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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 528

Health Portfolio - Public Relations Staff

MR KAINE - Asked the Minister for Health:

What are the numbers and classification levels of staff engaged in public relations, media, advertising, promotional and related tasks in a) the Ministers office; b) the Ministers department; and c) each agency for which the Minister has responsibility.

MR BERRY - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(a) 1 x Public Affairs Officer Grp - part time (mornings) shared

with Hospitals

(b) nil

2 x Public Affairs Officer Grp

1 x ASO 5 (Promotions Officer)

2 x ASO 3 (1 Graphic Artist, 1 Administration)

1 x ASO 1 (Administration)

1 x Public Affairs Officer Grp - shared with Ministers Office [see (a) above].

The Public Relations Section attends to media liaison, public relations, publications preparation and promotional matters.

Woden Valley Hospital/Royal Canberra Hospital has a Public Affairs Officer Grade 3 who attends to public relations and media matters relating to the hospitals day to day needs. This officer also spends approximately twenty hours a week in my office as a hospital redevelopment liaison person.

Personal staff in my office also handle public relations and media matters.

Staff involved in advertising are not included above. Regular advertising for positions vacant are handled by the Personnel area. Public notices and advertisements for seminars and courses run by the Organisational Development, Health Advancement and Community Nursing areas, to mention a few, are produced by relevant project officers. Advertising is not co-ordinated by one area.

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