Hon Donna Faragher requests details on media monitoring contracts across government departments. The Minister declines to provide the information, citing resource constraints and previous investigations.

AnsweredQoN 4365Legislative Council
Asked
1 November 2006
Portfolio
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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For each Government Department or Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office -
(1) Which firm or firms currently provide a media monitoring service?
(2) What is/are the name/names of this/these firm/firms?
(3) What is the cost of the contract/s?
(4) What is the duration of the contract/s?
(5) When did the contract/s commence?
(6) For how long will the contract/s run?

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Answered
5 December 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
34 days
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises the following; (1-6) Accessing the details of all contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(1-6) Accessing the details of all contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.
(1-6) Accessing the details of all contracts and costs of media monitoring would involve a commitment of considerable staff and resources, which I am not prepared to authorise, given that there have been two across-Government investigations (in 1989 and 2002) to assess monitoring needs and they recommended against change.

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