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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 2) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2000-2001 -
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Economy
(Cook, Sen Peter, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Economy
(Watson, Sen John, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Economy
(Sherry, Sen Nick, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Crime: Confiscation of Proceeds
(Chapman, Sen Grant, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Economy
(Conroy, Sen Stephen, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Environment: Kyoto Protocol
(Lees, Sen Meg, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Youth Allowance
(Lundy, Sen Kate, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Murray-Darling Basin: Salinity
(Bartlett, Sen Andrew, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Economy
(Faulkner, Sen John, Kemp, Sen Rod)
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Economy
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- PETITIONS
- NOTICES
- COMMITTEES
- NOTICES
- HEALTH: DENTAL SERVICES
- ENVIRONMENT: KYOTO PROTOCOL
- COMMITTEES
- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: STATUTE
- MATTERS OF URGENCY
- PARLIAMENTARY ZONE
- COMMITTEES
- BUDGET 1999-2000
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MARITIME LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2000
ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2001 - BILLS RETURNED FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- COMMITTEES
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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 2) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2000-2001
APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2000-2001 - ADVANCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATEADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
- ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS (EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS) BILL 1999
- ADJOURNMENT
- DOCUMENTS
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
(Ray, Sen Robert, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to KPMG
(Ray, Sen Robert, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Veterans' Affairs Portfolio: Contracts to KPMG
(Ray, Sen Robert, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Ray, Sen Robert, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Veterans' Affairs Portfolio: Contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Ray, Sen Robert, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to Ernst & Young
(Ray, Sen Robert, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Veterans' Affairs Portfolio: Contracts to Ernst & Young
(Ray, Sen Robert, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to Arthur Andersen
(Ray, Sen Robert, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Portfolio: Contracts to Arthur Andersen
(Ray, Sen Robert, Alston, Sen Richard) -
Department of Industry, Science and Resources: Legal Advice
(Ray, Sen Robert, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Portfolio: Vehicle Fleet
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Ellison, Sen Chris)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio: Contracts to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Senator Robert Ray
asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 24 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 Hill (Minister for the Environment and Heritage)
—The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
I am advised by my department as follows:
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
(1) Contract for consultancy.
(2) Assistance with the preparation of documentation for the Performance Development Scheme.
(3) $4,880
(4) Selection from Department of Finance and Administration, Competitive Tendering and Contracting Panel.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
(1)(a) Contract for service.
(b) Contract for service.
(c) Contract for service.
(d) Contract for service.
(2)(a) Extend Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Package to include employee details to comply with the Fringe Benefits Reporting Act 1997 and formulate the Commission's policy on fringe benefits.
(b) Lodge of ATSIC's 2000 FBT return and ensure the Commission complies with the Fringe Benefits Reporting Act 1997.
(c) Assist with the 99/00 FBT lodgement.
(d) Provide GST training to grant funded organisations, community stores and enterprises.
(3)(a) $43,230
(b) $53,750
(c) $25,000
(d) $55,824
(4)(a) Under Commonwealth contract/Memorandum of Understanding.
(b) Sole quotation sought.
(c) Extension of existing contract.
(d) Under Commonwealth contract/Memorandum of Understanding.
Australian National Audit Office
(1)(a) Contract for service.
(b) Contract for consultancy.
(c) Contract for service.
(d) Contract for service.
(2)(a) Audit assistance.
(b) Audit methodology.
(c) Audit services.
(d) Audit assistance.
(3)(a) $3,286,800
(b) $1,412,500
(c) $42,960
(d) $29,091
(4)(a) Publicly advertised.
(b) Sole supplier.
(c) Selective tender.
(d) Extension of existing contract.
For the portfolio agencies listed below, there were no contracts let to Ernst & Young:
· The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
· Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
· Public Service and Merit Protection Commission
· Office of National Assessments
· Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.