House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Government Procurement

In reply to Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (20 June 2024). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer, Minister for Defence and Space Industries): I have been advised the following:

In 2023-24 the Office of the Industry Advocate (OIA) conducted 45 training sessions attended by a total of 379 public sector staff, covering the South Australian Industry Participation Policy (SAIPP) procedural guidelines, and how to report and apply the process to their procurement operations.

Each session was conducted in an online format and communicated via various channels across whole-of-government, targeting staff participating in procurement activity for their public authority.

I am unable to quantify the total percentage of staff who undertake procurement activities, that may have participated in the training offered by the OIA due to the varying structure and complexity of each public authority and their purchasing requirements.