Government Advertising

In reply to Mr SZAKACS (Cheltenham) (23 November 2020).

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): I have been advised:

For the Electoral Commission SA:

No FTEs were employed to provide communication and promotion activities in 2019-20. There was no employment expense as no FTEs were employed during this period.

No FTEs are budgeted to provide communication and promotion activities in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. There is no employment expense as no FTEs are budgeted to be employed during these periods.

There was no government-paid advertising, including campaigns, across all mediums in 2019-20 and none is budgeted 2020-21.