House of Assembly
Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Consultants and Contractors
Consultants and Contractors
In reply to Mr TELFER
House of Assembly
Flinders
Consultants and Contractors
In reply to Mr TELFER (Flinders) (24 June 2025). (Estimates Committee B)
The Hon. K.J. MAHER
House of Assembly
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Attorney-General
Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector
Special Minister of State
Consultants and Contractors
The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State): I have been advised:
For business units under my responsibility within the Attorney-General's Department (including the Public Trustee):
The estimated total cost for the engagement of consultants in 2025-26 is $0.5 million.
The following is a summary of external consultants that have been engaged at a total estimated cost above $10,000, the nature of work undertaken, and the estimated cost for 2025-26.
| Consultancies |
Purpose |
Total Estimated Cost |
| Attorney-General |
| Advance Business Consulting Pty Ltd |
Development of dashboard reporting for SACAT. |
$25,000 |
| Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation |
| Yamagigu Consulting |
Preparing draft Closing the Gap Annual Report. |
$72,000 |
| AKTIS Performance Management |
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Job & Person Specification Review. |
$15,000 |
| Industrial Relations and Public Sector—SafeWork SA (SWSA) |
| SLR Consulting |
Qualified, skilled, and experienced external experts (primarily engineering services) to assist SWSA with investigations and prosecutions. |
$25,000 |
| FMG Engineering |
$20,000 |
| MBP Engineering |
$15,000 |
The majority of expenditure on contractors within AGD is related to the engagement of temporary labour hire. Based on expenditure incurred in recent years, it is estimated that expenditure on contractors in 2025-26 will be approximately $5 million. A significant component of this estimated expenditure relates to specialised ICT/project contractors which reflects the need for specialised resources in this field.
The estimated expenditure on contractors within the Public Trustee for 2025-26 is $0.8 million.
The following is a summary of external contractors that have been engaged at a total estimated cost above $10,000, the nature of work undertaken, and the estimated cost for 2025-26.
| Contractors |
Purpose |
Total Estimated Cost |
| Industrial Relations and Public Sector—SWSA |
| Ernst and Young |
Implementation of new SWSA case management system. |
$2.35 million |
| Aplo Enterprise Pty Ltd |
Procurement partner and project management services for implementation of the new SWSA case management system*.*Currently under review for renewal. |
$350,000 |
| SRA |
Management of SWSA's InfoNET System. |
$200,000 |
| Grosvenor Performance Group |
Support and guidance on Governance projects. |
$40,000 |
| Attorney-General |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
Internal Audit and Risk Management. |
$379,000 |
| Public Trustee |
| Randstad Pty Limited |
Temporary staff for service delivery. |
$300,000 |
| Hays Specialist Recruitment |
Temporary staff for service delivery. |
$270,000 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
Internal Audit and Risk Management. |
$130 000 |
| Information Management Group Pty Ltd |
Document scanning services. |
$82 000 |