Government Advertising

In reply to Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (30 July 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services): I have been advised the following:

The South Australia Police total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

The total cost of government-paid advertising, including campaigns, across all mediums in 2020-21 is $6.277 million (GST exclusive). The budgeted cost of government-paid advertising, including campaigns for 2021-22 is $6.809 million, primarily related to road safety campaigns. The Department for Correctional Services' total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

The total cost of government-paid advertising, including campaigns, across all mediums in 2020-21 and budgeted cost for 2021-22 – Nil The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service's total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

At 30 June 2021, 0.7 FTE was allocated to communication and promotion functions, with an employee expense of $88 250 including on costs. 0.7 FTE is budgeted to provide communication and promotion activities in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 and the estimated employment expense is $88 250 including on costs (pending EB indexation). For the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, the total cost of government paid advertising, including campaigns, across all mediums in 2020-21 is $82 758, and the budgeted amount for 2021-22 is $115 000. The South Australian State Emergency Service total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

The South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

The South Australian Country Fire Service total FTE, actual and budgeted, to provide marketing communication and promotion activities for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25:

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.