Hon Peter Foss asks the Minister for Community Development about the Department's projected expenditure on public relations, staffing, advertising, and new campaigns for the 2003-2004 budget. The Minister provides figures for direct costs, staffing numbers, and confirms one journalist position, with no new campaigns planned and no departmental officers in the Minister's office.

AnsweredQoN 1095Legislative Council
Asked
13 August 2003
Portfolio
Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth

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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
11 September 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth
Response time
29 days
(1) The core direct cost for DCD (excluding salaries) is $706,694. There may be other costs for the provision of community information which have not been projected at this stage.
(2) Same.
(3) Eleven.
(4) Yes.
(5) The Job Description Form for one of these positions specifies that the occupant must be a journalist.
(6) The core direct cost for DCD (excluding salaries) is $297,000.
(7) Same.
(8) No.
(9) Not applicable.
(10) Not applicable.
(11) Not applicable.
(12) None.

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