Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 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 69 The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (3 December 2014). (First Session) Since 1 January 2014— 1.	Were any persons employed or otherwise engaged as a consultant or contractor, in any Department or agency reporting to the Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, 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 were engaged as a contractor? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change Consultants and Contractors The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): The Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion has received this advice: The Human Resource Directorate of the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) has retained data on employees who have accepted a separation package since June 2006. No persons previously reporting to the Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, who accepted a separation package since 2006, were employed within DCSI in any capacity between 1 January 2014 and January 2015. With regards to consultants and contractors, tender documents include the following requirement: The Principal will not accept the services of any former public sector employee, either directly or through a third party, who has, within the last three years, received a separation package from the Government, where such engagement may breach the conditions under which the separation package was paid to the former public sector employee. The principles outlined in contract documents must be complied with as follows: The Contractor undertakes to comply with all South Australian Government policies of which the Principal informs the Contractor which relate to the performance of the Contractor's obligations under this Agreement.