❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on media monitoring contracts for government departments/agencies and the Ministerial Office. The Minister provides information for departments/agencies but declines to provide details for the Ministerial Office, citing resource constraints and previous investigations.
AnsweredQoN 4353Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
For each Government Department or Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office -
(1) Which firm or firms currently provide a media monitoring service?
(2) What is/are the name/names of this/these firm/firms?
(3) What is the cost of the contract/s?
(4) What is the duration of the contract/s?
(5) When did the contract/s commence?
(6) For how long will the contract/s run?
(1) Which firm or firms currently provide a media monitoring service?
(2) What is/are the name/names of this/these firm/firms?
(3) What is the cost of the contract/s?
(4) What is the duration of the contract/s?
(5) When did the contract/s commence?
(6) For how long will the contract/s run?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 March 2007
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Land Information
Response time
138 days
(1)-(2) Media Monitors (3) $7086.24 (4) 12 months, however it expired on 5 October 2005 and is now on a monthly basis. (5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(3) $7086.24 (4) 12 months, however it expired on 5 October 2005 and is now on a monthly basis. (5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(4) 12 months, however it expired on 5 October 2005 and is now on a monthly basis. (5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(3) $7086.24 (4) 12 months, however it expired on 5 October 2005 and is now on a monthly basis. (5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(4) 12 months, however it expired on 5 October 2005 and is now on a monthly basis. (5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(5) 15 December 2003 (6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(6) See (4) above Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
Ministerial Office: (1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(1)-(6) Accessing the details of all the contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
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