❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details about media monitoring services used by departments and agencies under the Treasurer's control, revealing varying levels of engagement and expenditure across different entities.
AnsweredQoN 5445Legislative Assembly
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For each department or agency under the Treasurer’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
23 June 2011
Response time
30 days
Ministerial Office of the Treasurer; Attorney General
(a- i v) The Department of Premier and Cabinet provides media monitoring services to Ministerial Offices through the Media Monitoring Unit of the Media Office.
(v) The contract commenced under the previous government on 21 April 2007
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a) Yes
(i) CCYP only uses the free service provided by the Media Monitoring Unit
(ii - v) Not applicable
Corruption and Crime Commission
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
(ii) Depends on usage
(iii) $6 675.50
(iv) 12 months
(v) 2006
Department of the Attorney General
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Department of Treasury and Finance
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
Meltwater News
(ii) Media Monitors $124 801
Meltwater News $13 540
(iii) Media Monitors $11 673.18
Meltwater News n/a
(iv) Media Monitors 3 years (2 year initial term with a 1 year extension option)
Meltwater News 3 years
(v) Media Monitors 24 July 2009
Meltwater News 31 July 2009
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors Pty Ltd
( ii) Because the media monitoring services provided have variable costs (dependent upon number of media clips that are provided and if any transcripts are specifically ordered), the total cost of the contract is difficult to ascertain.
On average, the cost per month spent on the media monitoring service is $2 253.10.
( iii) $9 012.41 (including GST)
( iv) Since 2006, there has been a 'client service order' agreement between Media Monitors Pty Ltd and the Insurance Commission. This agreement is essentially a 'rolling contract' that continues to run until parties agree that the services being provided shall come to an end.
(v) Media Monitors Pty Ltd has been providing services since April 2002, but the current agreement (for a digital service) has been in operation since 22 August 2006.
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Profession Complaints Committee
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes
(i) Meltwater (contract shared between Australasian Council of Auditors General member Offices)
(ii) $1 610
(iii) $311
(iv) 21 months
(v) March 2011
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
(ii) No contract in place
(iii) $18 157
(iv) No contract in place
(v) No contract in place
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a) Yes
(i) MMU
(ii) Free email service
(iii) Nil
(iv) Ongoing service
(v) April 2010
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
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(a- i v) The Department of Premier and Cabinet provides media monitoring services to Ministerial Offices through the Media Monitoring Unit of the Media Office.
(v) The contract commenced under the previous government on 21 April 2007
Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a) Yes
(i) CCYP only uses the free service provided by the Media Monitoring Unit
(ii - v) Not applicable
Corruption and Crime Commission
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
(ii) Depends on usage
(iii) $6 675.50
(iv) 12 months
(v) 2006
Department of the Attorney General
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Department of Treasury and Finance
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
Meltwater News
(ii) Media Monitors $124 801
Meltwater News $13 540
(iii) Media Monitors $11 673.18
Meltwater News n/a
(iv) Media Monitors 3 years (2 year initial term with a 1 year extension option)
Meltwater News 3 years
(v) Media Monitors 24 July 2009
Meltwater News 31 July 2009
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors Pty Ltd
( ii) Because the media monitoring services provided have variable costs (dependent upon number of media clips that are provided and if any transcripts are specifically ordered), the total cost of the contract is difficult to ascertain.
On average, the cost per month spent on the media monitoring service is $2 253.10.
( iii) $9 012.41 (including GST)
( iv) Since 2006, there has been a 'client service order' agreement between Media Monitors Pty Ltd and the Insurance Commission. This agreement is essentially a 'rolling contract' that continues to run until parties agree that the services being provided shall come to an end.
(v) Media Monitors Pty Ltd has been providing services since April 2002, but the current agreement (for a digital service) has been in operation since 22 August 2006.
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Legal Profession Complaints Committee
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Yes
(i) Meltwater (contract shared between Australasian Council of Auditors General member Offices)
(ii) $1 610
(iii) $311
(iv) 21 months
(v) March 2011
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(a) Yes
(i) Media Monitors
(ii) No contract in place
(iii) $18 157
(iv) No contract in place
(v) No contract in place
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a) Yes
(i) MMU
(ii) Free email service
(iii) Nil
(iv) Ongoing service
(v) April 2010
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
(a) No
(i-v) Not applicable
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