House of Assembly: Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Estimates Replies

Goods and Services

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (29 July 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. D.K.B. BASHAM (Finniss—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development): I have been advised the following:

For the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, the budgeted expenditure on goods and services for the financial year 2021-22 and each of the years of the forward estimates period is as follows:

21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Total goods and services 64,346 34,937 32,264 31,059


The increase in 2021-22 relates to time limited programs.

The top 10 providers of goods and services for the financial year 2020-21 and the cost for these goods and services were as follows:

Supplier Total Value
Randstad Pty Ltd $17,436,936
Department for Infrastructure and Transport $10,358,077
Humanihut Pty Ltd $4,340,471
Rntt Pty Ltd $4,220,999
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA) $2,930,562
Leaseplan Australia Ltd $2,254,820
Budget Rent A Car Aust Pty Ltd $2,037,149
Dow Agrosciences Australia Ltd $1,804,993
Zen Energy Retail Pty Ltd $1,708,041
Data 3 Ltd $1,300,879


The top 10 providers of goods and services for the financial year 2020-21 and the description of these goods and services is as follows:

Supplier Description
Randstad Pty Ltd Mainly for provision of field teams and staffing for Fruit Fly response and monitoring.
Department for Infrastructure and Transport Rent and facilities management.
Humanihut Pty Ltd Management of the seasonal workers quarantine facility.
Rntt Pty Ltd Mainly for staffing for Fruit Fly response and monitoring.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA) Production and supply of sterile fruit flies for the Fruit Fly outbreaks.
Leaseplan Australia Ltd Leasing and vehicle fleet management services.
Budget Rent A Car Aust Pty Ltd Vehicle hire for the Fruit Fly staff.
Dow Agrosciences Australia Ltd Supply of fruit fly bait.
Zen Energy Retail Pty Ltd Electricity.
Data 3 Ltd Information Technology.


The value of goods and services supplied to the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA – Controlled operations by South Australian suppliers—$44.7 million.