Mrs Edwardes requests a detailed breakdown of the average cost per public response provided on behalf of the Premier, as reported in the Department of Premier and Cabinet's 2002/2003 Annual Report. The Premier's answer explains the calculation method.

AnsweredQoN 2556Legislative Assembly
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2 March 2004
Portfolio
Premier

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I refer the Premier to the Annual Report – 2002/2003 of the Department of Premier and Cabinet and ask what is the break down of the ‘average cost per response provided to the public on behalf of the Premier’ and how was this costing achieved?

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Answered
30 March 2004
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28 days
The average cost is obtained by dividing the total cost for the function (including Corporate Service overheads) by the number of responses provided on the Premier’s behalf to letters, calls to the Community Access line and questions to the Premier during radio talkback sessions. The average cost makes no allowance for variations in the scope, magnitude and complexity of individual responses.

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