Senate Order on Government Contracts
On 20 June 2001, the Senate agreed to an order requiring each Minister to table a letter of advice that a list of contracts, in respect of each agency administered by that Minister, has been placed on the Internet, with access to the list through the agency's home page. The letter was to be tabled no later than the 10th day of the spring and autumn sitting each year.
The order was amended on 26 June 2003, changing the tabling date of the letter to not later than 2 calendar months after the last day of the financial and calendar year, and defining “previous 12 months” as meaning the period of 12 months ending on either 31 December or 30 June in any year;
The amended order requires that the list of contracts include details of:
- each contract entered into by the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission which has not been fully performed or which has been entered into in the previous 12 months, and which provides for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more.
- The contractor, the amount of the consideration, the subject matter of each such contract, the commencement date of the contract, the duration of the contract, the relevant reporting period and the twelve-month period relating to the contract listings;
- whether each such contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions, or whether there are any other requirements of confidentiality, and a statement of reasons for confidentiality; and
- an estimate of the current cost of complying with this order and a statement of the method used to make the estimate.
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission - Senate order on departmental & agency contracts listing for period 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008
Contractor |
Subject |
Amount (inc GST) |
Start date |
Term |
Contract provisions requiring confidentiality |
Reasons for confidentiality |
Stockland (Properties) P/L |
Office lease – Sydney (incl. Outgoings & Lease Incentives) |
$14,940,607 |
01/07/2003 |
8yrs |
No |
N/A |
CIT Group (Australia) Ltd |
Lease IP PBX Communication system |
$421,939 |
17/11/2004 |
5yrs |
No |
N/A |
Sensis P/L |
White Pages Directory entries |
$140,535 |
17/10/2007 |
1 yr |
No |
N/A |
NCS Enterprise Solutions |
Avaya Phone System Maintenance |
$138,215 |
21/10/2005 |
3 yrs |
No |
N/A |
Stockland (Properties) P/L |
Office lease – Sydney (incl. Outgoings) |
$854,000 |
01/05/2006 |
5yrs |
No |
N/A |
Destra Business |
Internet Service provider |
$176,554 |
06/01/2006 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
Adult Multicultural Education Services |
Develop the Human Rights Curriculum |
$160,000 |
28/6/07 |
1yr |
No |
N/A |
Australian Multicultural Foundation |
Community Policing Partnership project |
$385,000 |
3/8/07 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
Australian Multicultural Foundation |
HREOC Freedom of Religion Project |
$209,000 |
16/8/07 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
HP Financial Services |
Printer Lease |
$156,324 |
1/11/07 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
HP Financial Services |
Computer Lease |
$449,389 |
11/12/07 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
Stockland (Properties) P/L |
Office lease – Sydney (incl. Outgoings) |
$552,176 |
01/04/2008 |
3yrs |
No |
N/A |
Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools |
Resource Media Campaign |
$167,200 |
25/2/08 |
2yrs |
No |
N/A |
Institute of Cultural Diversity |
Development of the Diversity & Human Rights E-Network |
$129,470 |
30/06/2008 |
2yrs |
No |
N/A |
Australia Council for the Arts (MOU) |
Support for projects that relate to Human Rights & the Arts |
$363,000 |
20/06/2008 |
2yrs |
No |
N/A |
Statement of the method used to make the estimate.
Based on staff hours used in compiling, verifying and posting the information.