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Appendix 2 - Senate Order (20 June 2001)
- There be laid on the table, by each minister in the
Senate, in respect of each agency administered by that minister, or by a
minister in the House of Representatives represented by that minister, by not
later than the tenth day of the spring and autumn sittings, a letter of advice
that a list of contracts in accordance with paragraph (2) has been placed on
the Internet, with access to the list through the department's or agency's home
page.
- The list of contracts referred to in paragraph (1) indicate:
- each contract entered into by
the agency which has not been fully performed or which has been entered into
during the previous 12 months, and which provides for a consideration to the
value of $100 000 or more;
- the contractor and the subject
matter of each such contract;
- whether each such contract
contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of
its provisions, or whether any provisions of the contract are regarded by the
parties as confidential, and a statement of the reasons for confidentiality;
and
- an estimate of the cost of
complying with this order.
- In respect of contracts identified as containing
provisions of the kind referred to in paragraph (2)(c), the Auditor-General be
requested to provide to the Senate, within 6 months after each day mentioned in
paragraph (1), a report indicating that the Auditor-General has examined a
number of such contracts selected by the Auditor-General, and indicating
whether any inappropriate use of such provisions was detected in that
examination.
- The Finance and Public Administration References
Committee consider and report on the first year of operation of this order.
- This order has effect on and after 1 July 2001.
- In this order:
"agency" means an agency within the meaning of the Financial Management and
Accountability Act 1997;
"autumn
sittings" means the period of sittings of the Senate first commencing
on a day after 1 January in any year; and
"spring sittings" means the period of
sittings of the Senate first commencing on a day after 31 July in any year.
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