Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 15 June 2011:

Did Centrelink contract with Ms S Foster of Sutton for $10 000 of 'cosmetic services' between June 2010 and June 2011 as per contract notice 351334:

(a) if so:

(i) what services were supplied,

(ii) what was the reason for this purchase,

(iii) who received the service,

(iv) what procurement method was chosen,

(v) if an open procurement method was chosen, did this entail an open approach to market and/or an open tender process,

(vi) if the requirement for these services was advertised, or published as a Request for Tender (RFT), can this be supplied,

(vii) were these services sought by Centrelink's National Support Office,

(viii) what was the actual cost of the services supplied, and

(ix) is Centrelink intending on purchasing any more such services; and

(b) if no 'cosmetic services' were purchased by Centrelink:

(i) what services were supplied as per contract notice 351334,

(ii) what was the reason for this purchase,

(iii) who received the service,

(iv) what procurement method was chosen,

(v) if an open procurement method was chosen, did this entail an open approach to market and/or an open tender process,

(vi) if the requirement for these services was advertised, or published as a RFT, can this be supplied,

(vii) were these services sought by Centrelink's National Support Office,

(viii) what was the actual cost of the services supplied, and

(ix) is Centrelink intending on purchasing any more such services.