Government Advertising

In reply to Mr BROWN (Playford) (24 July, 2019). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised that for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet:

At 30 June 2019, 29.52 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $3.275 million.

The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:

Infrastructure SA

At 30 June 2019, 0 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $0.

Office of the South Australian Productivity Commission

At 30 June 2019, 0 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $0.

Defence SA

At 30 June 2019, 4.0 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $483,000.

Costs in 2018-19 higher than subsequent years due to two staff on maternity leave incurring some additional costs and extra temporary resource recruited during the year to alleviate pressure with three major events in rapid succession.

The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:

As an open and transparent government, marketing communications activity reports and annual media expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are disclosed on the DPC website:

https://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/about-the-department/accountability/government-marketing-advertising-expenditure.