Defence: Consultancies

Senator Ronaldson asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 24 November 2008:

For the 2008 calendar year, can details be provided of the start date, duration, cost and nature (direct source or open source) of tender for each individual consultancy contract with the department dealing with: (a) media relations; (b) public relations; (c) public events management; (d) communications; and (e) communications strategy.

Senator Faulkner - The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

This information is published in the Defence annual report. The first half of 2008 is published in the Defence Annual Report 2007-08. The second half will be published in the Defence Annual Report 2008-09, scheduled to be tabled in Parliament by 31 October 2009.

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