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Senate Continuing Order No. 6
Senate Continuing Order No. 6 requires that 'each department and agency must provide, on its internet home page, an indexed list of the titles of all relevant files, including new parts of existing files':
a) created between 1 July and 31 December of the preceding year in the central office of that department or agency, not later than the tenth day of the autumn sittings of Parliament; and
b) created between 1 January and 30 June of that year in the central office of that department or agency, not later than the tenth day of the spring sittings of Parliament.
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Senate Order on Government Contracts
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 tenth day of the spring and autumn sittings each year.
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Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2009
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2009
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2008
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2008
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2007
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2007
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2006
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2006
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2005
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2005
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2004
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2004
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the calendar year ended 31 December 2003
Senate Order on Departmental and Agency Contracts for the financial year ended 30 June 2003
Expenditure on legal services 2008-2009
The Legal Services Directions 2005, issued by the Attorney-General under the Judiciary Act 1903, requires that Australian Government agencies make publicly available details of expenditure on legal services in the previous financial year. In compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005, the statement of legal services expenditure by the National Competition Council for the 2008-09 financial year is provided below (all figures are inclusive of GST).
Description of Legal Service | Expenditure |
Total Legal Service Expenditure | $542 547 |
Total External Legal Services Expenditure | $542 547 |
Total number of Counsel briefed | 3 |
Female | 0 |
Male | 3 |
Total number of Counsel direct briefed | 0 |
Total value of Counsel briefs | $91 468 |
Total of disbursements (excl Counsel) | $8 947 |
Total of professional fees paid | $442 132 |
Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $0 |
Total Costs Recovered | $205 420 |