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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 2023 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 March 2019 by Hon Diane Evers

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Energy
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

(1) will the Minister please advise which of their agencies include advertising by private businesses with mail out bills?
(2) how much revenue did each of the agencies in (1), receive from private business in exchange for advertising during 2016-2017 and 2018?
(3) In relation to the adertising, was a tender sought for private businesses to advertise in the mail out bills?
(4) If no to (3), how did the agreement come about?
(5) If yes to (3), please advise which businesses were successful in tendering, how long is the tender for and is it State wide or localised?
(6) What is the Government doing to support smaller businesses that may not have the capacity to enter in a competitive tender process for advertising in Government mail?

Answered on 7 May 2019

Horizon Power       

(1)           Horizon Power does not include advertising by private business with bill mail outs.

(2) – (5)   Not applicable

(6)            Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.

Synergy

(1)            Synergy does not currently allow third parties to advertise as part of Synergy billing. Synergy ran a short trial that allowed for advertising by third parties which started in 2015 and formally ended in December 2016.

(2)            Revenue from the 2015/16 trial was $10,092 in 2016/17.

(3)            No, the original program did not include a formal tender as it was a short trial only.

(4)            “To the Point” were chosen for the trial as they were already providing this service to the Department of Transport.

(5)            Not applicable

(6)            Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.

Western Power

(1) – (5)   Not applicable

(6)            Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.

Department of Treasury (Public Utilities Office)

(1) - (5)    Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2020.

(6)       Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 2008.