2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 Budget savings

Question

In relation to the measure in the 2022-23 October Budget, Savings from External Labour, and Savings from Advertising, Travel and Legal Expenses and the subsequent 2024-25 Budget measure, Savings from External Labour - extension: 1. What was the value of savings that the Department was requested to deliver for the 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 years to date, in aggregate and broken down across those years? 2. Has the Department identified the savings they will make across the following areas to achieve this cut: a. External labour hire b. Consultancy c. Advertising campaigns d. Travel e. Legal expenses 3. Can the Department provide a breakdown of the funding reductions they have made in totality, and in each of the above areas, and what they relate to? 4. Has the Department been informed of the cut that will be made to their funding in the next financial year, or the rest of the forward estimates? 5. Can the Department confirm the total new number of contracts (ongoing and terminating) and total cost of these contracts issued on AusTender since 30 June 2022 which relate to the following areas: a. External labour hire b. Consultancy c. Advertising campaigns d. Travel e. Legal expenses 6. Please provide a breakdown of the value of contracts across each area, and identify the categories on AusTender which are used to determine the Departments identification of the contracts. a. Is the Department on track to meet the saving target? b. Has the Department sought an exemption or alternation from/to the savings target? c. If so, why and was it approved?

Answer

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Documents

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• SQ26-000388.pdf (opens in a new tab)