House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
54
1
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Government Advertising
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In reply to Dr CLOSE
House of Assembly
Port Adelaide
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Government Advertising
In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (26 September 2018). (Estimates Committee B)
The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER
House of Assembly
Morialta
Minister for Education
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The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I have been advised of the following:
(a)	
Department for Education
26 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions of the Department for Education as at 30 June 2018, costing $2.118 million (excluding on-costs).
TAFE SA
18.4 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions as at 30 June 2018, costing $1.9 million.
SACE Board of South Australia
6.8 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions as at 30 June 2018, costing $639,000.
Education Standards Board
0.6 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions as at 30 June 2018, costing $28,822.
(b)	
Department for Education
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Salaries Expense |
| 2018-19 |
29.3 |
$2.629 million |
| 2019-20 |
29.3 |
$2.747 million |
| 2020-21 |
29.3 |
$2.789 million |
| 2021-22 |
29.3 |
$2.828 million |
Estimated salary expense excludes on-costs. This is consistent with the response provided for 2017-18 omnibus response.
TAFE SA
| Year |
Budgeted FTE |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2018-19 |
18.1 |
$2.0 million |
| 2019-20 |
17.8 |
$2.0 million |
| 2020-21 |
17.4 |
$2.0 million |
| 2021-22 |
17.2 |
$2.0 million |
SACE Board of South Australia
| Year |
FTE |
Expense |
| 2018-19 |
6.7 |
$716,000 |
| 2019-20 |
5.8 |
$637,000 |
| 2020-21 |
2.8 |
$298,000 |
| 2021-22 |
1.8 |
$160,000 |
In 2018-19, this includes media management, communications, online/website maintenance, marketing, events management and graphic design.
Education Standards Board
| Year |
FTE |
Expense |
| 2018-19 |
0.6 |
$59,068 |
| 2019-20 |
0.6 |
$60,563 |
| 2020-21 |
0.6 |
$62,077 |
| 2021-22 |
0.6 |
$63,629 |
(c)	As an open and transparent Government, Marketing Communications Activity Reports and Annual Media Expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The Activity Reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are posted on a monthly basis.
This information can be found at: https://dpc.sa.gov.au/what-we-do/services-for-government/government-communications/government-media-advertising-expenditure.