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Appendix 4: Consultancy contract details

FaHCSIA's responsibility for both policy matters and the delivery of government services often requires the use of consultant expertise. Consultants are generally engaged when particular specialist expertise is necessary, sufficiently skilled expertise is not immediately available in-house, or independent advice on an issue is required.

The services provided by consultants include information gathering, research, data analysis, customer surveys, different types of financial activities and the provision of technical expertise.

The engagement of consultants is carried out in the same manner as the Department's other procurement activities and is consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines and the Department's Chief Executive Instructions. The priority is to obtain value for money. Competitive processes are, as far as possible, used for the selection of consultants, and the Chief Executive Instructions contain guidelines for the approval of expenditure.

Unless specifically exempt from reporting requirements, the Department must gazette, on AusTender, all new contracts valued at $10,000 or over. During 2007-08, FaHCSIA did not have any contracts exempt from the gazettal requirement.

Information on Australian Government consultancies and contracts can be found on the AusTender website.

Categories of purpose

Based on the categories currently used in AusTender (the government online contract reporting system), the main purposes (by value), for which new consultancies were let in 2007-08 were:

New consultancies of $10,000 or more

Table 4.17 below sets out details of new consultancies let to the value of $10,000 or more during 2007–08.

Table 4.17 | FaHCSIA (including SSAT) consultancy services let during 2007-08 of $10,000 or more
Consultant name Description Contract price ($) Selection process Justification (1)
3 Dimensional Consulting Pty Ltd Consultancy service for enhancements to Appeals Management Systems for Windows (AMSWIN)(registration and processing of CSA appeals) 66,696 Select (panel) A, D
ACER Child Assessment Instrument, "Who Am I and Renfrew"-scoring and analysis of completed forms 57,525 Direct B
Acumen Alliance ACT Pty Ltd Reconciliation of NTER Assets Register 22,275 Open D
Acumen Alliance ACT Pty Ltd Management Accounting 12,760 Open D
Acumen Alliance ACT Pty Ltd Probity Services 15,000 Select (panel) C
Aideen Gallagher Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Group Member 30,000 Direct D
Allen Consulting Group Community Investment Research Project 316,250 Select (panel) D
Allen Consulting Group International Review of future planning provisions 96,648 Select (panel) A, C, D
Allen Consulting Group Post Implementation Review of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program 64,950 Open C
Altis Consulting FRSP Online Hyperion Reports 54,500 Select (panel) D
Anecdote Pty Ltd Provision of 'SenseMaker' software and related services for analysing the qualitative data for the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) 87,784 Direct B, E
ANU Enterprise Research piece: Exploring time series changes in the number of children living in families reliant on income support 66,000 Direct E
Applied Economics (Canberra) Pty Ltd Research the cost of providing Family Day Care and In Home Care across different geographical area 170,500 Open C
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd Playgroup Program Evaluation 162,392 Open C
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd FaHCSIA Standard Performance Framework 45,000 Open A
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd Consultancy 29,050 Open D
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd Provide expert advice on the development of a streamlined performance framework which encompasses the three COAG Mental Health initiatives 29,000 Select (panel) D
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd National Disability Advocacy Program(NDAP) Quality Improvement sector feedback facilitation and analysis project 29,050 Select (panel) E
ARTD Management and Research Pty Ltd Consultancy to develop a NDAP Quality Strategy Handbook and prepare and deliver a briefing session for the Joint Accreditation System for Australian and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) Technical Committee 28,250 Select (panel) E
Ascent Governance Pty Ltd Consultancy 96,800 Open D
Ascent Governance Pty Ltd Assistance with annual Fringe Benefits Tax 98,462 Open A, E

