Mr. Kirkup questioned the Attorney General about the purchase of .com.au and .com domains, inquiring about costs and justification, given the Auditor General's recommendation for .wa.gov.au domains. The Attorney General responded that no such domains were purchased.

AnsweredQoN 705Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 June 2017
Portfolio
Attorney General

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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
Response time
8 days
(1) - (3) Nil, not applicable.

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