❓ Mr. Kirkup requests a breakdown of employees in various communication and public relations roles across government departments in 2016. The Premier's office responded that a lack of standardised definitions and job titles makes providing accurate data impossible.
AnsweredQoN 2712Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 March 2018
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Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
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I refer to each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's control, and ask what was the total number of employees engaged in the following areas in 2016: (a) Media relations; (b) Publicity; (c) Public relations; (d) Communications; (e) Strategic communications; (f) Marketing; (g) Corporate affairs; and (h) Speechwriting?
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Answered
10 April 2018
Response time
6 days
(a)-(h)
There is no standard definition of the titles referred to in the question, nor standard job title nomenclature that enables accurate or reliable provision of the information sought. Additionally, there are many public sector positions that have, or might be interpreted as having, a small component of the activities referred to. For example, there are many positions within the public sector where staff would occasionally be required to prepare speeches.
There is no standard definition of the titles referred to in the question, nor standard job title nomenclature that enables accurate or reliable provision of the information sought. Additionally, there are many public sector positions that have, or might be interpreted as having, a small component of the activities referred to. For example, there are many positions within the public sector where staff would occasionally be required to prepare speeches.
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