House of Assembly: Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS

In reply to various members (27-29 June 2007 and 2-4 June 2007) (Estimates Committees A and B).

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): This question has been asked of all Ministers during the 2007 Estimates Committee.

The following information is provided on behalf of all Ministers:

The Department of 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 shows 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 (regardless of value) and other goods and services contracts where the value of the contract is more than $500,000.