Hon Ray Halligan questions the Deputy Premier regarding the allocation and expenditure of government mobile phones within the Deputy Premier's office. The Deputy Premier provides details on phone allocation but declines to provide expenditure data due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 188Legislative Council
Asked
26 April 2005
Portfolio
Deputy Premier

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Will the Deputy Premier please advise of the following in respect to the allocation of Government mobile phones in the Deputy Premier’s office -
(1) The total number of mobile phones available in the Deputy Premier’s office?
(2) The name and position of each person allocated a mobile phone?
(3) The model and make of mobile phones allocated?
(4) The total expenditure on Government related calls or messages since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a mobile phone?
(5) The total expenditure on SMS text messages for Government related business since January 1 2004 for each person allocated a mobile phone?

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Answered
21 June 2005
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier
Response time
56 days
(2) Eric Ripper - Minister Michael Megaw - Chief of Staff Jim Vanopoulos - Principal Policy Adviser Treasury Hazel Kural - Principal Policy Adviser Treasury Elizabeth Fells - Principal Policy Adviser Treasury Rewi Lyall - Policy Adviser Bruno Santarelli - Minister's Driver Media Adviser - to be allocated once a Media Adviser commences employement in the Ministerial office Office spare mobile (3) Eric Ripper - Nokia 6230 Michael Megaw - Nokia 6610i Jim Vanopoulos - Nokia 6310i Hazel Kural - Nokia 6385 CDMA Elizabeth Fells - Nokia 6610i Rewi Lyall - Nokia 6100 Bruno Santerelli - Nokia 6310i Media Adviser - Nokia 6610i (to be allocated once employment commences in the Ministerial office) Office spare mobile - Samsung CDMA (4-5) This information is not readily available and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. All staff are required to comply with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet Computing and Communications Acceptable Use Policy
(3) Eric Ripper - Nokia 6230 Michael Megaw - Nokia 6610i Jim Vanopoulos - Nokia 6310i Hazel Kural - Nokia 6385 CDMA Elizabeth Fells - Nokia 6610i Rewi Lyall - Nokia 6100 Bruno Santerelli - Nokia 6310i Media Adviser - Nokia 6610i (to be allocated once employment commences in the Ministerial office) Office spare mobile - Samsung CDMA (4-5) This information is not readily available and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. All staff are required to comply with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet Computing and Communications Acceptable Use Policy
(4-5) This information is not readily available and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide a response. All staff are required to comply with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet Computing and Communications Acceptable Use Policy

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