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The $5,000 allocated to car hire is a period order for use when vehicles are unavailable due to maintenance or other circumstances (ie accident repairs).
Contract 705990-2 refers to a bulk requisition for use on urgent miscellaneous purchases required by Transport Regulation and bank charges for use of credit card and facilities.
(8) 705813-3 is a bulk requisition to Australian Airlines
for departmental travel if and when required during
1992-93.
(9) The $5,000 contracts are period orders covering a range of goods/services and are estimated maximum costs for the financial year. These contracts cover all aspects of the operation of Transport Regulation.
The majority of contracts specify $5,000 because this is the estimated maximum cost of goods/services required to operate within the year. Items covered by these contracts can include telephones, car hire, supply of number plates, stationery etc. Higher levels of expenditure reflect the demand expected by the operational area.
Period orders do not bind Transport Regulation to any purchase in the course of the year. Rather such orders specify costs and facilitate budgeting arrangements and speedier procurement.
Under-expenditure within any period order remains in the appropriate head of expenditure, whilst overexpenditure requires additional authorisation to incur such expenditure.
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