A parliamentary question seeks information on government departments within the Minister's portfolios applying for awards and whether they used external consultants for submission preparation, including associated costs. The response details which departments applied, used consultants, and the related expenses.

AnsweredQoN 2920Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 November 2007
Portfolio
Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise

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(a) did any Government department within the Minister’s portfolios apply for the awards;
(b) if yes to (a), did any of the applications, successful or not, require external consulting advice for public relations, marketing or any other assistance in preparing submissions; and
(c) if yes to (b), what were the costs associated with each of the submissions?

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Answered
31 January 2008
Responded by
Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise
Response time
72 days
The Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise has been provided with the following response:
Department of Industry and Resources
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes. The Department of Industry and Resources and LandCorp jointly submitted a nomination for the Jervoise Bay Groundwater Recovery Scheme. The company Professional Public Relations (PPR) assisted with the drafting of the nomination and was engaged by LandCorp to do the work.
(c) The cost for this work was $7,873.00, which both agencies shared equally.
Horizon Power
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
MERIWA
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Office of Energy
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Western Power
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Synergy
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Verve Energy
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Independent Market Operator
(a) No.
(b-c) Not applicable.
Chemistry Centre
a) The Chemistry Centre submitted an entry at the most recent Premier's Awards.
b) Yes, the Chemistry Centre did have the benefit of some advice from an external consultant.
c) The total bill from the consultant for this work was $1702 plus GST.
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