Reporting Period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006

Contract Listing 2006 Calendar Year

Senate Order on Government Agency Contracts

Pursuant to the Senate Order on departmental and agency contracts the following table sets out contracts entered into by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and its portfolio agencies (as specified under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more and which:

1. have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2006; or
2. which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to
   31 December 2006.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The reasons for including such clauses include:

• ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like; and/or
• protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

• DEWR Contract List

Australian Industrial Registry (AIR)

Comcare - not required to report.

Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT)

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)

Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC)

Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC)

Seafarers Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (SSRCA)

Key to Reasons for Confidentiality - please note: these clauses were reviewed to meet the Department of Finance’s Guidance on the Listing of Contract Details on the Internet (Meeting the Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts) – January 2004.

The estimated cost of complying with the order for the reporting period, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006, is $22,200.00.  This covers costs for staff to compile and verify the report based on the following: