On 20 June 2001, as amended on 1 March 2007, the Senate agreed to a motion by Senator Murray requiring all Australian Government departments and agencies to produce a list of all contracts (procurement and grants) which meet a certain criteria.
Further general information on the Senate Order can be found on the Department of Finance's website.
Details of the AEC's 'procurement contracts' are available through the Senate Order Report located on the AusTender website.
Pursuant to the Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts the following table sets out contracts entered into by Australian Electoral Commission which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:
Most of the Contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.
The reasons for including such clauses include:
| Contractor | Subject matter | Amount of consideration | Start date | Anticipated end date | Whether contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions (Y/N) |
Reason (s) | Whether contract contains 'Other requirements of confidentiality' (Y/N) |
Reason (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There were no non procurements to report during the 2017/2018 Financial Year | ||||||||
The accountable authority of Australian Electoral Commission has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
Estimated cost of complying with this Order: $86.78.
Method used to estimate the cost: This estimated cost is based on time spent on collating information required against appropriate staffing levels
