Hon George Cash questions the Attorney General regarding the management and valuation of intellectual property assets within various departments and agencies under their portfolio. The responses reveal varying practices, with some agencies maintaining registers and others deeming their IP to have nil or negligible value.

AnsweredQoN 431Legislative Council
Asked
5 March 2003
Portfolio
Attorney General

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(1) Do the respective Departments or Agencies within your portfolio maintain a current register which lists the assets comprising the Intellectual Property of the respective Departments or Agencies?
(2) If not, why not?
(3) Are these assets valued on an annual basis?
(4) If not, why not?
(5) What is the capital value of these assets?
(6) Do the assets comprising the Intellectual Property of these Departments or Agencies appear in their respective balance sheets or Annual Reports?
(7) Will you table a copy of the respective registers?
(8) If not, why not?

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Answered
3 April 2003
Responded by
Minister for Racing and Gaming representing the Attorney General
Response time
29 days
(1) DoJ maintains a current register which lists the assets comprising Intellectual Property. (2) Not Applicable. (3) No. (4) DoJ attributes an estimated value to its significant IP assets during the process of recording the asset. DoJ reestimates the value of a particular IP asset as needed, for example when a Third Party applies to license or use the IP. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Yes, if requested, the information can be made available. (8) Not applicable. LAW REFORM COMMISSION: (1) No. (2) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (3) No. (4) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (5) The assets have nil capital value. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (1) No. (2) The intellectual property of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is confined to aspects of its core operations and no benefit is perceived by compiling a register. (3)-(8) Not applicable. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
LAW REFORM COMMISSION: (1) No. (2) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (3) No. (4) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (5) The assets have nil capital value. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (1) No. (2) The intellectual property of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is confined to aspects of its core operations and no benefit is perceived by compiling a register. (3)-(8) Not applicable. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) No. (2) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (3) No. (4) Because the assets are deemed to have a nil value. (5) The assets have nil capital value. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (1) No. (2) The intellectual property of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is confined to aspects of its core operations and no benefit is perceived by compiling a register. (3)-(8) Not applicable. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (1) No. (2) The intellectual property of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is confined to aspects of its core operations and no benefit is perceived by compiling a register. (3)-(8) Not applicable. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) No. (2) The intellectual property of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is confined to aspects of its core operations and no benefit is perceived by compiling a register. (3)-(8) Not applicable. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) No. (2) The intellectual property assets of the A/Commissioner relate exclusively to fee for service training programs produced and delivered by staff to a range of private and public organisations. The Commission is currently reviewing its policy in respect to recording and valuing these intellectual property assets. (3) No. (4) The intellectual property assets produced by the Commission are not intended for trade per se but are the by-product of developing programs for fee for service training which generates income for the agency. That income is valued and estimated annually. (5) Not applicable. (6) No. (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
LEGAL AID WA (1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) No. (2) The Legal Aid Commission has assessed it does not have any assets which fit the definition of “Intellectual Property”. (3)– (8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) The Office of the Information Commissioner does not hold intellectual property of a commercial value. The Information Commissioner’s published decisions and other publicly available information is made available free of charge via the internet site but is stated as being subject to copyright, and no part may be reproduced or re-used for commercial purposes without prior written permission. To date, no such requests have been received. (2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(2) See above. (3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(3)-(8) Not applicable. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES (1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(1) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services does not produce or use assets of an intellectual nature and therefore it does not keep a register. (2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.
(2) – (8) Therefore not applicable.

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