Departmental and agency contracts: Second report on the operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts (2003–06)


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Departmental and agency contracts: Second report on the operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts (2003–06)

27 February 2007

© Commonwealth of Australia 2007
ISBN 978-0-642-71776-4

View the report as a single document - (PDF 638KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

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Membership of Committee (PDF 87KB)
 
Recommendations (PDF 94KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Background (PDF 170KB)

Second report
Committee approach
Report structure
Development of the order
Requirements of the order
Government responses
Report on the first year of operation of the order
Summary of progress
 
Chapter 2 - Developments related to the order since 2002 (PDF 138KB)

Introduction
Government response to the 2002 report
Amendments to the order
Procurement and confidentiality guidelines
ASIO and ASIS
 
Chapter 3 - Compliance and other trends since 2002 (PDF 143KB)

Trends in compliance
Internal controls
Internal reporting and monitoring
Guidance on confidentiality criteria
Training
 
Chapter 4 - Mechanisms for improving compliance and transparency (PDF 173KB)

Verification of compliance
Referral to the Auditor-General
Annual reports
Rationalising reporting regimes - a single reporting mechanism?
 
Chapter 5 - Conclusion and recommendations (PDF 176KB)

A new framework?
Improving compliance - internal measures
Improving external scrutiny and oversight
Agencies covered under the order
Ongoing Committee role
 
Appendix 1 - Witnesses at public hearings (PDF 125KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Senate Order (20 June 2001) (PDF 107KB)
 
Appendix 3 - Senate Order (27 September 2001) (PDF 108KB)
 
Appendix 4 - Senate Order (18 June 2003) (PDF 109KB)
 
Appendix 5 - Senate Order (26 June 2003) (PDF 108KB)
 
Appendix 6 - Senate Order (4 December 2003) (PDF 108KB)
 
Appendix 7 - Process chart dealing with confidentiality of information in contracts (PDF 355KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
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Australia

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