❓ Hon. Kate Doust inquires about the Department of Commerce's Aboriginal Consumers Count survey, including its timeline, objectives, and use of external consultants. The Minister provides details on the survey's planning, data collection, objectives, and confirms it's being conducted internally.
AnsweredQoN 898Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE — CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION — ABORIGINAL
CONSUMERS COUNT SURVEY
898. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the Aboriginal Consumers Count survey 2014 being conducted
by the Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Commerce.
(1) When did the survey commence?
(2) When is the survey due to close?
(3) What is the objective of the survey?
(4) Is this
survey project being undertaken with the assistance of any external consultants
or contractors; and, if yes —
(a) what is the project brief; and
(b) how much is the contracted
price?
OF COMMERCE — CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION — ABORIGINAL
CONSUMERS COUNT SURVEY
898. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the Aboriginal Consumers Count survey 2014 being conducted
by the Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Commerce.
(1) When did the survey commence?
(2) When is the survey due to close?
(3) What is the objective of the survey?
(4) Is this
survey project being undertaken with the assistance of any external consultants
or contractors; and, if yes —
(a) what is the project brief; and
(b) how much is the contracted
price?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) Initial
planning commenced in March 2013. Distribution of survey instruments commenced
in January 2014.
(2) It is intended that the gathering of survey data will
conclude in October 2014.
(3) The objectives of the survey are to help identify —
(a) the key consumer issues of
concern to Aboriginal consumers in Western Australia;
(b) the level
of awareness of Aboriginal consumers of relevant consumer agencies operating in
Western Australia; and
(c) the
preferred methodologies for communicating consumer awareness information to
Aboriginal consumers in Western Australia.
The survey is intended to build on the findings of a similar
survey conducted by the department in 2006–07.
(4) No
external consultants or contractors are being used. The survey is being
conducted by the Consumer Protection Division's Indigenous community
education officer.
question.
(1) Initial
planning commenced in March 2013. Distribution of survey instruments commenced
in January 2014.
(2) It is intended that the gathering of survey data will
conclude in October 2014.
(3) The objectives of the survey are to help identify —
(a) the key consumer issues of
concern to Aboriginal consumers in Western Australia;
(b) the level
of awareness of Aboriginal consumers of relevant consumer agencies operating in
Western Australia; and
(c) the
preferred methodologies for communicating consumer awareness information to
Aboriginal consumers in Western Australia.
The survey is intended to build on the findings of a similar
survey conducted by the department in 2006–07.
(4) No
external consultants or contractors are being used. The survey is being
conducted by the Consumer Protection Division's Indigenous community
education officer.
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