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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1744 ..


Government Employees - Uniforms

(Question No.159)

Mr Stanhope asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 4 May 1999:

In relation to the supply of uniforms to all ACT Government employees since 1 July 1998 -

(1) What contracts has the Government (a) let for the supply of uniforms and (b)

what is their value.

(2) Which of the contracts listed in (1) have gone to suppliers from outside

Canberra.

(3) Which of those interstate contracts replaced local suppliers.

Ms Carnell

: The answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) (a) The only contract let since 1 July 1998 for the supply of uniforms was by

Calvary Hospital on 29 March 1999 for the supply of uniforms to the majority

of its staff.

(b) It is not possible to place a dollar value on the contract. Several variables will determine need, including staff turnover, wear and tear and timing of uniform requirements.

(2) The contract mentioned in (1) above, was let to a company from outside

Canberra. That company is Uniform Management Services, from South

Australia.

(3) The contract mentioned in (1) above did not replace a local supplier. Calvary

Hospital previously sourced its uniforms from three suppliers. Those suppliers

were:

Yakka, a NSW company with no staff in Canberra;

Fletcher Jones, a Victorian company with two retail outlets in Canberra;

and Neat N Trim, a Victorian company with one outlet in Canberra.


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