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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION 459
Government Service - Consultants
MR KAINE - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 6 August 1991:
What control mechanisms are proposed to limit the use of consultants by the ALP Government?
MS FOLLETT - The answer to the members question is as follows:
This Government has introduced a range of measures to significantly strengthen the management and use of consultants in the ACT Government Service which will result in a minimum saving of $1.7 million in 1991/92:
1. A threshold of $25,000 has been established beyond which consultancies would need to be endorsed by an inter-Agency Consultancy Review Committee chaired by the Office of Public Sector Management (OPSM) and including Treasury plus a representative from each portfolio. The Auditor-General is being invited to be represented on the Committee.
2. Revised consultancy management guidelines were issued in July 1991 to tighten the process and to ensure a much greater focus on in-house resources.
3. The Committee will ensure that the need for consultancies has been clearly established, that in-house options are considered, that duplication of consultancy services does not occur and that value for money is obtained.
The Committee- will also undertake a selective audit of other consultancies to ensure the guidelines are being followed.
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