A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting information from departments under the Treasurer's control regarding IT assets, internet access, and disposal costs. The answers reveal varying levels of IT expenditure and asset management practices across different agencies.

AnsweredQoN 7849Legislative Assembly
Asked
1 May 2012
Portfolio
Treasurer; Attorney General

QuestionView source ↗

With respect to the departments and agencies under the Treasurer's control, I ask:
(a) how many Apple iPads have been purchased since January 2011;
(b) how many staff are supplied with home internet connections, either paid in full or subsidised;
(c) how many notebook computers have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(d) how many mobile phones have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(e) how many colour laser printers are currently installed in each department and/or office as of 1 May 2012;
(f) how many staff are provided with mobile internet access either via a mobile phone or wireless dongle; and
(g) what was the total cost incurred in the disposal of obsolete IT assets?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
12 June 2012
Response time
42 days
Department of Treasury
(a) Nil
(b) 1
(c) Nil
(d) 3
(e) 20
(f) 23
(g) Nil
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) Nil
(b) 2
(c-e) Nil
(f) 17
(g) Nil
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-d) Nil
(e) 11
(f) 28
(g) Nil
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) 8
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 14
(f) 73
(g) $700
Office of the Auditor General
(a) 49
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) 1
(e) 6
(f) 110
(g) Nil
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a) Nil
(b) 4
(c) Nil
(d) 1
(e) 2
(f) 12
(g) $333.52
NB: Answers for parts (a), (b) and (f) current as at 1 May 2012.
Answer for part (g) inclusive of the 2010/11 financial year only.
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