❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals limited agency publications in languages other than English, primarily Chinese translations for trade and investment purposes, with some agencies offering translation services upon request.
AnsweredQoN 3860Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 March 2015
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
QuestionView source ↗
Can the Minister advise and list for the agencies for which you have responsibility all agency publications and information released in a language other than English and how said publications are made available?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
Response time
41 days
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
The Department of Lands currently has not published any documents in a language other than English, nor has the department been requested to do so by a client. In line with the Western Australian Language Services Policy 2014 the department would take reasonable steps to translate a departmental publication into a language other than English, if requested to do so by a client unable to communicate in spoken and/or written English.
LANDCORP
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
LANDGATE
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
GASCOYNE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
GOLDFIELDS ESPERANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications or information released in a language other than English.
GREAT SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The Great Southern Development Commission has produced two publications in a language other than English, namely
Western Australia's South Coast: Albany, Denmark, Mount Barker and the Great Southern Region
(Chinese); and
Great Southern Wines
(Chinese).
These publications are distributed at the discretion of the CEO to visiting dignitaries and trade delegations.
KIMBERLEY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications and information were released in a language other than English.
MID WEST DEVELPOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
PEEL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
PILBARA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The following documents were translated into Chinese, printed in-house and distributed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer during a visit to China in 2010 and 2013:
(i) Australia's South West Investment Portfolio, including Regional Overview document and Investment Outlook flyers relating to Agribusiness, Tourism, Mining and Industry, Timber, IT and Creative Industries and Development Potential.
(ii) Major Projects - South West Region of Western Australia.
(iii) Australia's South West - Beef Industry Market Analysis.
The South West Development Commission Explore Western Australia's South West DVD can be viewed with Chinese subtitles.
The South West Development Commission website has a language conversion tool which converts the site into Chinese.
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
The Department of Lands currently has not published any documents in a language other than English, nor has the department been requested to do so by a client. In line with the Western Australian Language Services Policy 2014 the department would take reasonable steps to translate a departmental publication into a language other than English, if requested to do so by a client unable to communicate in spoken and/or written English.
LANDCORP
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
LANDGATE
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
GASCOYNE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
GOLDFIELDS ESPERANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications or information released in a language other than English.
GREAT SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The Great Southern Development Commission has produced two publications in a language other than English, namely
Western Australia's South Coast: Albany, Denmark, Mount Barker and the Great Southern Region
(Chinese); and
Great Southern Wines
(Chinese).
These publications are distributed at the discretion of the CEO to visiting dignitaries and trade delegations.
KIMBERLEY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications and information were released in a language other than English.
MID WEST DEVELPOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
PEEL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
PILBARA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The following documents were translated into Chinese, printed in-house and distributed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer during a visit to China in 2010 and 2013:
(i) Australia's South West Investment Portfolio, including Regional Overview document and Investment Outlook flyers relating to Agribusiness, Tourism, Mining and Industry, Timber, IT and Creative Industries and Development Potential.
(ii) Major Projects - South West Region of Western Australia.
(iii) Australia's South West - Beef Industry Market Analysis.
The South West Development Commission Explore Western Australia's South West DVD can be viewed with Chinese subtitles.
The South West Development Commission website has a language conversion tool which converts the site into Chinese.
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No publications produced in another language, other than English.
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