❓ Hon Norman Moore questions the Minister for Government Enterprises regarding a Water Corporation market survey on potential presenters for a water publicity campaign, seeking cost details, survey results, related documents, and planned expenditure. The Minister provides the cost, declines to table the survey results and related documents citing industry practice and potential impact on public figures, and provides an estimated expenditure.
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(1) Will the minister provide the cost of the market survey work undertaken by Market Equity Pty Ltd for the Water Corporation, which tested public opinion on a number of personalties as potential presenters of a government publicity campaign on water? (2) Will the minister table the survey results; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister table all Water Corporation documents relating to this survey, in particular any correspondence with Market Equity, the minister’s office, the Premier’s office and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and, if not, why not? (4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(2) Will the minister table the survey results; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister table all Water Corporation documents relating to this survey, in particular any correspondence with Market Equity, the minister’s office, the Premier’s office and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and, if not, why not? (4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(3) Will the minister table all Water Corporation documents relating to this survey, in particular any correspondence with Market Equity, the minister’s office, the Premier’s office and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and, if not, why not? (4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(4) Approximately $865 000.
(2) Will the minister table the survey results; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister table all Water Corporation documents relating to this survey, in particular any correspondence with Market Equity, the minister’s office, the Premier’s office and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and, if not, why not? (4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(3) Will the minister table all Water Corporation documents relating to this survey, in particular any correspondence with Market Equity, the minister’s office, the Premier’s office and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; and, if not, why not? (4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(4) What is the best estimate available to the minister of the planned expenditure on the proposed water information campaign that was the subject of the market research referred to in (1) above? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(1) The additional cost to add the question to an existing Water Corporation survey was $1 500. (2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(2) The use made of the survey in developing the television campaign for the state water strategy will be made public when a final decision has been made, but in keeping with normal industry practice, it is inappropriate to release information which may affect the community’s perception of public figures. (3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(3) See the answer to (2) above. (4) Approximately $865 000.
(4) Approximately $865 000.
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