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Australian Charities Fund FaHCSIA Workplace Giving Program 11,000 Select (panel) D
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Research-Visitors fund-Covering mental health and youth aspirations and transitions 92,400 Select (panel) E
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Contextual profiles of the NTER and Cape York communities 232,200 Open D
Australian Institute of Family Studies Families Week Report 55,000 Direct C
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Data Collection 2,034,277 Direct B
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) SAAP Evaluation Projects 50,403 Direct D
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) data sets and collection process 132,536 Direct B, D
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA)-Data Agency (On-going costs associated with the provision of data) 220,000 Direct A, B,C, D, E
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Provision of information management and Statistical Services 50,000 Direct C
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Develop a set of performance indicators for the Cape York Welfare reform trials 165,000 Select (panel) E
Australian Institute of Management Corporate Social Responsibility Services 121,000 Select (panel) A
Australian National University Situation analysis of alcohol management at Elliott, Epenarra, Tennant Creek and Canteen Creek 150,000 Select (panel) E
Australian National University, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research Research Report-Indigenous Populations 1,332,870 Select (panel) C
Australian Public Service Commission Scribe service 10,223 Direct C
Australian Rural Accounting ORATSIC Governance Information session and constitution redesign work-Palm Island 15,840 Open D
Australian Rural Accounting Coen Post Incorporation Governance session-training 10,325 Open D
Australian Rural Accounting ORATSIC Governance information session-training 16,631 Open D
Beaconhill Consulting Strategic, technical and financial services for the Increasing Social Housing Supply Request for Information 79,260 Direct D
Blackink Writing and Consultancy Analysis of the Public Submissions to the Green Paper 49,280 Select (panel) A
Blackink Writing and Consultancy Editor for Green Paper on homelessness and analysis of the public submissions to the Green Paper 12,320 Direct A
Blake Dawson Review of Child Support Agency (CSA) case management processes 209,557 Open A, D
Blue Moon Research & Planning Pty Ltd* Developmental research to test social and community messages among the Australian community in the event of a human influenza pandemic 170,830 Select (panel) C
Burdon Torzillo & Associates Pty Ltd Two-day Constitutional Redesign Workshops in Alice Springs 35,000 Open D
Burdon Torzillo & Associates Pty Ltd Post-administration-Training 13,079 Open D
Burdon Torzillo & Associates Pty Ltd Training 29,358 Open D
Burdon Torzillo & Associates Pty Ltd Assistance to Nauiyu Nambiyu Land Trust (NNLT) in considering and management of land tenure matters leading up to the expiration of its current lease over the Nauiyu Nambiyu Township 83,350 Select (panel) D
Business & Community Pty Ltd ORIC Constitution Redesign 11,400 Open D
Business & Community Pty Ltd Governance information Training 19,000 Open D
Business Aspect Pty Ltd FaHCSIA Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) Solution Architecture 37,268 Open D
Business Journey 2008 FBT Review and Audit 18,182 Open C
C A Mauk and Associates Advice/support to Group Manager on governance arrangements 70,000 Select (panel) D
Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong Assist development of new Carer Payment (child) assessment tool 58,732 Select (panel) E
Change Management Group Support to Internal Audit and Fraud Services 44,000 Direct E
Charles Darwin University Community (Belyuen Community) Appraisal Report. This involved a one-off short term task 33,512 Select (panel) D
Charles Darwin University Development of intellectual output-collection of quantitative/qualitative statistical information 163,000 Select (panel) B
Collins Anderson Management Development of a preliminary business plan for the prospective MacDonnell Shire Council 54,120 Select (panel) C
Colmar Brunton Social Research Provision of consultancy services for the White Paper on homelessness 79,620 Open D
Colmar Brunton Social Research Consultancy 165,000 Open D
Colmar Brunton Social Research Desk Top Review of Reports and Products 71,148 Open C
Colmar Brunton Social Research* Income Management Debit Card-Concept testing 50,000 Select C, D
Colmar Brunton Social Research Baseline Community Profile-Galiwinku 50,265 Select (panel) B
Cordelta Specialised Taxation Services 57,110 Select (panel) D
Courage Partners Evaluation of Indigenous Leadership program 78,320 Select (panel) A, D
Courage Partners Research-the design and development of a comprehensive evaluation framework for the process, impact, and outcome of a range of strategies currently being implemented to address petrol sniffing in remote Indigenous communities 79,200 Select (panel) D
Courage Partners Research-write up of the Evaluation Ideas workshop 11,571 Select (panel) D
Courage Partners Research-development of the program logic and evaluation framework for the Cape York welfare trials 77,000 Select (panel) D
