

- Title
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
- Database
Senate Hansard
- Date
13-08-2009
- Source
Senate
- Parl No.
42
- Electorate
Victoria
- Interjector
- Page
4959
- Party
LP
- Presenter
- Status
Final
- Question No.
1741
- Questioner
Ronaldson, Sen Michael
- Responder
Carr, Sen Kim
- Speaker
- Stage
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
- Type
- Context
Answers to Questions on Notice
- System Id
chamber/hansards/2009-08-13/0194
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Hansard
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SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA BILL 2008 [NO. 2]
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (BUDGET MEASURES) BILL 2009 -
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2009
AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATORY AUTHORITY BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CHARGES-CUSTOMS) BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CHARGES-EXCISE) BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CHARGES-GENERAL) BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CPRS FUEL CREDITS) BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CPRS FUEL CREDITS) (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2009
EXCISE TARIFF AMENDMENT (CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME) BILL 2009
CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME) BILL 2009
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME AMENDMENT (HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE) BILL 2009 - BUSINESS
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (REMOVAL OF CONCLUSIVE CERTIFICATES AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008 [2009]
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In Committee
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Brandis, Sen George
- Division
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Brandis, Sen George
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Ludwig, Sen Joe
- Brandis, Sen George
- Third Reading
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EXCISE TARIFF AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2009 [NO. 2]
CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2009 [NO. 2] - FINANCIAL SECTOR LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ENHANCING SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT) BILL 2009
- THERAPEUTIC GOODS AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2009
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EXCISE TARIFF AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2009 [NO. 2]
CUSTOMS TARRIFF AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES BILL NO. 1) BILL 2009 [NO. 2] - HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES, AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2009
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Papua New Guinea: Aircraft Accident
(Hutchins, Sen Steve, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Indigenous Affairs
(Scullion, Sen Nigel, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Emissions Trading Scheme
(Brown, Sen Bob, Evans, Sen Chris, Evans, Sen Chris (Leader of the Government in the Senate)) -
Indigenous Affairs
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Evans, Sen Chris)
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Papua New Guinea: Aircraft Accident
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- STRATEGIC INDIGENOUS HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Prime Minister and Cabinet: Legislative Instruments
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Social Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth, and Employment Participation: Legislative Instruments
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Treasury: Legislative Instruments
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Immigration and Citizenship: Legislative Instruments
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Defence: Legislative Instruments
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Instruments
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Finance and Deregulation: Legislative Instruments
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Legislative Instruments
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Special Minister of State: Legislative Instruments
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Veterans’ Affairs: Legislative Instruments
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Special Minister of State: Private Plated Vehicles
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Boston Consulting Group and Allen Consulting Group
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Governor-General
(Brown, Sen Bob, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Commonwealth Public Interest and Test Cases Scheme
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Overseas Travel
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Overseas Travel
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Overseas Travel
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Overseas Travel
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Economic Stimulus Plan
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Treasury: Hospitality
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Defence: Program Funding
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Employment and Workplace Relations: Specialist Advisers
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
ITS Global
(Milne, Sen Christine, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Kurumba Airstrip
(Macdonald, Sen Ian, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Wheat Industry
(Boswell, Sen Ron, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
National Indigenous Television Service
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Wong, Sen Penny) -
National Indigenous Television Service
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Gunns Pulp Mill
(Brown, Sen Bob, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: Projects
(Brown, Sen Bob, Conroy, Sen Stephen)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet: Legislative Instruments
Page: 4959
Senator Ronaldson
asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 10 June 2009:
Can a list be provided of contracts awarded to: (a) the Boston Consulting Group; and (b) the Allen Consulting Group, by the department and/or any of its agencies, of any value, between 1 January 2008 and 31 May 2009, including the value and primary deliverable of the contract.
Senator Carr (Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research)
—The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:
All contracts with the Allen Consulting Group entered into during the period 1 January 2008 - 31 May 2009 are indicated in the table below. The Department and its Portfolio Agencies have not identified any contracts entered into for the period outlined with the Boston Consulting Group.
|
Supplier |
Start Date |
End Date |
Total Contract Value (GST Inclusive) |
Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Allen Consulting Group (Canberra) |
02-May-08 |
04-Jun-08 |
$72,000.00 |
Provision of a business case for the development of a National Construction Code (NCC) under the Business Regulation and Competition Working Group’s (BRCWG) initiative. |
|
Allen Consulting Group (Canberra) |
01-Jul-08 |
12-Sep-08 |
$79,980.00 |
Analysis of issues associated with the full costs of university research. |
|
Allen Consulting Group (Canberra) |
20-Feb-09 |
31-Jul-09 |
$253,013.00 |
Analytical review of university research |
|
Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd |
19-Sep-08 |
14-Aug-09 |
$363,000.00 |
Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Australian Building Codes Board |
|
Allen Consulting Group |
21-Oct-08 |
30-Apr-09 |
$23,000.00 |
Review and provide a written report on the interaction and effectiveness of Corporate Public Affairs operations at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) including, an analysis and review of ANSTO’s public affairs strategy and the development of recommendations to strengthen the strategy. |
|
Allen Consulting Group |
09-Jan-09 |
22-Jun-09 |
$10,000.00 |
Half day issues management workshop and half day issues scanning and identification workshop with ANSTO’s Government and Public Affairs team, and the facilitation of ANSTO’s first Issues Council meeting. |
|
Allen Consulting Group |
23-Oct-08 |
30-Oct-08 |
$13,200.00 |
Martin van Bueren from the Allen Consulting Group was engaged by CSIRO to perform an independent review of two reports on alternative land use that CSIRO produced on behalf of the Western Australian Department of Water. These reports formed input to the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy - a policy initiative of the Western Australian Government. |