House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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In reply to Ms WORTLEY (Torrens) (3 August 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): I have been advised the following:

Table 1 shows the Department for Infrastructure and Transport's total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

Table 1: FTE employed in communication and promotion activities

2020-21Actual 2021-22Budget 2022-23Budget 2023-24Budget 2024-25Budget
Public Affairs FTE 22.6 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0
$m 2.027 2.653 2.693 2.733 2.773
SAPTA FTE 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
$m 0 0.108 0.110 0.111 0.113
Total FTE 22.6 24 24 24 24
$m 2.027 2.761 2.802 2.844 2.886


Table 2 shows the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing's total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

Table 2: FTE employed in communication and promotion activities

2020-21Actual 2021-22Budget 2022-23Budget 2023-24Budget 2024-25Budget
Communications FTE 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6
$m 0.125 0.190 0.194 0.163 0.167
Total FTE 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6
$m 0.125 0.190 0.194 0.163 0.167


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.