❓ A Member of Parliament questions the Premier regarding transparency and accountability of taxpayer funds spent on advertising by departments and agencies under the Premier's portfolio. The Premier denies the allegations and refers to a previous response on a similar matter.
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(b) the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, do not know the amount of taxpayer funds being spent on advertising; (c) the Premier does not want the amount of taxpayer funds spent on advertising to become public; and (d) the internal accounting and audit systems within the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, are unable to provide accurate and up-to-date information on expenditure?
(c) the Premier does not want the amount of taxpayer funds spent on advertising to become public; and (d) the internal accounting and audit systems within the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, are unable to provide accurate and up-to-date information on expenditure?
(d) the internal accounting and audit systems within the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, are unable to provide accurate and up-to-date information on expenditure?
(c) the Premier does not want the amount of taxpayer funds spent on advertising to become public; and (d) the internal accounting and audit systems within the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, are unable to provide accurate and up-to-date information on expenditure?
(d) the internal accounting and audit systems within the Departments and Agencies, under the Premier’s portfolio, are unable to provide accurate and up-to-date information on expenditure?
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Answered
1 July 2004
Response time
2 days
(b) No. (c) No. (d) No. (2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(c) No. (d) No. (2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(d) No. (2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(3) Not Applicable.
(c) No. (d) No. (2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(d) No. (2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(2) Question 2599 has been answered, however, should the member have a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
I remind the Member for Kingsley that in her response to Question On Notice 539 dated Tuesday 17 November 1998: ’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
’The agencies under the portfolios of Environment and Labour Relations have expended the following on the placement of government advertising. To provide finite costings of production and other associated costs would require the direction of significant resources to provide this information. I am not prepared to allocate the resources required to provide this information. If, however, the member has a specific request regarding further costs associated with a particular agency’s advertising I would be prepared to consider the member’s request.’ (3) Not Applicable.
(3) Not Applicable.
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