Courage Partners Evaluation of Child Disability Assessment Tool (CDAT) and Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT) 82,720 Select (panel) C
Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia (CIRCA) Baseline Community Profile-Mornington Shire Queensland 48,600 Open D
De Castro & Sullivan S453-1 Exams 32,340 Open D
Deacons Projects Probity services on AIFS Research proposal 20,460 Open A
Deacons Projects FRSP online privacy impact assessment 21,120 Open C
Deborah Durnan Remote introductory corporate governance workshops 16,200 Open D
Deborah Durnan Remote introductory corporation-training 13,634 Open D
Deborah Durnan Deliver governance workshop-training 34,998 Open D
Deborah Durnan Refresh regional introductory to corporate governance workshop-training 36,000 Open D
Deborah Durnan Introductory corporate governance-training 48,240 Open D
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Audit Risk and Fraud Services 460,000 Open A, D
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Provision of consultancy re: ORIC CATSI Act Implementation Project-Systems build 5,916,636 Open D
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Assistance to an Alice Springs Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council to identify opportunities for administrative streamlining 16,125 Select (panel) D
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu FOFMS post Implementation review-processes 76,710 Open D
DFK Kidsons The Department, in coordination with the Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) and the Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), funded an independent review of the current and projected financial position of the Gap Youth Centre (GYC) 14,413 Select (panel) D
DGR Consulting Pty Ltd Advice on the development of performance indicators 27,400 Direct D
Di Marzio Research Pty Ltd* Market Research on future planning information material for carers 168,190 Select (panel) A, C, D
Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd Services for Targeted Network Review 24,420 Select (panel) D
Disability Studies and Research Review of the Information Kit for Disability Employers 25,080 Direct D
Dr Helen McKenna Develop benchmarks for Indigenous access and take-up rates in mainstream programs and services administered by FaHCSIA as required under FaHCSIA's Reconciliation Plan, 2007-08 22,000 Direct D
Dr Jacqueline Roberts Autism Spectrum Disorders Expert Reference Group 30,000 Direct D
Dr Michael Cooke Provision of consultancy services in relation to the Indigenous interpreters project 66,030 Direct D
e-Centric Communications Portal programming 24,750 Select (panel) A, D
Energetica Pty Ltd Homelessness Clearinghouse-development and maintenance 491,202 Open D
Enmark Business Advisors Pty Ltd S453-1 Exams (3) Bulabula, Yuyung, Yilli 39,693 Direct D
Enmark Business Advisors Pty Ltd Examination for community development and child protection 31,598 Open D
Ernst & Young Treatment of investment returns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account 15,000 Open E
Ernst & Young Review Aboriginal Hostels 112,521 Open A, D
Forensic Digital Services Provide Computer Forensic Support 60,500 Direct D, E
Forensic Digital Services Provide Computer Database and E-Discovery Support 55,000 Direct A, E
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Community Engagement Program Services 150,700 Select (panel) D
Gail Mulcair Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Group Member 30,000 Direct D
Geoscience Australia Family Relationships Centre Maps 36,888 Open A
Global Value Xchange PTY LTD Training Cert IV Blocks 3-training 45,283 Open D
HannahFyre Enterprises Children's Services Program Assistance 26,400 Select (panel) D
HannahFyre Enterprises Develop overarching strategy and project management plan and process integration for implementation of the 'Helping Children with Autism' package 55,000 Select (panel) C
Haystac Public Affairs Implementation of the National Youth Week 2008 national communication strategy 239,217 Open E
Hoholt Financial Consulting Pty Ltd S453-1 Exams 15,400 Open D
Hope Reviews/Gemtil Provide Management direction and leadership to Branch/Project while recruitment for position was being undertaken 128,000 Direct D
Horizons Education & Development Certificate IV in Business Governance-Training 24,551 Open D
Horizons Education & Development Certificate IV Training in Business Governance-Training 34,194 Open D
Horizons Education & Development Plan and deliver the Certificate IV in Business Governance—Training 34,668 Open D
Horizons Education & Development Plan and deliver Introduction to Corporate Governance-Training 76,531 Open D
Howie Herring & Forsyth Project management services for the refurbishment of SSAT New South Wales Office 29,214 Select (panel) A, D
Howie Herring & Forsyth Project management services for the refurbishment of SSAT Australian Capital Territory Office 33,490 Select (panel) A, D
Howie Herring & Forsyth Project management services for the relocation and refurbishment of SSAT Queensland Office 39,964 Select (panel) A, D
Hyperware Consulting Pty Ltd Configuring and programming of servers and the web 47,784 Select (panel) A, D
Inner North Consulting Pty Ltd Business analysis and project management 95,920 Direct D, E
Inner North Consulting Pty Ltd Business analysis and project management 212,718 Direct D, E

