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- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (BABY BONUS) BILL 2002
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Budget: Disability Services
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Budget: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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Budget: Disability Services
(Stott Despoja, Sen Natasha, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Budget: Deficit
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Taxation: Mass Marketed Schemes
(Harris, Sen Len, Coonan, Sen Helen) -
Budget: Revenue
(Faulkner, Sen John, Coonan, Sen Helen) -
Budget: Health Care
(Barnett, Sen Guy, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Budget: Disability Services
(Mackay, Sen Sue, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Health: Program Funding
(Lees, Sen Meg, Patterson, Sen Kay)
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Budget: Disability Services
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: ADDITIONAL ANSWERS
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- NOTICES
- COMMITTEES
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- DALAI LAMA
- AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SCRUTINY OF BOARD APPOINTMENTS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002
- COMMITTEES
- BUDGET
- COMMITTEES
- MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- COMMITTEES
- COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2002
- FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT (CHILD PROTECTION CONVENTION) BILL 2002
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WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (FAIR TERMINATION) BILL 2002
WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (GENUINE BARGAINING) BILL 2002
WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (PROHIBITION OF COMPULSORY UNION FEES) BILL 2002
WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (SECRET BALLOTS FOR PROTECTED ACTION) BILL 2002
WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (FAIR DISMISSAL) BILL 2002 - ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS 2001 (NO. 1)
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Tasmania: Regional Forest Agreement
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Transport: Heavy Vehicles
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Maralinga Rehabilitation Project
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Superannuation: Same Sex Couples
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Transport: Heavy Vehicles
(Harris, Sen Len, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Health and Ageing Portfolio: Contracts
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health and Ageing Portfolio: Contracts
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health and Ageing Portfolio: Contracts
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health and Ageing Portfolio: Contracts
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health and Ageing Portfolio: Contracts
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Indonesia: Aurora Gold
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Best, Dr Jack
(Evans, Sen Chris, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Telstra: Kurungal Aboriginal Council
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Alston, Sen Richard) -
Science: Research and Development
(Brown, Sen Bob, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health: Psychiatric Services
(Brown, Sen Bob, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Australian Medical Association: Dr Wooldridge
(Ray, Sen Robert, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Fisheries: Bycatch Action Plans
(Greig, Sen Brian, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio: Industry Advisory Bodies
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Australia Post: Postage Stamps
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Alston, Sen Richard) -
Defence: Recruitment
(Evans, Sen Chris, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Environment: Stuart Oil Shale Project
(Carr, Sen Kim, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Customs: Import Duty
(Murray, Sen Andrew, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Environment Australia: Contracts
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Antarctica: Larsen B Ice Shelf
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Trade: Genetically Modified Food
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Native Vegetation
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Tasmania: Meander Dam
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Science: Primates
(Bartlett, Sen Andrew, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Forestry: Regional Forest Agreements
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Forestry: Management
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Tourism: Holiday Rebate Scheme
(Crossin, Sen Trish, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Kennedy Electorate: Program Funding
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Minchin, Sen Nick) -
Kennedy Electorate: Program Funding
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Kennedy Electorate: Program Funding
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Minchin, Sen Nick)
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Tasmania: Regional Forest Agreement
Page: 1645
Senator Robert Ray
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, upon notice, on 14 February 2002:
(1) What contracts has the department or any agency of the department provided to the firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the 1999-2000 financial year.
(2) In each instance what was the purpose of the work undertaken by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
(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 PriceWaterhouseCoopers (open tender, short-list or some other process).
Senator Patterson (Minister for Health and Ageing)
—The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:
(1) Seven contracts were provided in the 1999-2000 financial year.
(2) Contract A | Review of the TGA financial and performance management information and reporting requirements. |
Contract B | Technical support in calculating funds pooling under further coordinated care trials. |
Contract C | Benchmarking scoping study at the Health Insurance Commission (HIC) to examine the scope for HIC processes/procedures to be benchmarked against similar processes in other organisations. |
Contract D | Provide advice and direction on GST implementation. |
Contract E | Provide assistance in the Output Pricing Review. |
Contract F | Assist in the implementation of the new tax system. |
Contract G | Information Technology planning and systems preparation for implementation of the GST. |
(3) The cost to the Department was:
Contract A | $9,810 |
Contract B | $268,500 |
Contract C | $30,500 |
Contract D | $70,700 |
Contract E | $100,000 |
Contract F | $8,775 |
Contract G | $216,224 |
(4) The selection process was:
Contract A | Direct engagement. |
Contract B | Open Tender. |
Contract C | Open Tender. |
Contract D | Select Tender. |
Contract E | Direct engagement. |
Contract F | Direct engagement. |
Contract G | Direct engagement. |