❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting details of camera, lighting, microphone, and software purchases across various government departments and agencies since March 17, 2017. The responses reveal varying levels of expenditure on Adobe software and some camera equipment.
AnsweredQoN 572Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 May 2017
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs
QuestionView source ↗
For each of your departments, agencies, boards, public owned corporations and Ministerial offices since 17 March 2017: (a) has any video, DSLR or digital cameras been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the camera; (b) has any lighting equipment specifically designed for photography or videography been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the equipment; (c) has any microphone equipment specifically designed for photography or videography been purchased: (i) If yes, what was the make, model and cost of the equipment; (d) has any broadcasting, video editing, photo editing software been purchased: (i) If yes, what is the software and what was the licence cost; and (ii) Is there a recurrent / subscription component to the software, if so, what is that cost; and (e) has any software made by Adobe (not covered in question d) been purchased: (i) If yes, what is the software and what was the licence cost; and (ii) Is there a recurrent / subscription component to the software, if so, what is that cost?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 June 2017
Response time
7 days
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
(a-e) No
Department of Finance & Public Utilities Office
(a-c) No
(d) Yes
(i) Adobe Creative Cloud Software – cost of $1,086.64; Techsmith Camtasia Studio Pro upgrade – cost of $117.42
(ii) Adobe Creative Cloud Software costs $1,086.64 on an annual subscription basis. No recurrent cost for Techsmith Camtasia Studio Pro.
(e) No
Department of Treasury
(a-e) No
Economic Regulation Authority
(a-e) No
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a-e) No
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-c) No
(d) Yes
(i) Adobe Creative Cloud - licence cost $4 998.50 ex GST (total for 5 licences)
Snagit - licence cost $329 (total for 7 licences)
(ii) Yes
Adobe Creative Cloud Annual Renewal cost is $987.85 ex GST
Snagit Annual Renewal cost is $329 ex GST
(e) No
Horizon Power
(a) Yes (i) One Sony DSC-HX90V including memory card- cost $587.00. (b-d) No
(e) Yes (i) Adobe Photo Shop $429.14 x 4, Adobe Creative Cloud $933.21 x 4; and Adobe Captivate $552.50 x 4 (ii) Subscription costs are annual as above per year.
Independent Market Operator
(a-e) No
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a-d) No
(e) Yes
(i) Adobe Acrobat Pro DC $458.95
(ii) $458.95
Native Title
Please refer to Legislative Question on Notice 582.
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes - 1 Digital camera
(i) Nikon, Coolpix A300 - $248.95 (incl GST)
(b-e) No
Synergy
(a-d) No
(e) Yes
(i- ii)
Two Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps subscriptions - $79.99 ex GST per month, ending April 2018.
One Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud subscription - $34.99 ex GST per month, renewed monthly, and regularly reviewed.
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a-e) No
Western Power
(a-e) No
(a-e) No
Department of Finance & Public Utilities Office
(a-c) No
(d) Yes
(i) Adobe Creative Cloud Software – cost of $1,086.64; Techsmith Camtasia Studio Pro upgrade – cost of $117.42
(ii) Adobe Creative Cloud Software costs $1,086.64 on an annual subscription basis. No recurrent cost for Techsmith Camtasia Studio Pro.
(e) No
Department of Treasury
(a-e) No
Economic Regulation Authority
(a-e) No
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a-e) No
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a-c) No
(d) Yes
(i) Adobe Creative Cloud - licence cost $4 998.50 ex GST (total for 5 licences)
Snagit - licence cost $329 (total for 7 licences)
(ii) Yes
Adobe Creative Cloud Annual Renewal cost is $987.85 ex GST
Snagit Annual Renewal cost is $329 ex GST
(e) No
Horizon Power
(a) Yes (i) One Sony DSC-HX90V including memory card- cost $587.00. (b-d) No
(e) Yes (i) Adobe Photo Shop $429.14 x 4, Adobe Creative Cloud $933.21 x 4; and Adobe Captivate $552.50 x 4 (ii) Subscription costs are annual as above per year.
Independent Market Operator
(a-e) No
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a-d) No
(e) Yes
(i) Adobe Acrobat Pro DC $458.95
(ii) $458.95
Native Title
Please refer to Legislative Question on Notice 582.
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes - 1 Digital camera
(i) Nikon, Coolpix A300 - $248.95 (incl GST)
(b-e) No
Synergy
(a-d) No
(e) Yes
(i- ii)
Two Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps subscriptions - $79.99 ex GST per month, ending April 2018.
One Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud subscription - $34.99 ex GST per month, renewed monthly, and regularly reviewed.
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a-e) No
Western Power
(a-e) No
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