❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details about media monitoring services used by various government departments and agencies under the Minister's portfolio. The Minister provides limited information, citing unreasonable resource allocation.
AnsweredQoN 1029Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 June 2017
Member
Portfolio
Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to media monitoring services engaged by the Minister's departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations and ask: (a) What company is engaged to provide the service; (b) Is the service engaged on an ad-hoc (keyword, topic etc.) basis or on continual subscription: (i) If engaged on an ad-hoc basis, what are the keywords or topics which are monitored by the service; (c) What media outlets are monitored; and (d) What officers receive the media monitoring results and on what frequency?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
4 days
Tourism Portfolio
Tourism WA
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Meltwater
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Racing and Gaming Portfolio
Burswood Park Board
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Racing and Wagering Western Australia
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Small Business Portfolio
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Defence Issues Portfolio
Defence West (as part of the Department of Commerce)
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.”
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Portfolio
Office of Multicultural Interests (as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities)
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Tourism WA
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Rottnest Island Authority
(a) Meltwater
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Racing and Gaming Portfolio
Burswood Park Board
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Racing and Wagering Western Australia
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Small Business Portfolio
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
Defence Issues Portfolio
Defence West (as part of the Department of Commerce)
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.”
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Portfolio
Office of Multicultural Interests (as part of the Department of Local Government and Communities)
(a) Nil
(b-d) Words, names, phrases and abbreviations used for media monitoring searches regularly change based on topical issues. To provide information about every agency, department and government-trading enterprise media monitoring contract would require an unreasonable diversion of resources and may incur additional costs, and I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this detailed information. If the Member has a specific request regarding media monitoring I will consider it.
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