QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: Media Monitoring (Question No. 394)
Senator Chris Evans: The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows: Minister/ Portfolio agency 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 DEEWR $1,284,566.30* $1,170,251.90 $1,051,827.42 $652,695.44 (to 28 Feb 2011) Minister Evans $3,335.52 Workplace Ombudsman/Fair Work Ombudsman** $40,609.94 $21,094.83 $35,750.38 Fair Work Australia*** $2592.00 None to date Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commission $12,977.66 $11,814.29 $7,878.79 Safe Work Australia $14,894.00**** $8,272.00 Figures are GST inclusive. Portfolio agencies and ministerial offices use the main DEEWR service but pay for any special orders placed (such as transcripts or video files) or additional services (such as subscription to services such as Meltwater or AAP wire services). The amounts for the additional orders and services are listed above by minister and agency. * Includes former DEST, former DEWR and then DEEWR from December 2007. **Office of the Workplace Ombudsman became the Fair Work Ombudsman on 1 July 2009. ***FWA came into existence on 1 July 2009 **** Paid for a 2 year subscription to online/internet monitoring service – hence no cost recorded for the subsequent year.