99
(e) $49.50
(2) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) For the main purpose of redirection to MRIWA's correct mriwa.wa.gov.au site specifically for instances where mriwa.com.au is mistakenly entered and also to protect the MRIWA brand by preventing mriwa.com.au being purchased and used by another entity.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(1) Three:
(a)
myautorepairer.com.au
mycarrepairer.com.au
fuelwatch.com.au
(b)
www.netregistry.com.au
www.netregistry.com.au
www.melbourneit.com.au
(c)
05/09/2012
06/08/2012
30/03/2001
(d)
$25 for two years
$27.96 for two years
Records not available
(e)
$36.95 for two years
$36.95 for two years
$149.99 for two years
(2) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Myautorepairer.com.au was set up to support a radio advertising campaign to use a licensed motor vehicle repairer that was conducted in partnership with the Motor Trades Industry in Western Australia. The site is a landing page only.
Mycarrepairer.com.au was set up to support a radio advertising campaign to use a licensed motor vehicle repairer that was conducted in partnership with the Motor Trades Industry in Western Australia. The domain name is registered but not used as myautorepairer.com.au was selected as the preferred domain for the campaign.
The fuelwatch.com.au domain name was purchased as FuelWatch is a registered trademark. The domain redirects to fuelwatch.wa.gov.au which is the primary domain used for the website.
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LONG SERVICE LEAVE PAYMENTS BOARD (MY LEAVE)
(a) Three:
(a)
lslboard.com.au
walslboard.com.au
myleave.com.au
(b)
All renewed by DSC-IT
(c)
1993
2003
2012
(d)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
(e)
$18 per year
$18 per year
$18 per year
(2)
(a)-(e) Nil
(3) Prior to "wa.gov.au", the lslboard.com.au domain was used by MyLeave initially.
Prior to "wa.gov.au", the walslboard.com.au domain was used by MyLeave initially.
To ensure the myleave.com.au domain was not acquired by a third party. This domain is held by MyLeave but is inactive.
WA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
WORKCOVER WA
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
WA ELECTORAL COMMISSION
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
MINERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WA
(1) One
(a) mriwa.com.au
(b) ADS
(c) 2012
(d) $99
(e) $49.50
(2) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) For the main purpose of redirection to MRIWA's correct mriwa.wa.gov.au site specifically for instances where mriwa.com.au is mistakenly entered and also to protect the MRIWA brand by preventing mriwa.com.au being purchased and used by another entity.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(1) Three:
(a)
myautorepairer.com.au
mycarrepairer.com.au
fuelwatch.com.au
(b)
www.netregistry.com.au
www.netregistry.com.au
www.melbourneit.com.au
(c)
05/09/2012
06/08/2012
30/03/2001
(d)
$25 for two years
$27.96 for two years
Records not available
(e)
$36.95 for two years
$36.95 for two years
$149.99 for two years
(2) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Myautorepairer.com.au was set up to support a radio advertising campaign to use a licensed motor vehicle repairer that was conducted in partnership with the Motor Trades Industry in Western Australia. The site is a landing page only.
Mycarrepairer.com.au was set up to support a radio advertising campaign to use a licensed motor vehicle repairer that was conducted in partnership with the Motor Trades Industry in Western Australia. The domain name is registered but not used as myautorepairer.com.au was selected as the preferred domain for the campaign.
The fuelwatch.com.au domain name was purchased as FuelWatch is a registered trademark. The domain redirects to fuelwatch.wa.gov.au which is the primary domain used for the website.
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LONG SERVICE LEAVE PAYMENTS BOARD (MY LEAVE)
(a) Three:
(a)
lslboard.com.au
walslboard.com.au
myleave.com.au
(b)
All renewed by DSC-IT
(c)
1993
2003
2012
(d)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
(e)
$18 per year
$18 per year
$18 per year
(2)
(a)-(e) Nil
(3) Prior to "wa.gov.au", the lslboard.com.au domain was used by MyLeave initially.
Prior to "wa.gov.au", the walslboard.com.au domain was used by MyLeave initially.
To ensure the myleave.com.au domain was not acquired by a third party. This domain is held by MyLeave but is inactive.
WA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
WORKCOVER WA
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
WA ELECTORAL COMMISSION
(1) Nil
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(2)
(a)-(e) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
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