CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS

In reply to various members.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts): I have been advised of the following:

This question has been asked during the 2013 Estimates Committee.

The following information is provided on behalf of all ministers:

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circulars PC013—Annual Reporting Requirements and PC027—Disclosure of Government Contracts covers all payments to consultants and large payments to contractors.

The Annual Report will show all payments to consultants and the nature of their work.

Contract Disclosure requires certain information about contracts to be published on the Tenders SA website:

Contract title

Contractor's details

Start and end date of the contract

Contract value

Procurement process used

The Contract Disclosure requirements apply to all consultancy contracts (regarding of value) and other goods and services contracts where the value of the contract is more than $500,000.