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Tuesday, 3 August 2004
Page: 25555


Senator Brown asked the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, upon notice, on 18 June 2004:

With reference to the monitoring of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) by Rehame:

(1) What is the cost of this monitoring.

(2) From what area of the ABC budget will this cost be paid.

(3) Will the cost vary according to when the next election is held; if so, by how much.


Senator Kemp (Minister for the Arts and Sport) —The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The ABC has advised:

(1) A cap of no more than $200,000 has been put on the cost of election monitoring by Rehame and the measuring of audience perceptions by Newspoll. The final actual cost will be dependent upon the timing of the Federal Election.

(2) The ABC Corporate Affairs Division will pay the capped cost.

(3) See answer to part (1) above.