Page 2821 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 June 2012
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One of the other recommendations that I did not mention, and I will do that as I close, is that we should have an online system for the identification of those who have self-identified, and that should be implemented very quickly as well.
Question resolved in the affirmative
Statement by chair
MS LE COUTEUR (Molonglo): Pursuant to standing order 246A I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts relating to reportable contracts under section 39 of the Government Procurement Act 2001.
The Government Procurement Act was recently amended to require agencies to provide the Public Accounts Committee with a list of “reportable contracts” every 12 months, rather than six months. The new reporting period takes effect from 1 April 2012 and ends on 31 March 2013.
The committee welcomes the change in the reporting time frame and, whilst acknowledging that the information directors-general provide in relation to “reportable contracts” is readily available in the public domain on the ACT government contracts register, its role with regard to scrutiny is assisted by receiving a consolidated report every 12 months.
Prior to the new reporting period arrangements taking effect from 1 April 2012, the committee has been provided with a consolidated list of reportable contracts for the six-monthly reporting period from 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012.
As per its previous practice, the committee believes that there is value in having these reports tabled. I therefore seek leave to table the list of reportable contracts for the period 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012 as received by the public accounts committee.
Leave granted.
MS LE COUTEUR: I present the following paper:
Reportable contracts—Agencies reporting reportable contracts for period 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012.
Statement by chair
MS LE COUTEUR (Molonglo): Pursuant to standing order 246A I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in relation to the committee’s recent hosting of the Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees—ACPAC—mid-term meeting on 25 May 2012.
ACPAC, formed in 1989, facilitates the exchange of information and opinion relating to public accounts committees and discusses matters of mutual concern. ACPAC
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