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Training workshops 15,400 Open D
Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) Provision of consultancy services to develop a National Disability Advocacy Program JAS-ANZ auditing procedure 52,360 Direct E
Kamira Stacey Consulting Pty HR related investigations for OHS/Code of Conduct 14,850 Open C
Kavanagh Consulting Community engagement ICGW workshop 1 and 2 Balgo 29,948 Open D
Kavanagh Consulting Remote three day introductory training 16,768 Open D
Kavanagh Consulting Community engagement ICGW-Training 17,085 Open D
Korda Mentha S453-1 Exams 12,870 Open D
Korda Mentha S453-1 Exams 16,354 Open D
Korda Mentha S453-1 Exams 18,545 Open D
Korda Mentha S453-1 Exams 19,800 Open D
Korda Mentha S453-1 Exams 25,190 Open D
KPMG New disability supported employment places 53,460 Open A
KPMG FOFMS TRA Update-Enhancement Release 5 19,751 Open C
KPMG Review of BAS, Internal controls GST 12,500 Open C
KPMG Assistance with financial statement processes 48,047 Open A
KPMG ICC Implementation Review 274,415 Select (panel) D
KPMG Financial viability and business case assessment for new disability supported employment services 31,350 Select (panel) A
Langford Consultancy S453-1 Exams 13,479 Open D
Langford Consultancy Review Balkanu Project 55,049 Select (panel) D
Langford Consultancy Review Cape York Partnerships 57,311 Select (panel) D
Lanier Voice Provision of voice recording system for CSA appeals 71,724 Select (panel) A,D, E
Lindsay J Roberts FCA S453-1 Exams 26,125 Open D
Lindsay J Roberts FCA Examination of Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation 26,400 Open D
Marg Cranny & Assoc Production and evaluation of manuals for Indigenous Leadership program 19,800 Select (panel) C
Max Shanahan & Associates Pty Ltd Provision of consultancy services 16,500 Direct D
Media Team Australia Promotion of corporate social responsibility in media 44,000 Select (panel) D
Michael Lennon Professional Services Independent advice for the National Affordable Housing Agreement 57,713 Direct D
Morgan Disney & Associates Pty Ltd SRA Implementation Review 117,260 Select (panel) D
MP Consulting Planning for drug and alcohol 172,000 Select (panel) D
Nash Management Group Project management services for the refurbishment of SSAT Tasmanian Office 13,200 Select (panel) A, D
National Australia Day Council Sponsorship for Young Australian of the Year Award, National Australia Day 2008 303,415 Select (panel) D
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (The University of Canberra) Head agreement for Micro-simulation modelling and related services for the period 2007-10 456,534 Select E
Nicole Rogerson Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Group Member 30,000 Direct D
Nous Group Consultancy services/advice to Disability Investment Group 149,556 Select (panel) D
Novell Pty Ltd Consulting services for Network Operating System upgrade 11,254 Select (panel) A, D
Oakton Services Pty Ltd Audit, risk and fraud services 1,500,000 Open A, D
Objective Corporation Ltd Consultancy service for provision of EDRMS services 177,667 Open A, D, E
O'Brien Rich Research Child Care Links Program Evaluation 2007 157,520 Open C
Open Mind Research Group* Market testing seniors publications 152,845 Open C
Opus Qantec McWilliam Pty Ltd Development of a scope of works for the Nguiu cemetery upgrade project, in consultation with traditional owners and key stakeholders 24,376 Select (panel) D
Orima Research Pty Ltd* Qualitative research to explore experiences of the review process among Carer Allowance and Carer Payment recipients 63,980 Select (panel) C
Orima Research Pty Ltd Research services for project entitled 'Carer Payment Recipients and Workforce Participation' 24,750 Open C
