List of Recommendations
Recommendation 1
2.34 The
committee recommends that the Department of Finance (Australian Government
Procurement Coordinator) consult with Australian industry, and in particular
Australian manufacturers, to develop an alternate test which can provide more
meaningful information on the quantity of Australian content in goods and
services procured by the Commonwealth government, and how to build this
information into data collected in AusTender.
Recommendation 2
3.19 The
committee recommends that the Department of Finance provide a detailed
explanation of the barriers to developing a preferencing scheme, which takes
into account Australia's free trade obligations.
Recommendation 3
3.56 The
committee recommends that the government review the application of the
non-discrimination principle to ensure that it does not inadvertently
discriminate against Australian manufacturers.
Recommendation 4
3.61 The
committee recommends that the government continue to fund the Australian
Industry Participation policies and programs and reinstitute funding for the
Enterprise Solutions Program.
Recommendation 5
3.64 The
committee recommends that the Commonwealth Procurement Rules be redrafted to
provide an explicit exemption for practices to benefit or preference small and
medium businesses.
Recommendation 6
3.67 The
committee recommends the Department of Finance provide education and training
to agencies and their staff regarding the inclusion of Australian standards, or
the equivalent, in tender documentation.
Recommendation 7
4.36 The
committee recommends that the government develop a methodology to quantify the
factors used to assess whole-of-life costs.
Recommendation 8
4.39 The
committee recommends that during its next procurement-related audit, the
Australian National Audit Office review the operation of the revised
Commonwealth Procurement Rules, particularly the revisions relating to the
assessment of financial and non-financial costs and benefits, and provide an
evaluation.
Recommendation 9
5.23 The
committee recommends that during the early implementation stages of the new
suite of contract documents for procurements under $200,000, the Department of
Finance will address the concerns about complexity of documentation raised
during the inquiry and make any necessary adjustments.
Recommendation 10
5.25 The
committee recommends that, as part of its longer term process to review and
reform the procurement framework, the government consider best practice
examples from other jurisdictions to further simplify the tender process.
Recommendation 11
5.52 The
committee recommends that, following consultation with stakeholders, the
Department of Finance establish an independent and effective complaints
mechanism for procurement processes.
Recommendation 12
5.54 The
committee recommends that the government provide an explanation as to whether
there are any reasons why the operation of the Competition and Consumer Act
2010 should not apply to Commonwealth procurement.
Recommendation 13
5.73 The
committee recommends that the Australian National Audit Office, in the course
of its next procurement-related audit, undertake an assessment of the
application and implementation of relevant procurement-connected policies.
Recommendation 14
5.76 The
committee recommends that the Department of Finance work with the lead agencies
for procurement-connected policies and the Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet to develop a whole of government annual reporting framework for
monitoring of and compliance with these policies.
Recommendation 15
5.89 The
committee recommends that the procurement-related audit by the Australian
National Audit Office to assess the application and implementation of
procurement-connected polices also include an assessment of the competencies of
agencies' procurement officers.
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