DoCS’ advertising spend of $20 016 is made up of three campaigns: Description Purpose Placement cost Radio advertisement To promote the Homelands Policy 18 895 Placements: TOP END ABORIGINAL BUSH BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION 9927 CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION 8968 Newspaper advertisement To promote the International Women’s Day grants program 771 Placements: TENNANT & DISTRICT TIMES 304 NORTH AUSTRALIAN NEWS PTY LTD (KATHERINE TIMES) 247 ARAFURA TIMES 220 Television advertisement To promote the Aboriginal Interpreter Service 350 Placements: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY TELEVISION LTD (ICTV) 350 TOTAL Placement cost 20 016 Production cost all advertising: Nil. Design cost all advertising: Nil. 9. full details of all government advertising in breach of the Public Information Act as identified by the Auditor-General since 1 July 2013 Answer Refer to the Auditor-General. 10. a full breakdown of all ministerial office expenditure since 1 July 2013 Answer Refer to the Department of the Chief Minister. 11. a full list of all forced redundancies across all agencies, including an explanation for each redundancy, and why it was necessary to breach the CLP’s election commitment that no public servant would be sacked Answer to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment. 12. a full list of all personnel who have left the Northern Territory public sector and then returned since 1 July 2013, including payout and settlement details
Answer to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment. 13. details of all government tenders, contracts and grants awarded or granted since 1 July 2013, including whether the recipient is a member of the Country Liberal Party. This includes full location details for companies and organisations Answer We do not ask for political affiliation of memberships in our documentation. The below data is for the Department of Community Services for the period 1 July 2013 to 31 March 2014. Tenders and Contracts All tenders and contracts within the APRO system have been reported on. Process used Type of Procurement Title of Requisition – Purpose Contractor Name Contract Value Award Date Tier 4 Quotation Public Assist Department of Community Services with implementing and managing the Asbestos Removal Program 2013-16, including assisting with tender preparation and management of contractors. Coffey Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd $1,833,243.00 2/12/2013 Tier 2 Quotation Select Provide advice and assistance for development of the Asbestos Removal Program 2013-16 under the Stronger Futures in the NT initiative. Ross Human Directions $79,453.44 1/10/2013 Tier 2 Quotation Select Review the existing Power and Water Corporation’s indigenous community engineering guidelines (ICEG 2008) and provide recommendations. GHD Pty Ltd $49,214.00 3/10/2013
The government will: establish arrangements with commercial airline operators to provide discounted airfares for Territory Government domestic and international travel; establish an across-government regional panel contract for travel booking services; and panel contract for air charter services. Estimated savings in Department of Community Services for 2014-15 is $29 000. 23. details of all information and data contained within the fiscal strategy, updated fiscal outlook, risks to the updated financial projections, expenses and capital investment, intergovernmental revenue and territory taxes and royalties Answer Refer to the Department of Treasury and Finance. 24. full details of all information and data contained within the capital works program and estimated capital expenditure across all government agencies and corporations Answer Details can be found in the 2014-15 Budget Paper No. 4. Specific questions will be addressed through the Estimates hearing process. 25. full details of all revenue measures including new and tax increases including levies and charges in budget 2014. Details to include risk impact statements, community and industry consultation plans, economic modelling and revenue projections Answer Not applicable. 26. full details of the operational impacts across all government entities as a result of all government decisions and policies Answer Refer to Questions 260(1) and (3). Specific questions will be addressed through the estimates hearing process. 27. full details of the operational impacts across all government entities as a result of the government’s savings measures Answer Refer to questions 260 (1) and (3). Specific questions will be addressed through the Estimates hearing process. 28. details of the operational impacts across non-government agencies as a result of all government funding, decisions and policies Answer NGO’s are external to the Budget. This question should be posed to relevant NGO’s.
Wright Business Solution $3,455 JES and JAQ – Homelands Project Officer No Contract Wright Business Solution $3,300 Preparation of documentation for various jobs within Remote Infrastructure Program Office No Panel Contract 4 Simon Byrne Solution $23,545 Consultant fee – Springs Pump Stations Yes- Select Tender 5 Steve Walker $707 Consultant fee – Asbestos Removal Program Yes -Tender 6 IT Business Solution $480 Land Tenure database design requirement No Tier 1 – Specialised services 6 IT Business Solution $1,950 Maintenance AIS database reports No Tier 1 – Specialised services 6 IT Business Solution $1,320 Roll out database test update No Tier 1 – Specialised services 6 IT Business Solution $2,760 1st draft SQL for database No Tier 1 – Specialised services 6 IT Business Solution $13,200 Homelands Extra Allowance database No Tier 1 – approval to obtain 1 quote- Specialised services 6 IT Business Solution $31,840 Various IT related services for AIS database No Various individual Tier 1 consultancies 7 Tonkin Consulting $15,334 Technical support and data review No Tier 1(x2) – Specialised services 8 Phoenix Consulting $220 Medical Consultation No Tier 1 – Specialised services 8 Phoenix Consulting $2,000 Team evaluation consultations AIS No Tier 1 – Specialised services