❓ A Western Australian parliamentary Question on Notice requesting details about media monitoring services used by departments and agencies under the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Small Business. The responses detail the providers, costs, and contract durations for each entity.
AnsweredQoN 5447Legislative Assembly
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For each department or agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial Office, I ask:
(a) are media monitoring services provided, and if yes:
(i) which firm/s currently provide a media monitoring service;
(ii) what is the cost of the contract/s;
(iii) since 23 December 2010, how much has been paid for media monitoring services;
(iv) what was the duration of the contract/s; and
(v) when did the contract/s commence?
(a) are media monitoring services provided, and if yes:
(i) which firm/s currently provide a media monitoring service;
(ii) what is the cost of the contract/s;
(iii) since 23 December 2010, how much has been paid for media monitoring services;
(iv) what was the duration of the contract/s; and
(v) when did the contract/s commence?
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Answered
1 July 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Small Business
Response time
38 days
Minister O'Brien's Ministerial Office
(a- a v) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provides media monitoring services to Ministerial Offices through the Media Monitoring Unit of the Media Office.
The Department of Commerce
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors Pty Ltd
(ii) It is estimated that for a period of one year the value will not exceed $90,422 for all divisions.
(iii) $36,588
(iv ) One year with yearly options for four consecutive years
(v) 20 December 2010
Department of Treasury and Finance
(a) No
(i)-(v) Not applicable
Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) Yes
(i) Capital Monitor; and Political Alert
(ii) $3,758.70 (excluding GST)
(iii) $1,566.13 (excluding GST)
(iv) Capital Monitor 12 month contract ending 30 June 2011.
Political Alert contract ending 30 June 2012.
(v) Capital Monitor - 2003: and Political Alert - 2011
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Yes
(i) Media monitoring services are provided by Media Monitors Australia Pty Ltd, with alerts and bulletins from the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) of the Government Media Office (GMO).
(ii) $442.37 per month (GST inclusive) from December to March, and $457.85 per month (GST inclusive) in April and May, plus a charge per press clip and per broadcast summary for both metropolitan and regional broadcast. There is no cost for the service from GMO.
(iii) $6 183.29
(iv) The contract remains in force until revoked in writing by SBDC to Media Monitors.
(v) 4 March 2009
Workcover
(a) Yes
(i) Department of the Premier and Cabinet Media Monitoring Unit
(ii - iii) Nil
(iv - v) Not applicable
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(a- a v) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet provides media monitoring services to Ministerial Offices through the Media Monitoring Unit of the Media Office.
The Department of Commerce
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors Pty Ltd
(ii) It is estimated that for a period of one year the value will not exceed $90,422 for all divisions.
(iii) $36,588
(iv ) One year with yearly options for four consecutive years
(v) 20 December 2010
Department of Treasury and Finance
(a) No
(i)-(v) Not applicable
Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) Yes
(i) Capital Monitor; and Political Alert
(ii) $3,758.70 (excluding GST)
(iii) $1,566.13 (excluding GST)
(iv) Capital Monitor 12 month contract ending 30 June 2011.
Political Alert contract ending 30 June 2012.
(v) Capital Monitor - 2003: and Political Alert - 2011
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Yes
(i) Media monitoring services are provided by Media Monitors Australia Pty Ltd, with alerts and bulletins from the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) of the Government Media Office (GMO).
(ii) $442.37 per month (GST inclusive) from December to March, and $457.85 per month (GST inclusive) in April and May, plus a charge per press clip and per broadcast summary for both metropolitan and regional broadcast. There is no cost for the service from GMO.
(iii) $6 183.29
(iv) The contract remains in force until revoked in writing by SBDC to Media Monitors.
(v) 4 March 2009
Workcover
(a) Yes
(i) Department of the Premier and Cabinet Media Monitoring Unit
(ii - iii) Nil
(iv - v) Not applicable
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