❓ A parliamentary question seeks to determine who authorised and approved a Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) advertisement, and whether the Minister was informed. The Minister states they were not formally advised.
AnsweredQoN 2895Legislative Council
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(1) Who authorised the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) advertisement in The West Australian newspaper on 16 January 2015? (2) Was the Minister advised that the PMC would be running the advertisement? (3) If yes to (2), when and who advised the Minister? (4) Did the Minister approve the advertisement? (5) What was the Minister's understanding of the purpose of the advertisement?
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Answered
21 April 2015
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
34 days
(1) The advertisement was authorised by the Chief Executive Officer with the agreement of Board Members.
(2) I was not formally advised that the PMC would be running the particular advertisement, as there is no requirement to do so since marketing and promotion is a function of the Corporation.
(3)-(5) Not applicable.
(2) I was not formally advised that the PMC would be running the particular advertisement, as there is no requirement to do so since marketing and promotion is a function of the Corporation.
(3)-(5) Not applicable.
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