Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Consultants and Contractors CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS 307 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (7 July 2011) (First Session). For the year 2010-11— 1.	Were any persons employed or otherwise engaged as a consultant or contractor, in any department or agency reporting to the Minister for Education, who had previously received a separation package from the State Government; and 2.	If so— (a)	What number of persons were employed; (b)	What number were engaged as a consultant; and (c)	What number engaged as a contractor? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Disabilities Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): The Minister for Education and Child Development has advised: A list of individuals who have been engaged as contractors by the Department for Education and Child Development for the year 2010-11 has been identified from the procurement database. This list did not include the following: the engagement of companies such as universities, school uniform suppliers, ICT suppliers etc. commitments made by corporate business units within their $11,000 purchase delegation commitment made by schools and preschools within their $110,000 purchase delegation. The department has advised that they are not aware of any person employed or otherwise engaged as a consultant or contractor that had previously received a separation package from the State Government within the last 3 years. This information has also been checked against the payroll system and none were identified as previously having received a separation package from the State Government in the last 3 years. There were no employees employed or otherwise engaged as a consultant or contractor at the SACE Board of South Australia who had previously received a separation package from the State Government.