Government Advertising

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (24 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised that for the following:

Department of Treasury and Finance

At 30 June 2019, 21.1 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing approximately $2,092,812 per annum.

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

Staffing budget planners for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 have not been set.

Note: Some of the listed roles include responsibilities that are not exclusively communication and promotion functions.

Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment

At 30 June 2019, 3.4 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $372,600 per annum.

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

Staffing budget planners for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 have not been set.

Compulsory Third-Party Insurance Regulator

At 30 June 2019, 4 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $360,700 per annum.

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

Office of the Industry Advocate

At 30 June 2019, .02 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions, costing $2,500 per annum.

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.