Orima Research Pty Ltd Homelessness White Paper 259,347 Open C
Orima Research Pty Ltd Research into review experiences of Carer Allowance and Carer Payment receipts 64,480 Open C
Orima Research Pty Ltd Data analysis 15,950 Open D
Peoplebank Consultancy 31,680 Select (panel) A
Performance Vision FRSP Online Hyperion Reports 22,378 Select (panel) D
Perks Audit and Assurance Consultancy 46,200 Open D
Policy & Management Advisory Independent advice for national affordable housing agreement 57,713 Direct D
Preemptive Consulting Pty Ltd Consulting services for Network Infrastructure 207,536 Select (panel) A, D
Pricewaterhouse Coopers Audit Risk and Fraud Services 420,000 Open A, D
Professor Tony Attwood Autism Spectrum Disorders Expert Reference Group 30,000 Direct D
Pro-Safety Consultants Pty Ltd Consultancy services for the Unified Access Control System Project and Tuggeranong Office Park Access Control Project 72,000 Open A, D
Providence Consulting Group Northern Territory Emergency Response Implementation Plan 57,875 Open A
Queensland University of Technology Academic and administrative support for the Youth Services Action Research Committee 16,500 Direct D
Reid Campbell Project management services for the relocation and refurbishment of SSAT Victorian Office 27,408 Select (panel) A, D
Reid Campbell Project management services for the relocation and refurbishment of SSAT National Office 47,941 Select (panel) A, D
Reid Campbell Project management services for the relocation and refurbishment of SSAT Sydney Office 37,765 Select (panel) A, D
Results Consulting Job analysis of SSAT positions 68,280 Select (panel) A, D
Richardson O'Rourke Consulting Pty Ltd ORIC Organisation Review 16,016 Select (panel) D
RogenSi Pty Ltd Advisory services for strategic communications relating to the Northern Territory Emergency Response 63,500 Select (panel) A, D, E
Ron Hunt Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Group Member 30,000 Direct D
Roy Morgan Survey design and development for the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) Survey 1,746,959 Open B
RPR Consulting Pty Ltd FRSP Approval Requirement 11,275 Direct C
RPR Consulting Pty Ltd Facilitation of community consultation meetings to develop a national child protection framework 42,155 Select (panel) C
RPR Consulting Pty Ltd Implementation review to determine best practice strategies to inform future program design/practice for Personal Helpers and Mentors Program 41,260 Select (panel) D
RPR Consulting Pty Ltd Strategic Planning and development 35,200 Open D
Rural Solutions Rulebook Re-design and Governance Training 15,480 Open D
Scolari Comerford Chartered Accountants Examination of Bagan Aboriginal Corporations 14,850 Open D
Senatore Brennan Rashid S453-1 Exams (3) Redfern, South, National, Sydney 15,000 Open D
SGS Economics Communities in Crisis 124,307 Select (panel) D
Social Compass Baseline Community Profile-East Kimberley 247,002 Open D
Stamford Interactive Information architecture and usability design for www.fahcsia.gov.au 79,582 Select (panel) B
Stone Throw Consulting Provision of investigative services 18,900 Open D
Stones Throw Consulting Independent investigative services 12,825 Select (panel) D
StratSec.Net Pty Ltd FaHCSIA IT architecture review 15,800 Select (panel) C
Swinburne University of Technology NPY Women's Council and Young Women Corporations-training 10,296 Open D
Swinburne University of Technology South Australia Certificate-training 22,146 Open D
Swinburne University of Technology Development of training materials and curriculum-training 72,275 Open D
Taylor Fry Consulting Actuaries To undertake a study of Age Pension, Carer Payment, Pension Debts in accordance with proposal for exploratory analysis of debt repayments 71,500 Select (panel) A
