❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the purchase of .com.au and .com domains by Emergency Services and Corrective Services, given the Auditor General's recommendation for .wa.gov.au domains. DFES explains the purchases were to secure commercial equivalents of their primary domain, except for the conference domain.
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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?
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Answered
8 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
(1) Nil
(a) - (e) Not applicable.
(2) Nil
(a) - (e) Not applicable.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(1) Four.
(a) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au
2. www.waemergency.com.au
3. www.getsettogether.com.au
4. www.wafesconference.com.au
(b) NetRegistry
(c) when was it purchased;
1. www.emergencywa.com.au 23/09/2015 During the time of Minister Francis
2. www.waemergency.com.au 23/09/2015 During the time of Minister Francis
3. www.getsettogether.com.au 2/03/2016 During the time of Minister Francis
4. www.wafesconference.com.au 1/05/2017 During the time of Minister Logan.
(d) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au $29.00 AUD
2. www.waemergency.com.au $29.00 AUD
3. www.getsettogether.com.au $23.90 AUD
4. www.wafesconference.com.au $50.00 AUD
(e) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au $29.00 AUD
2. www.waemergency.com.au $29.00 AUD
3. www.getsettogether.com.au $23.90 AUD
4. www.wafesconference.com.au $50.00 AUD
(2) 1
(a) www.waemergency.com
(b) Domain Manager
(c) 23/09/2015
(d) $29.00 AUD
(e) $29.00 AUD
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) submits the following response:
(1) (a - e) No ".com.au" domains have been purchased by the OEM.
(2) (a - e) None
The Supervised Release Review Board Advises:
(1) (a - e) No ".com.au" domains have been purchased.
(2) (a - e) None
(3) Yes. The Minister is aware that a formal application and registration process exists for the registration of .wa.gov.au domains. Department of Fire and Emergency Services has followed this process for all Government domain applications. In regards to the commercial domains above (with the exception of www.wafesconference.com.au), all purchases have been made to ensure that the commercial equivalent of the primary “wa.gov.au” domain is retained for exclusive use by the Department. In all cases, bar the one noted above, these domains simply ‘on forward’ to the wa.gov.au domain equivalent.
(1) Nil
(a) - (e) Not applicable.
(2) Nil
(a) - (e) Not applicable.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(1) Four.
(a) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au
2. www.waemergency.com.au
3. www.getsettogether.com.au
4. www.wafesconference.com.au
(b) NetRegistry
(c) when was it purchased;
1. www.emergencywa.com.au 23/09/2015 During the time of Minister Francis
2. www.waemergency.com.au 23/09/2015 During the time of Minister Francis
3. www.getsettogether.com.au 2/03/2016 During the time of Minister Francis
4. www.wafesconference.com.au 1/05/2017 During the time of Minister Logan.
(d) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au $29.00 AUD
2. www.waemergency.com.au $29.00 AUD
3. www.getsettogether.com.au $23.90 AUD
4. www.wafesconference.com.au $50.00 AUD
(e) 1. www.emergencywa.com.au $29.00 AUD
2. www.waemergency.com.au $29.00 AUD
3. www.getsettogether.com.au $23.90 AUD
4. www.wafesconference.com.au $50.00 AUD
(2) 1
(a) www.waemergency.com
(b) Domain Manager
(c) 23/09/2015
(d) $29.00 AUD
(e) $29.00 AUD
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) submits the following response:
(1) (a - e) No ".com.au" domains have been purchased by the OEM.
(2) (a - e) None
The Supervised Release Review Board Advises:
(1) (a - e) No ".com.au" domains have been purchased.
(2) (a - e) None
(3) Yes. The Minister is aware that a formal application and registration process exists for the registration of .wa.gov.au domains. Department of Fire and Emergency Services has followed this process for all Government domain applications. In regards to the commercial domains above (with the exception of www.wafesconference.com.au), all purchases have been made to ensure that the commercial equivalent of the primary “wa.gov.au” domain is retained for exclusive use by the Department. In all cases, bar the one noted above, these domains simply ‘on forward’ to the wa.gov.au domain equivalent.
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