9th Feb 2022, 4:32 PM – Senate Documents — Australian Public Service; Order for the Production of Documents

The majority voted against a motion introduced at the request of Queensland Senator Larissa Waters (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Finance, by no later than the last day of each financial quarter:

(a) details of all requests by government agencies for tenders for consultancy services in the previous quarter;

(b) details of all consultancy contracts entered into by government agencies in the previous quarter with:

(i) Ernst & Young,

(ii) PwC,

(iii) Deloitte,

(iv) KPMG,

(v) McKinsey,

(vi) Boston Consulting Group,

(vii) Accenture, and

(viii) any other consultancy organisation in relation to contracts valued at more than $50,000, including the purpose, scope, value, commencement and expected completion dates for each contract; and

(c) any final report or written advice prepared by consultancy firms listed in paragraph 1(b) received by a government agency in the previous quarter.

(2) If the Senate is not sitting when the documents are ready for presentation, the documents are to be presented to the President under standing order 166.

(3) This order is of continuing effect.