Team Systems Pty Ltd Facilitation of Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Roundtables 13,860 Open C
Team Systems Pty Ltd Consultancy support for Advocacy Reform and Management Section Planning Workshop 12,000 Direct E
Team Systems Pty Ltd Property management, tenancy management, tenancy support services-support Australian Government/Northern Territory Government planning for above 16,479 Select (panel) A, D
Templeton Galt Pty Ltd Consultancy services to assist in the preparation of RFT documentation for a service provider tender 172,800 Open A, D
The Infants' Home (Wendy Foote) Recording proceedings of community consultation meetings and written community submissions to develop a national child protection framework 15,131 Select (panel) C
TNR Financial Services Pty Ltd Provision of consultancy services 12,650 Open D
TNR Financial Services Pty Ltd S453-1 Exams (3) Buyinbin, Gungyah, Bulgarr 16,500 Open D
TNS Social Research Research-To design and test an online survey for Government Business Managers using the National Indigenous Information System and to analyse and report on the final survey results 34,925 Select (panel) D
TNS Social Research* Office for Women website review 43,945 Select B
Tony Blunn AO Independent review into circumstances surrounding the acquisition of NTER staff accommodation 60,000 Direct C
University of New South Wales-Social Policy Research Centre Provision of contract in relation to Quality of Life Outcomes Reporting for Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care 53,697 Direct B, D
University of Queensland Provision of services in relation to the development of an outcomes measurement framework for the Personal Helpers and Mentors Program 70,000 Select (panel) E
Urbis JHD Provision of consultancy services in relation to the Petrol Sniffing Strategy 82,947 Open C
Urbis JHD Evaluation of Family Relationship Services for Humanitarian Entrants (FRSHE) initiative 45,116 Select (panel) C
Veda Advantage Real Estate Measure-Property Value Data 231,000 Direct D
Wallis Consulting Group Pty Ltd Consultancy services 76,953 Select (panel) D
WalterTurnbull Review of financial and governance position of Disability Employment Action Centre (DEAC) 22,000 Open D
WalterTurnbull Scope and develop systems and procedures for assets management 55,000 Open D
WalterTurnbull Provision of financial services 25,000 Open D
WalterTurnbull FOFMS Project Post Implementation Review 104,500 Open D
WalterTurnbull Provision of project management services 50,000 Select (panel) C
WalterTurnbull Conduct a full organisation review of the Disability Action Centre (DEAC) and the advocacy arm of DEAC known as the Association of Employees with Disability 23,300 Select (panel) D
WalterTurnbull Provision of financial analysis report 16,500 Select (panel) A
Yellow Edge Pty Ltd Conference facilitation 12,800 Open D
Yellow Edge Pty Ltd Review and improve the governance workshop-Training 27,390 Open D
Yellow Edge Pty Ltd Review of Larakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation to assess financial and operational sustainability. Involved a one-off short term task requiring professional knowledge 70,000 Select (panel) D
Total 27,591,226  

* Consultants also appear in Appendix 3-Advertising and market research

(1) Justification for decision to use consultancy:

  1. skills currently unavailable within FaHCSIA
  2. requirements for collection of quantitative/qualitative statistical information
  3. requirement for independent or impartial research/assessment by an independent organisation
  4. requirement for specialist/professional expertise
  5. consultant is recognised as an expert in the field and uniquely able to provide the required services.

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