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- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (EXCISE ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2000
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 5) 1999
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
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Goods and Services Tax: Small Business
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Goods and Services Tax: Small Business
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Business Tax Reform: Proposed Changes
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International Treaties: Impact on Domestic Law
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Goods and Services Tax: Small Business
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Australian Electoral Office: Provision of Information
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Kyoto Protocol
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Small Business: Taxation
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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 2) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2000-2001 - PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 2) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2000-2001 - DOCUMENTS
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1800 Telephone Number Facility
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Casual Staff
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Portfolio: Contracts to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Portfolio: Contracts to KPMG
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Portfolio: Contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Portfolio: Contracts to Ernst & Young
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Attorney-General's Department: Legal Advice
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Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business: Legal Advice
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Tootgarook Swamp, Victoria
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1800 Telephone Number Facility
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Senator Robert Ray
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, upon notice, on 25 January 2001:
(1) What contracts has the department or any agency of the department provided to the firm Ernst & Young in the 1999-2000 financial year.
(2) In each instance what was the purpose of the work undertaken by Ernst & Young
(3) In each instance what has been the cost to the department of the contract.
(4) In each instance what selection process was used to select Ernst & Young (open tender, short-list or some other process).
Senator Alston (Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts)
—The Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(1) The Department awarded two contracts to Ernst and Young in the 1999-2000 financial years.
(2) The purpose of the work was:
· To provide expert advice and assistance during a functional review/market testing programme.
· For production of Agency Banking - Cash Management system.
(3) The cost of the two contracts was $127 438.
(4) The contracts were awarded through:
· A select tender process originating from a Department of Finance and Administration panel.
· Short-list tender.