A parliamentary question seeking detailed information on the Heritage portfolio's public relations, community awareness, advertising expenditure, staffing, and planned campaigns for the 2003-2004 budget, compared to the current financial year. The response indicates limited expenditure and staffing in these areas.

AnsweredQoN 1101Legislative Council
Asked
13 August 2003
Portfolio
Heritage

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For each Department within your portfolio -
(1) What is the Department’s projected expenditure on public relations/community awareness in the 2003-2004 Budget?
(2) How does this compare to the current financial year’s allocations?
(3) How many FTEs within the Department are involved in communications, public relations/community awareness or media relations?
(4) Are any of those persons journalists?
(5) If so, how many?
(6) What is the Department’s projected expenditure on advertising in the 2003-2004 budget?
(7) How does this compare to the current financial year’s allocations?
(8) Are there any new campaigns to be undertaken by the Department in the 2003-2004 financial year?
(9) If so, what is the projected cost of those campaigns?
(10) Is the management/organisation of those campaigns to be outsourced?
(11) If so, to whom?
(12) How many officers from each Department or Agency are located permanently within the Minister’s office?

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Answered
14 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for Heritage
Response time
62 days
(1) $49,500 (Excludes staff salaries, professional services or costs that are not directly associated with public relations or community awareness programs, such as the Annual Report)
(2) Same
(3) Two
(4) Yes
(5) One
(6) $30,000 is allocated for statutory advertising.
(7) Same
(8) No
(9) N/A
(10) N/A
(11) N/A
(12) None

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