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senate vote 2024-07-03#4
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Documents — Department of Finance; Order for the Production of Documents- Documents - Department of Finance; Order for the Production of Documents - Reduced dollar amount
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<p class="speaker">Richard Colbeck</p><p>I move:</p>-
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-07-03.138.1) introduced by Queensland Senator [Larissa Waters](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/larissa_waters) (Greens), which means it failed.
- ### Amendment text
- > *Omit "$2 million" in paragraph (1), substitute "$500,000".*
- ### Original motion text
- > *That, with reference to recommendation 12 of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee's final report on its inquiry into management and assurance of integrity by consulting services—*
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- > *(1) There be laid on the table by the Minster for Finance biannual statements on expenditure on consultancy contracts which provide for consideration to the value of $2 million or more, by all Australian Public Service departments and agencies.*
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- > *(2) The statements are due not later than the twenty-first day after the end of the preceding six-month period commencing 1 January and 1 July.*
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- > *(3) Each report is to include, in relation to each contract, details of the:*
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- >> *(a) AusTender contract notice identification number;*
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- >> *(b) contract value;*
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- >> *(c) subject matter;*
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- >> *(d) duration;*
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- >> *(e) contracting government agency;*
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- >> *(f) firm or entity providing the work;*
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- >> *(g) an explanation of what the contract is expected to deliver/purpose of the contract;*
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- >> *(h) any changes or extensions; and*
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- >> *(i) instances where a notification was received under the Supplier Code of Conduct in the conduct of the work*
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- > *(4) Each report is to include the total amount of all current consultancy contracts in each agency or department.*
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- > *(5) The order is of continuing effect until the Finance and Public Administration References Committee has reported to the Senate that recommendation 8 of the final report of the inquiry into management and assurance of integrity by consulting services has been implemented.*
<p class="italic">That, with reference to recommendation 12 of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee's final report on its inquiry into management and assurance of integrity by consulting services—</p><p class="italic">(1) There be laid on the table by the Minster for Finance biannual statements on expenditure on consultancy contracts which provide for consideration to the value of $2 million or more, by all Australian Public Service departments and agencies.</p><p class="italic">(2) The statements are due not later than the tenth day after the end of the preceding six-month period commencing 1 January and 1 July.</p><p class="italic">(3) Each report is to include, in relation to each contract, details of the:</p><p class="italic">(a) AusTender contract notice identification number;</p><p class="italic">(b) dollar value;</p><p class="italic">(c) subject matter;</p><p class="italic">(d) duration;</p><p class="italic">(e) contracting government agency;</p><p class="italic">(f) firm or entity providing the work;</p><p class="italic">(g) an explanation of what the contract is expected to deliver/purpose of the contract;</p><p class="italic">(h) any changes or extensions; and</p><p class="italic">(i) any matters of probity or conflict of interest that have arisen in the conduct of the work.</p><p class="italic">(4) Each report is to include the total amount of all current consultancy contracts in each agency or department.</p><p class="italic">(5) The order is of continuing effect until the Finance and Public Administration References Committee has reported to the Senate that recommendation 8 of the final report of the inquiry into management and assurance of integrity by consulting services has been implemented.</p> <p class="speaker">Katy Gallagher</p><p>by leave—I move amendments to the motion as circulated in the chamber:</p><p class="italic">(1) Paragraph (2), omit "tenth day", substitute "twenty-first day".</p><p class="italic">(2) Paragraph (3)(a), omit "dollar value", substitute "contract value".</p><p class="italic">(3) Omit paragraph (3)(i), substitute:</p><p class="italic">(i) instances where a notification was received under the Supplier Code of Conduct in the conduct of the work</p><p>I thank Senator Colbeck and his office for the engagement.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p> <p class="speaker">Larissa Waters</p><p>by leave—I move the following amendment to the motion:</p><p class="italic">Omit "$2 million" in paragraph (1), substitute "$500,000".</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that the amendment, as moved by Senator Waters, be agreed to.</p><p></p><p></p> -
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