❓ Question regarding the staffing, cost, and usage of the Media Monitoring Unit at Dumas House, answered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
AnsweredQoN 1058Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Media Monitoring Unit at Dumas House, I ask: (a) how many people are currently working in this Unit; (b) what is the cost to the government of running this Unit; and (c) which government agencies currently use the services of this Unit?
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Answered
17 September 2013
Responded by
Hon C.J. Barnett
Response time
34 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises as at 14 August 2013:
(a) 15 people (headcount) or 14.2 full-time-equivalent staff were working in this Unit;
(b) The estimated total cost of services for 2013-14 of the Media Monitoring Unit is $1.170 million. The Media Monitoring Unit provides a media monitoring service to 17 ministerial offices and a trial service, providing a summary of what is in the media, to 67 government agencies.
(c) Government departments and agencies accessing the service of the Media Monitoring Unit are:
1. Department of Aboriginal Affairs
2. Department of Agriculture and Food
3. Department of the Attorney General, Public Trust Office, Office of the Public Advocate
4. Office of the Auditor General
5. Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
6. Bunbury Water Board
7. Busselton Water Board
8. Chemistry Centre (WA)
9. Department for Child Protection and Family Support
10. Department of Commerce
11. Commissioner for Children and Young People
12. Conservation Commission of Western Australia
13. Department of Corrective Services
14. Corruption and Crime Commission
15. Department of Culture and the Arts
16. Disability Services Commission
17. Public Utilities Office
18. Department of Environment Regulation
19. Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
20. Department of Finance
21. Department of Fire and Emergency Services
22. Department of Fisheries
23. Forest Products Commission
24. Gascoyne Development Commission
25. Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
26. Department of Health
27. Healthway
28. Department of Housing
29. Office of the Information Commissioner
30. Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
31. Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
32. Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
33. Department of Local Government and Communities
34. Lotteries Commission (Lotterywest)
35. Commissioner of Main Roads
36. Mental Health Commission
37. Mid West Development Commission
38. Department of Mines and Petroleum
39. Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (State Ombudsman)
40. Department of Parks and Wildlife
41. Western Australian Planning Commission
42. Department of Planning
43. Police Service (Western Australia Police)
44. Department of the Premier and Cabinet
45. Public Sector Commission
46. Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
47. Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
48. Department of Regional Development
49. Rottnest Island Authority
50. Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
51. School Curriculum and Standards Authority
52. Small Business Development Corporation
53. Department of Sport and Recreation
54. Department of State Development
55. State Heritage Office
56. Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
57. The National Trust of Australia (WA)
58. Western Australia Tourism Commission
59. Department of Training & Workforce Development
60. Department of Transport
61. Department of Treasury
62. Venues West
63. Western Australian Electoral Commission
64. Department of Water
65. Western Australian Government Office (UK)
66. WorkCover Western Australia Authority
67. Parliamentary Library
68. All Ministerial Offices
(a) 15 people (headcount) or 14.2 full-time-equivalent staff were working in this Unit;
(b) The estimated total cost of services for 2013-14 of the Media Monitoring Unit is $1.170 million. The Media Monitoring Unit provides a media monitoring service to 17 ministerial offices and a trial service, providing a summary of what is in the media, to 67 government agencies.
(c) Government departments and agencies accessing the service of the Media Monitoring Unit are:
1. Department of Aboriginal Affairs
2. Department of Agriculture and Food
3. Department of the Attorney General, Public Trust Office, Office of the Public Advocate
4. Office of the Auditor General
5. Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
6. Bunbury Water Board
7. Busselton Water Board
8. Chemistry Centre (WA)
9. Department for Child Protection and Family Support
10. Department of Commerce
11. Commissioner for Children and Young People
12. Conservation Commission of Western Australia
13. Department of Corrective Services
14. Corruption and Crime Commission
15. Department of Culture and the Arts
16. Disability Services Commission
17. Public Utilities Office
18. Department of Environment Regulation
19. Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
20. Department of Finance
21. Department of Fire and Emergency Services
22. Department of Fisheries
23. Forest Products Commission
24. Gascoyne Development Commission
25. Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
26. Department of Health
27. Healthway
28. Department of Housing
29. Office of the Information Commissioner
30. Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
31. Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
32. Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
33. Department of Local Government and Communities
34. Lotteries Commission (Lotterywest)
35. Commissioner of Main Roads
36. Mental Health Commission
37. Mid West Development Commission
38. Department of Mines and Petroleum
39. Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (State Ombudsman)
40. Department of Parks and Wildlife
41. Western Australian Planning Commission
42. Department of Planning
43. Police Service (Western Australia Police)
44. Department of the Premier and Cabinet
45. Public Sector Commission
46. Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
47. Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
48. Department of Regional Development
49. Rottnest Island Authority
50. Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
51. School Curriculum and Standards Authority
52. Small Business Development Corporation
53. Department of Sport and Recreation
54. Department of State Development
55. State Heritage Office
56. Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
57. The National Trust of Australia (WA)
58. Western Australia Tourism Commission
59. Department of Training & Workforce Development
60. Department of Transport
61. Department of Treasury
62. Venues West
63. Western Australian Electoral Commission
64. Department of Water
65. Western Australian Government Office (UK)
66. WorkCover Western Australia Authority
67. Parliamentary Library
68. All Ministerial Offices
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