A parliamentary question seeking details on government advertising expenditure, actors used, and policies regarding the use of Western Australian actors. The answer provides some expenditure figures and policy details, but refers to annual reports for specific advertising information.

AnsweredQoN 4139Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 October 2010
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Indigenous Affairs

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(1) What TV or radio advertising is the Deputy Premier’s agency running or planning to run?
(2) What is the cost of the advertising?
(3) Who are the actors or voice-over actors in the advertisements?
(4) Where is their home state?
(5) How much of the advertising cost was their fee?
(6) What policy does the agency have for using Western Australian actors in advertisements; and
(a) if none, why not; and will the Deputy Premier change that?

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Answered
16 November 2010
Response time
34 days
Department of Health; Department of Indigenous Affairs; Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia, Office of Health Review and Healthway.
It is worth noting that in the financial year 2007-2008, the Labor Government spent $36.6million on Government advertising. In today's money, allowing for a conservative 3.5% annual increase in media costs, that would equate to $39.2million, or, 63.3% or $15.2million more than the projected outcome for the current financial year.
Government Department and Agency expenditure on advertising placement for 2009-2010 by the Liberal National Government was $19.9million. This reflects the government's focus on delivering projects and services rather than propaganda.
(1-5) Advertising expenditure is published in annual reports in accordance with S175ZE of the
Electoral Act
1907.
(6) Department of Health and Office of Health Review - Buy Local Policy.
Department of Indigenous Affairs; Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia and Healthway - Nil.
(a) The Department of Indigenous Affairs has no requirement for using Western Australian actors in any campaign or non-campaign advertising.
Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia is a statutory authority.
Healthway does not conduct, or directly fund, TV or radio advertising.
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