Budget Measures - Savings from External Labour, and Savings from Advertising, Travel and Legal Expenses

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/agency 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/agency 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/agency 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/agency 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/agency 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. 7. Is the Department/agency on track to meet the saving target? 8. Has the Department/agency sought an exemption or alternation from/to the savings target? 9. If so, why and was it approved?