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- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
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- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Health
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Papua New Guinea: Bougainville
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Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
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Superannuation
(Mr BEAZLEY, Mr COSTELLO) -
Employment: Work for the Dole
(Mrs DRAPER, Mr HOWARD) -
Employment: Car Industry
(Mr BEAZLEY, Mr HOWARD) -
Film Classification
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Tariffs
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Industrial Relations
(Ms WORTH, Mr REITH) -
Small Business
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Meat and Livestock Industries
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Superannuation
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Telstra: Sale
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European Bank of Reconstruction and Development: Appointment of Senator Short
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Literacy
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Black Hawk Helicopter Accident
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Australian Capital Territory: Land Swap
(Mr NAIRN, Mr WARWICK SMITH) -
Unemployment
(Mr MARTIN FERGUSON, Mr HOWARD)
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Health
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
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- AVIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1997
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- AVIATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1997
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EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BILL 1997
EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (REPEAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1997 - ADJOURNMENT
- Adjournment
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Australian Federal Police
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Evergreen Airlines: Vented Fuel
(Mr Albanese, Mr Sharp) -
Evergreen Airlines: Fuel Dumping
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Justice Drummond Determination
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Defence Housing Authority
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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs: Purchase of Paper Products
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Comcar
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Heads of Missions
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Evergreen Airlines: Fuel Dumping
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Department of Communications and the Arts: Territories Expenditure
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Department of Transport and Regional Development: Territories Expenditure
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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs: Newcastle Staff
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United Nations Security Council Elections
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Crisis Accommodation Program
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Unemployed Persons: Rights
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Commonwealth Games Association: Mr Arthur Tunstall
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Australian Electoral Commission: Electoral Assistance
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Department of Industrial Relations: Consultancies
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Department of Social Security: Consultancies
(Mr Laurie Ferguson, Mr Ruddock) -
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism: Consultancies
(Mr Laurie Ferguson, Mr Moore) -
Native Title
(Mr Campbell, Dr Wooldridge) -
Employment Committee of Cabinet
(Mr Peter Morris, Mr Howard) -
Employment Committee of Cabinet
(Mr Peter Morris, Mr Howard) -
Kirribilli House and The Lodge
(Mrs Crosio, Mr Howard) -
Cabinet Meetings 1996
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Australian Government Analytical Laboratories: Paper Products
(Mr Laurie Ferguson, Mr Warwick Smith) -
Council for the Order of Australia
(Mr Latham, Mr Howard)
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Australian Federal Police
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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 consultancies | Value | Nature of Consultancy | Duration |
| Australian Financial Review | $25 000 | Publicise, administer and adjudicate at Awared presentations for Workers with Family Responsibilities | 6 months |
| Communication Partners | $24 700 | Preparation of survey booklet for the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (AWIRS) | 6 months |
| Compucraft | $14 025 | Database upgrade—redevelop Overseas Living Allowance computer System (OLAS) | Still in progress |
| Compucraft | $6 000 | Database maintenance—OLAS | 6 months |
| Compucraft | $5 156 | Software conversion—Federal Awards Text Retrieval System (FATEXT) | 3 weeks |
| Consultancy Enterprises | $25 000 | Software update—Client Information Management System (CIMS) | Still in progress |
| Coopers & Lybrand | $351 200 | Audit—Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Levy Collection | Still in progress |
| Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment | $8 000 | Seminar facilitation— The Workplace Relations Bill: Supporting Work and Family | 2 months |
| Educocm | $ 6 800 | IT training for DIR staff | 6 weeks |
| Ernst & Young | $6 300 | Audit of financial lreconciliations—between DIR and Department of Finance | 4 weeks |
| Goodwin & Barrah | $6 200 | Management of office relocation—Victorian Office | 4 weeks |
| Instat Australia Pty Ltd | $28 000 | Creation of survey data sets—AWIRS surveys | 3 months |
| Instat Australia Pty Ltd | $24 500 | Data management—AWIRS | 6 months |
| McCann & Associates | $40 000 (estimate) | Advice on accommodation for the Employment Advocate | Still in progress |
| McCann & Associates | $7 125 | Negotiation of lease agreement for the Department's Canberra accommodation | 4 months |
| Price Waterhouse | $47 000 | Preparation of Department's 1995-96 Financial Statements | 4 months |