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Tuesday, 18 March 1997
Page: 2367

(Question No. 1320)


Mr Laurie Ferguson asked the Minister for Industrial Relations, upon notice, on 13 February 1997:

   (1) How many consultancies valued at S5 000 or more have been commissioned by the Minister's Department since 1 April 1996.

(2) Which firms were awarded individual consultancies.

(3) What was the (a) value and (b) broad nature of each consultancy.

(4) What was the duration of each consultancy which has been completed.


Mr Reith —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) Seventeen consultancies valued at $5 000 or more have been commissioned by the Department of Industrial Relations since 1 April 1996.

The table below sets out the information relevant to questions 2-4:

(2)(3)(a)(3)(b)(4)
Individual consultanciesValueNature of ConsultancyDuration
Australian Financial Review$25 000Publicise, administer and adjudicate at Awared presentations for Workers with Family Responsibilities6 months
Communication Partners$24 700Preparation of survey booklet for the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS)6 months
Compucraft$14 025Database upgrade—redevelop Overseas Living Allowance computer System (OLAS)Still in progress
Compucraft$6 000Database maintenance—OLAS6 months
Compucraft$5 156Software conversion—Federal Awards Text Retrieval System (FATEXT)3 weeks
Consultancy Enterprises$25 000Software update—Client Information Management System (CIMS)Still in progress
Coopers & Lybrand$351 200Audit—Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Levy CollectionStill in progress
Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment$8 000Seminar facilitation— The Workplace Relations Bill: Supporting Work and Family2 months
Educocm$ 6 800IT training for DIR staff6 weeks
Ernst & Young$6 300Audit of financial lreconciliations—between DIR and Department of Finance4 weeks
Goodwin & Barrah$6 200Management of office relocation—Victorian Office4 weeks
Instat Australia Pty Ltd$28 000Creation of survey data sets—AWIRS surveys3 months
Instat Australia Pty Ltd$24 500Data management—AWIRS6 months
McCann & Associates$40 000 (estimate)Advice on accommodation for the Employment AdvocateStill in progress
McCann & Associates$7 125Negotiation of lease agreement for the Department's Canberra accommodation4 months
Price Waterhouse$47 000Preparation of Department's 1995-96 Financial Statements4 months