House of Assembly: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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Government Advertising

In reply to Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (27 July 2017). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers):

a) Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

Year No of FTEs Employed in Communication & Promotion Activities Employment Expense$'000
2016-17 11 898

*NOTE: not all FTE's were employed for the full 2016-17 financial year.


Office for the Ageing, SA Health

Year No of FTEs Employed in Communication & Promotion Activities Employment Expense
2016-17 0.6 x ASO6-3 55,646


b) Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication & Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense$'000
2017-18 9 1,002
2018-19 8 882
2019-20 8 895
2020-21 8 908


The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion is unable to provide a portfolio breakdown of FTE staff (4a) and employment expenses (4b) as communication and promotion staff work across all portfolio areas of the department.

Office for the Ageing, SA Health

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication & Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense
2017-18 0.6 x ASO6-3 55,646
2018-19 0.6 x ASO6-3 55,646
2019-20 0.6 x ASO6-3 55,646
2020-21 0.6 x ASO6-3 55,646


c)

i. Response to be provided by Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

ii. Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

Budgeted Cost of Government-Paid Advertising (all mediums) in 2017-18 $'000
835


The total budgeted cost of government-paid advertising (all mediums) in 2017-18 is for the whole of DCSI. This includes:

$100,000 in the Communities and Social Inclusion portfolio for the Responsible Gambling Awareness Week; and

$735,000 in the Disabilities portfolio, for which minister Hildyard is responsible, for the National Disability Insurance Scheme communication and engagement campaign.

Office for the Ageing, SA Health

Budgeted Cost of Government-Paid Advertising (all mediums) in 2017-18$'000
153