The WA parliamentary question seeks detailed information on the number, job titles, and salary ranges of employees involved in various communication and media-related roles across all departments, agencies, and Government Trading Enterprises under the Premier's control. The answer states that the information cannot be reliably provided due to a lack of standard definitions and job title nomenclature.

AnsweredQoN 5117Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 February 2016
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for State Development; Science

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I refer to each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's control, and ask: (a) what is the total number of employees engaged in: (i) media relations; (ii) publicity; (iii) public relations; (iv) communications; (v) strategic communications; (vi) marketing; (vii) corporate affairs; and (viii) speechwriting; (b) what is the job title for each of these positions; and (c) what is the salary range or level of each position?

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Answered
15 March 2016
Response time
20 days
(a)-(c)
There is no standard definition of the titles referred to in the question, nor standard job title nomenclature that enables accurate or reliable provision of the information sought. Additionally, there are many public sector positions that have, or might be interpreted as having, a small component of the activities referred to. For example, there are many positions within the public sector where staff would occasionally be required to prepare speeches.

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