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❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the purchase and maintenance of .com.au and .com domains by agencies within the Local Government, Heritage, and Culture and the Arts portfolios. The question seeks details on domain ownership and justification for not using the standard .wa.gov.au domain.

AnsweredQoN 706Legislative Assembly

Asked

14 June 2017

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts

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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

9 August 2017

Responded by

Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts

Response time

9 days

Culture and Arts Portfolio
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) AUD GST inc
subiacoartscentre.com.au
Netregistry
25 May 2006
Not available
$19.48
better-beginnings.com.au
GoDaddy
2008
Not available
$16.99
statetheatrecentrewa.com.au
Netregistry
16 June 2009
Not available
$19.48
barreloungecafe.com.au
Netregistry
17 October 2012
Not available
$19.48
stcwa.com.au
Netregistry
26 October 2012
Not available
$19.48
heathledgertheatre.com.au
Netregistry
26 October 2012
Not available
$19.48
desertriversea.com.au
Netregistry
10 January 2013
Not available
$19.48
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) AUD
(e) AUD
desertriversea.com
GoDaddy
28 July 2014
$58.75
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(3) Yes. In relation to Perth Theatre Trust domain names, they were originally registered and managed by AEG Ogden Pty Ltd under its venue management contract with the Perth Theatre Trust. AEG, as a non-Government entity, registered the “.com.au” domains. They have been retained to ensure consistency of contact details for the venues.
In relation to the Better Beginnings domain name, it is retained as the program has been known nationally and internationally for almost 10 years; the intent is to provide an easily findable domain name.
In relation to the Desert River Sea domain names were purchased as part of the agreement between the project partners, the Art Gallery of Western Australia and Rio Tinto. The intention is to provide easily findable domain names
Local Government Portfolio
(1) Nil.
(2) Nil.
(3) Not Applicable.
Heritage Portfolio
(Fremantle Prison)
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) AUD GST inc
fremantleprison.com.au
Melbourne IT
Not available 1
Not available
$76.99
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) AUD
(e) AUD
fremantleprison.com
Melbourne IT
Not available 1
Not available
$47.40
1 Domains were transferred to the State Heritage Office in June 2015. Information relating to the purchase dates and upfront costs are unavailable.
(3) Yes. The domains were purchased to promote visitation and support the delivery of tourism-related services, which is essential to generating revenue to contribute to the conservation and presentation of the World Heritage-listed site.
(National Trust)
As a statutory authority, the National Trust is not eligible to use the “.wa.gov.au” domain.

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