❓ Question regarding expenditure on professional photo editing services by WA Health agencies and the Minister's office since March 2017. Most agencies report no expenditure, while Health Support Services and WA Country Health Service refer to previous answers where itemised breakdowns were unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 4468Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
Have any of your departments, agencies, boards, publicly owned corporations or Ministerial Office (since 17 March 2017) spent money on professional photo editing services: (a) If so: (i) What company has been engaged to undertake the photo editing; (ii) What was the purpose of each engagement; (iii) How much money has been spent; and (iv) Have the edited images been made publicly available: (A) If not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2019
Response time
11 days
Department of Health, Pathwest, Child and Adolescent Health Service, East Metropolitan Health Service, North Metropolitan Health Service and South Metropolitan Health Service advise:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Health Support Services advises:
(a)(i)-(iii) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4451 answers provided by the Health Support Services (HSS). Invoices are not itemised to enable a breakdown to be provided.
(iv) No.
(A) Images are only used by HSS.
WA Country Health Service advise:
(a)(i)-(iii) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4451 answers provided by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS). Invoices are not itemised to enable a breakdown to be provided.
(iv) All images are publicly available, with the exception of the thermal photographs (Thermoview) and images of Aboriginal artworks (Abby Murray Photography).
(A) Images not publicly available are used for internal WACHS purposes only.
Mental Health Commission advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Ministerial Office advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Health Support Services advises:
(a)(i)-(iii) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4451 answers provided by the Health Support Services (HSS). Invoices are not itemised to enable a breakdown to be provided.
(iv) No.
(A) Images are only used by HSS.
WA Country Health Service advise:
(a)(i)-(iii) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4451 answers provided by the WA Country Health Service (WACHS). Invoices are not itemised to enable a breakdown to be provided.
(iv) All images are publicly available, with the exception of the thermal photographs (Thermoview) and images of Aboriginal artworks (Abby Murray Photography).
(A) Images not publicly available are used for internal WACHS purposes only.
Mental Health Commission advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Health & Disability Services Complaints Office advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Healthway advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Animal Resources Authority advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Ministerial Office advises:
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
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