❓ Question on Notice 2396 seeks a breakdown of expenditure on software packages and licenses by various WA energy and resources agencies from July 2003 to June 2007. The response details costs for MERIWA, Department of Industry and Resources, Independent Market Operator, Western Power, Verve Energy, Synergy Energy, Horizon Power, and the Office of Energy.
AnsweredQoN 2396Legislative Assembly
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(b) 1 July 2003 - 31 December 2003; (c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(c) 1 January 2004 - 30 June 2004; (d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(d) 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004; (e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(e) 1 January 2005 - 30 June 2005; (f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(f) 1 July 2005 - 31 December 2005; (g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(g) 1 January 2006 - 30 June 2006; (h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(h) 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006; and (i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
(i) 1 January 2007 - to date 2007?
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Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise
Response time
63 days
The Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise has been provided with the following response:
The agency answers to this and related questions are expected to cover all expenditures including day to day costs such as system maintenance and licence fees. Across all agencies expenditure would have been in excess of $10m per annum more if the shared services model was not being introduced.
Estimates Committee Supplementary Information Question 42 was recently answered and had a much narrower focus in that it asked for the names and numbers of departments that did not comply with the directive by the Director General DPC as to the need for agencies to consider deferring any decision to upgrade or replace corporate services systems. Hence, the figures in the two sets of answers cannot be directly compared.
MERIWA
(a - e) Nil
(f) $758.18 [MYOB software purchased 15/09/05]
(g - i) Nil
Department of Industry and Resources
Please refer to question on notice 2387.
Independent Market Operator
(a-i) Nil
Western Power
The following figures for the time before the disaggregation of the old Western Power Corporation on 1 April 2006 are also relevant for the sections of Western Power Corporation that became the new businesses Synergy, Horizon Power and Verve Energy. The figures from 1 April 2006 to date are relevant for the new Western Power only. However Western Power provides Finance, Payroll and Human Resources services to Synergy Energy, Verve Energy and Horizon Power through a shared services agreement.
(a) $19,221
(b) $582,326
(c) $156,041
(d) $715,891
(e) $163,100
(f) $310,459
(g) $393,158 ($84,073 between 1 January - 31 March and $309,085 between 1 April - 30 June 2006)
(h) $885,847
(i) $740,895
Verve Energy
(a - f) Not applicable, as Verve Energy had not been created.
(g) 1 January 2006-31 March 2006, not applicable, as Verve Energy had not been created.
1 April 2006-30 June 2006: See below
(h - i) Finance, Payroll and Human Resources systems are provided to Verve Energy in Ellipse. Ellipse is maintained and run by Western Power IT&T and provided to Verve Energy through a shared services agreement.
Licence costs, upgrade costs, operating and support costs, which include the mainframe computer, are charged to Verve Energy on the basis of system usage. As such it is not possible to separately identify licence or licence renewals for any of the periods listed.
There have been no new software packages purchased for these functions.
Synergy Energy
(a - f) Synergy was established on 1 April 2006. All relevant costs to this date were borne to this date.
(g) From 1 April to 30 June 2006, Synergy spent $13 340
(h) $21 475
(i) $62 232
Horizon Power
(a - f) Horizon Power was created on 1 April 2006 (hence no expenditure during these periods)
(g) $14 596
(h) $43 400
(i) $56 257
Office of Energy
(a)-(e) Nil.
(f) $28 620
(g) Nil.
(h) $7 345
(i) Nil.
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The agency answers to this and related questions are expected to cover all expenditures including day to day costs such as system maintenance and licence fees. Across all agencies expenditure would have been in excess of $10m per annum more if the shared services model was not being introduced.
Estimates Committee Supplementary Information Question 42 was recently answered and had a much narrower focus in that it asked for the names and numbers of departments that did not comply with the directive by the Director General DPC as to the need for agencies to consider deferring any decision to upgrade or replace corporate services systems. Hence, the figures in the two sets of answers cannot be directly compared.
MERIWA
(a - e) Nil
(f) $758.18 [MYOB software purchased 15/09/05]
(g - i) Nil
Department of Industry and Resources
Please refer to question on notice 2387.
Independent Market Operator
(a-i) Nil
Western Power
The following figures for the time before the disaggregation of the old Western Power Corporation on 1 April 2006 are also relevant for the sections of Western Power Corporation that became the new businesses Synergy, Horizon Power and Verve Energy. The figures from 1 April 2006 to date are relevant for the new Western Power only. However Western Power provides Finance, Payroll and Human Resources services to Synergy Energy, Verve Energy and Horizon Power through a shared services agreement.
(a) $19,221
(b) $582,326
(c) $156,041
(d) $715,891
(e) $163,100
(f) $310,459
(g) $393,158 ($84,073 between 1 January - 31 March and $309,085 between 1 April - 30 June 2006)
(h) $885,847
(i) $740,895
Verve Energy
(a - f) Not applicable, as Verve Energy had not been created.
(g) 1 January 2006-31 March 2006, not applicable, as Verve Energy had not been created.
1 April 2006-30 June 2006: See below
(h - i) Finance, Payroll and Human Resources systems are provided to Verve Energy in Ellipse. Ellipse is maintained and run by Western Power IT&T and provided to Verve Energy through a shared services agreement.
Licence costs, upgrade costs, operating and support costs, which include the mainframe computer, are charged to Verve Energy on the basis of system usage. As such it is not possible to separately identify licence or licence renewals for any of the periods listed.
There have been no new software packages purchased for these functions.
Synergy Energy
(a - f) Synergy was established on 1 April 2006. All relevant costs to this date were borne to this date.
(g) From 1 April to 30 June 2006, Synergy spent $13 340
(h) $21 475
(i) $62 232
Horizon Power
(a - f) Horizon Power was created on 1 April 2006 (hence no expenditure during these periods)
(g) $14 596
(h) $43 400
(i) $56 257
Office of Energy
(a)-(e) Nil.
(f) $28 620
(g) Nil.
(h) $7 345
(i) Nil.
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