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Finance and Deregulation

Desktop computing equipment — whole‑of‑government coordinated procurement

Expense ($m)

	2008‑09	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13
Department of Finance and Deregulation	-	2.3	0.9	1.0	1.0
Various Agencies	-	-	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7
Total	-	2.3	-0.8	-0.7	-0.7

The Government will provide $5.2 million over four years to the Department of Finance and Deregulation from 2009‑10 to establish and manage the coordinated procurement of desktop computing equipment by agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

These implementation costs will be fully recovered from agencies as purchases are made through the coordinated procurement arrangements, and will deliver ongoing savings beyond the forward estimates.

Office of Evaluation and Audit — Indigenous Programs transfer to the Australian National Audit Office

Expense ($m)

	2008‑09	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13
Australian National Audit Office	-	1.9	4.0	4.0	4.1
Department of Finance and Deregulation	-	-2.7	-5.3	-5.4	-5.4
Total	-	-0.8	-1.3	-1.4	-1.3

The Government will transfer the Office of Evaluation and Audit — Indigenous Programs from the Department of Finance and Deregulation to the Australian National Audit Office from 1 January 2010. This transfer will allow the consolidation of the external audit and evaluation of Indigenous programs within the Australian National Audit Office.

This consolidation will result in savings of $4.8 million over four years due to operational efficiencies.

Parliamentary entitlements — reform

Expense ($m)

	2008‑09	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13
Department of Finance and Deregulation	-	-0.2	-1.5	-1.3	-1.2

The Government has announced a package of reforms to parliamentary entitlements to increase transparency and accountability.

The reforms include a 25 per cent reduction in the printing entitlement, capping expenditure on office consumables, establishing a vetting and checking system for the printing entitlement, introducing an enhanced advisory service to enable parliamentarians to obtain written advice regarding the application of the parliamentary entitlements framework, reforming the newspaper and periodical allowance and expanding the current reporting system to publish all entitlements expenditure.

An independent review of the entitlements framework has also been established and will report to Government within six months on the next stage for reform.

The reforms form part of the Government's response to an audit of the administration of parliamentary entitlements published by the Australian National Audit Office on 8 September 2009.

Further information can be found in the press release of 8 September 2009 issued by the Special Minister of State.

Superannuation pension overpayments — reduction

Expense ($m)

	2008‑09	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13
Department of Finance and Deregulation	-	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4

The Government will reduce the incidence of overpayment of Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme pensions through enhanced data analysis, data matching between agencies and improved internal processes within ComSuper. This is expected to result in $1.0 million in savings over four years from 2009‑10.

Telecommunications services — whole‑of‑government coordinated procurement

Expense ($m)

	2008‑09	2009‑10	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13
Department of Finance and Deregulation	-	3.9	-	-	-
Various Agencies	-	-	-8.8	-20.1	-18.5
Total	-	3.9	-8.8	-20.1	-18.5

The Government will introduce coordinated procurement arrangements for its telecommunications services. These arrangements will include central purchasing of Internet‑based network connections within Australia and whole‑of‑government panels for the supply of commoditised items (such as mobile phones), invoice reconciliation and telecommunication management services.

Funding of $3.9 million will be provided to the Department of Finance and Deregulation in 2009‑10 to implement and administer the new arrangements. The costs of implementing and administering the arrangements will be offset by whole‑of‑government savings which are expected to be $47.4 million over three years from 2010‑11.

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