Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question

(1) Please refer to Attachment A (available from the Senate Table Office).

(2) Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

(a) As at 22 March 2012, the number of staff undertaking external facing media and public relations activities, excluding those involved in the website, was nine.

(i)—

(ii) The Department's Media team is comprised of three positions. These positions are responsible for liaison with the media on media inquiries, coordinating media inquiries across the Department, monitoring media and issues management. The Department has six communication positions working on communications efforts targeting the community through engagement activities and outreach.

(iii) All staff are located in departmental offices in Canberra.

(b) Non-ongoing staff:

(i)—

(ii) The employee undertakes work in editorial services.

(iii) The employee is located in Canberra.

(c) Contracted staff: Nil.

Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator

As at 22 March 2012, the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator had three staff involved in undertaking communication tasks.

(a) Ongoing staff:

(i)—

(ii) Their duties involve strategic communications, website content and updates, website navigation and supporting infrastructure, media management, events, publications, merchandise and creating supporting collateral such as presentations.

(iii) All are located in agency offices in Canberra.

(b) Non-ongoing staff: Nil.

(c) Contracted staff: Nil.

Low Carbon Australia Limited

As at 22 March 2012, Low Carbon Australia Limited (LCAL) had up to three staff involved in undertaking tasks of a public relations, communications or media nature.

(a) Ongoing staff:

(i)—

(ii) Their duties involve a mixture of publishing, content and editorial services, marketing campaigns, engagement and media advice and responses.

(iii) All are located in LCAL's Brisbane office.

(b) Non-ongoing staff: Nil.

(c) Contracted staff: Nil.