Page 3464 - Week 09 - Thursday, 24 August 2017

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ACT public service—payroll services
(Question No 415)

Mr Coe asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 4 August 2017 (redirected to the Treasurer):

(1) How many contractors engaged by the ACT Public Service used Plutus Payroll (Aust) Pty Ltd for payroll services, such as wage and salary payments and taxation and superannuation contributions.

(2) Has any analysis been undertaken to determine if those contractors engaged by the ACT Public Service who used Plutus Payroll (Aust) Pty Ltd received all wage and salary payments and that taxation and superannuation contributions were correctly made.

(3) Are representatives of the ACT Public Service liaising with representatives of the Australian Taxation Office to check that all taxation and superannuation obligations have been met.

Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Through the Territory’s Contractor Central system, we are aware of nine Contractors within Shared Services who engaged Plutus Payroll for services. However, the Contractor Central system has not been implemented in all areas of the Territory, therefore, this figure may be subject to change.

(2) Yes, the Managed Service Provider (MSP) of the Contractor Central system has reported that one Contractor of the nine identified was not correctly paid a minimal amount. The MSP and the Supplier are working closely to rectify the issue.

(3) The Territory is not party to nor does it have visibility of the contract arrangements between Contractors and their payroll suppliers. As a consequence we are not privy to any discussions between the Australian Taxation Office and those Contractors. The Territory is only aware of anomalies in pay (due to issues with the payroll provider) when advised by our Contractors.

Government—open data
(Question No 416)

Mr Coe asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 4 August 2017:

(1) What additional functionality has been incorporated into dataACT as part of the recent update.

(2) What is the breakdown of the cost of the update including (a) design, (b) software or system upgrades for dataACT, (c) software or systems upgrades for other government websites or systems, (d) external consultant costs and (e) any other relevant categories of cost.

(3) What feedback has the Government received on dataACT to date, and how has that feedback been addressed in the recent update.


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