House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
54
1
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Government Advertising
Government Advertising
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) (25 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B)
The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER
House of Assembly
Morialta
Minister for Education
Government Advertising
The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I am advised of the following:
Department for Education
At 30 June 2019, 17.4 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $2.115 million (excluding on-costs) against an original budget of 29.3 FTEs and an original expenditure budget of $2.690 million. It should be noted that the unit spent approximately $0.48 million on contractors in 2018-19 mainly due to staff vacancies.
The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2019-20 |
28.3 |
$2.766 million |
| 2020-21 |
28.3 |
$2.800 million |
| 2021-22 |
28.3 |
$2.839 million |
| 2022-23 |
28.3 |
$2.873 million |
TAFE SA
At 30 June 2019, 18.8 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $2,040,147.
The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2019-20 |
18.8 |
$2,139,500 |
| 2020-21 |
18.8 |
$2,171,590 |
| 2021-22 |
18.8 |
$2,204,165 |
| 2022-23 |
18.8 |
$2,237,230 |
SACE Board of South Australia
At 30 June 2019, 5.9 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $691,000 for the financial year;
The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2019-20 |
6.7 |
$713,000 |
| 2020-21 |
2.8 |
$297,000 |
| 2021-22 |
1.8 |
$158,000 |
| 2022-23 |
1.8 |
$158,000 |
Education Standards Board
At 30 June 2019, 0.6 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $51,000.
The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2019-20 |
0.6 |
$52,085 |
| 2020-21 |
0.6 |
$55,286 |
| 2021-22 |
0.6 |
$56,668 |
| 2022-23 |
0.6 |
$58,085 |
History Trust of South Australia
At 30 June 2019, 1.6 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $176,000.
The table below outlines the budgeted FTEs and estimated employment costs:
| Year |
No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities |
Estimated Employment Expense |
| 2019-20 |
1.60 |
$180,000 |
| 2020-21 |
1.60 |
$185,000 |
| 2021-22 |
1.60 |
$189,000 |
| 2022-23 |
1.60 |
$194,000 |
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.