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MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Overview
Corporate governance
Management
Management of human resources
Survey of personnel services users
Staffing overview
Staff turnover
Workplace relations
Workplace diversity
Performance based pay
Australian Workplace Agreements
Non-salary benefits
Staff development and training
External development activities
Purchasing
Accountability
Internal scrutiny
Statutory reporting requirements
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Occupational health and safety
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental reporting
Advertising and market research
Freedom of information
> Other specific reporting requirements
Consultancy services
Table 1, Table 2, Table 3
OTHER SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Consultancy Services
The department engaged 33 consultancy services during the year and the total amount paid was $2,543,945.
Table 1: Summary of all consultants under engagement during the year
| REASON | REASON CODE | NUMBER |
AMOUNT $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Need for rapid access to the latest technology and experience in its application | 1 | 14 | 1,192,199 |
| Limitations on executive time | 2 | Nil | Nil |
| Lack of in-house resources/outsourcing | 3 | 8 | 564,934 |
| Need for independent study | 4 | 10 | 772,562 |
| Need for change agent facilitator | 5 | 1 | 14,250 |
Table 2: Selection process for engagement of consultants
| SELECTION PROCESS |
NUMBER |
|---|---|
| Public Tender | 1 |
| Selective Tender | 2 |
| Direct engagement - recognised and pre-eminent expert | 3A |
| Direct engagement - a consultant who had previously undertaken closely related work for the department | 3B |
| Direct engagement - consultant known to have the requisite skill where the value of the project did not justify the expense or delay associated with seeking tenders | 3C |
The department's purchasing guidelines require the employee initiating any purchase
above $2000 to obtain three written quotations and meet all procurement guidelines
necessary to guarantee that value for money has been obtained.
Table 3: Consultants engaged to the value of $10,000 or more
| CONSULTANT | DESCRIPTION | COST $ GST EXCLUSIVE | SELECTION PROCESS | REASON CODE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACIS Pty Ltd |
Senators’ and Members’ Internet Portal |
203,861.67 |
3A |
1,3 |
| Allette Systems (Australia) Pty Ltd | Adobe Acrobat Consultancy | 21,600.00 | 3B | 4 |
| APP Strategic Partners Pty Ltd | Assistance with Certified Agreement | 20,666.13 | 3A, 3C | 3 |
| ARTD Management & Research Consultants | DPRS Client Survey | 11,079.96 | 1 | 4 |
| ASSIST Pty Ltd | Implementation of Oracle Upgrade | 257,777.50 | 2 | 1 |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Legal Advice | 33,221.50 | 3B, 3C | 3 |
| Berdat Pty Ltd | In-House Developed Software | 198,900.00 | 3B | 3 |
| Blake Dawson Waldron | Legal Advice | 15,014.93 | 3C | 3 |
| Catalyst Interactive Pty Ltd | E-Learning Consultancy | 10,000.00 | 3A | 1 |
| Combined Management Consultants | Review of Project Office & Strategic Plan 2003/2005 | 21,000.00 | 3C | 4 |
| CPT Global Ltd |
Project Management Consultancy Services Project Office Consultancy Services |
92,637.50 145,387.50 |
3B 3A, 3B |
1,3 3 |
| Davidson Trahaire (ACT) Pty Ltd | Employee Assistance Program | 13,300.00 | 3A, 3B | 4 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Internal Audit Program | 77,474.00 | 2 | 3, 4 |
| DGR Consulting Pty Ltd |
Performance Indicators |
19,391.43 |
3A, 3B |
4 |
| Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd | Websearch and Index Project Services | 19,200.00 | 2 | 3 |
| Enterprise Management Solutions | Enterprise Management System Services | 559,701.91 | 3B | 4 |
| Hibis Corporation Pty Ltd | Review of DPRS Fraud Risks | 20,923.51 | 3C | 4 |
| HP Compaq |
Review of HandHeld Devices Review of DPRS Test Environment |
35,200.00 14,046.64 |
3C 3B |
1 1 |
| Insight Business Solutions | Assistance with Recruitment | 55,069.67 | 3B | 3 |
| KAZ Technology Services Pty Ltd | HPS Development | 254,176.82 | 1 | 1, 3 |
| ManageSoft Corporation Pty Ltd | EMS Implementation Services | 75,912.73 | 2 | 1, 3 |
| Marshall Consulting | Personnel Management Services | 14,250.00 | 3B | 5 |
| META Group Australia | Retainer for Services to GNS | 60,000.00 | 3A, 3B | 4 |
| Microsoft Pty Ltd |
Microsoft Enterprise Services Directory Planning Study ParlInfo Web Project |
36,720.00 13,580.00 33,280.00 |
3A 3A, 3C 3A |
1 1 1, 3 |
| MKRL Consulting (ACT) Pty Ltd | SAS/OneOffice Intrusion Detection - Merik Karman | 108,939.59 | 2 | 1 |
| Opticon Australia | Parliamentary Video & Audio Archiving Consultancy | 19,471.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Valuesourcing | Review of JHD IT Proposal | 14,656.25 | 3B | 4 |