On 20 June 2001, the Senate agreed to an order requiring each Minister to table a letter of advice that a list of contracts, in respect of each agency administered by that Minister, has been placed on the Internet, with access to the list through the department's home page. The letter must be tabled no later than the 10th day of the spring and autumn sittings each year. On 27 September 2001 the Senate passed a motion varying the reporting period of 12 months ending on the day before the first day of sitting of the Autumn or Spring sittings and requiring Agencies to report details of:
- each contract entered into by the department which has not been
fully performed or which has been entered into in the previous 12 months,
and which provides for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more;
- the amount of consideration for each such contract;
- the contractor and the subject matter of each contract;
- whether each such contract contains provisions requiring the parties to maintain confidentiality of any of its provisions, or whether any provisions of the contract are regarded by the parties as confidential, and a statement of reasons for confidentiality;
- an estimate of the cost of complying with this order; and
- the method used to estimate the cost of compliance.
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