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❓ A WA parliamentary question from 2006 requests financial data from the Treasurer regarding expenditure across government agencies. The answer declines to provide the data due to cost and staff time, referencing previous surveys on media monitoring expenditure.

AnsweredQoN 4072Legislative Council

Asked

23 August 2006

Member

Hon Donna Faragher

Portfolio

Treasurer

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(b) 30th June 2002; (c) 30th June 2003; (d) 30th June 2004; (e) 30th June 2005; and (f) 30th June 2006?
(c) 30th June 2003; (d) 30th June 2004; (e) 30th June 2005; and (f) 30th June 2006?
(d) 30th June 2004; (e) 30th June 2005; and (f) 30th June 2006?
(e) 30th June 2005; and (f) 30th June 2006?
(f) 30th June 2006?

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Answered

19 September 2006

Responded by

Minister for Education and Training representing the Treasurer

Response time

27 days

(1a-f) Surveying all agencies across Government to respond to these questions would involve unnecessary costs and staff time. However, two investigations have been carried out (in 1989 and 2002) of monitoring expenditure, the last survey indicating that 23 departments spent an average of $14,000 each per year on external media monitoring.

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