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❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals which government agencies use external media monitoring services and their costs. Many agencies refer to another QoN for details on specific monitoring terms.

AnsweredQoN 3210Legislative Assembly

Asked

20 November 2014

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Attorney General; Minister for Commerce

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I refer to each agency, department and government-trading enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, and I ask: (a) does the agency, department or government-trading enterprise use media monitoring services other than those provided by the government Media Monitoring Unit; (b) if yes to (a), which company provides the media monitoring service and what was the cost of this service in 2013–2014; (c) if yes to (a), noting that media monitoring services provide exact word and phrase monitoring, as at July 1 2013 what words, names, phrases or abbreviations were being requested for monitoring; (d) if yes to (a), what words, names, phrases or abbreviation have been added to the monitoring list since July 1 2013; and (e) if yes to (a), for each word, name, phrase and abbreviation noted in (c) and (d): (i) on what date was it added to the monitoring list; and (ii) if it is no longer on the monitoring list, on what date was it removed from the monitoring list?

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Answered

17 February 2015

Responded by

Minister representing the Attorney General; Minister for Commerce

Response time

89 days

Corruption and Crime Commission
(a) Yes
(b) iSentia and Meltwater. The cost of this media monitoring service for the for the 2013-14 financial year was iSentia - $12,469.49; and Meltwater - $4,500
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Department of Commerce
(a) Yes
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the for the 2013-14 financial year was $62,952
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Department of the Attorney General
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(a) No
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the for the 2013-14 financial year was $21,588.51
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Equal Opportunity Commission
(a) Yes
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the for the 2013-14 financial year was $8,245.71
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Legal Aid
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Legal Profession Complaints Committee
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Solicitor General's Office
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Registrar, Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission
(a) No
(b) N/A
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
WorkCover
(a) Yes
(b) Dialogix. The cost of this media monitoring service for the for the 2013-14 financial year was $3,540
(c)-(e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.

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