Senate orders
Any of our submissions to Government that are produced in response to Senate Orders are listed in our publications search.
Senate orders on agency reports
On 30 May 1996 the Senate agreed to a motion requiring each Minister to table an indexed list of files created in the central office of their departments or agencies. The lists for each half of the year are tabled in the Autumn and Spring sittings of the Senate.
The order is designed to make the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act) more genuinely workable by allowing Parliamentarians and the public to know what information exists. It also makes coordination within the bureaucracy easier as well as ensuring that both Ministers and Parliamentarians can get a real benefit out of the expenditure on information technology being undertaken by Commonwealth departments.
Senate orders on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts
The Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts requires agencies to publish on their website, details of contracts entered into which have not been fully performed or which have been entered into in the previous 12 months, and which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive).
The lists are tabled twice a year: once for the financial year and once for the calendar year.
01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
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SENATE ORDER FOR ENTITY CONTRACTS LISTING RELATING TO THE PERIOD I January 2025 to 31 December 2025. Pursuant to the Senate Order for non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the downloadable table from the Austender website listed below sets out contracts entered into by the Office of the Tax Ombudsman which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which: 1. have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2025, or 2. which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2025. Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The reasons for including such clauses include: a. ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like; and/or b. protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information. The accountable authority of the Office of the Tax Ombudsman has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. Procurement contracts for the Tax Ombudsman are available through the Senate Order Report located on the AusTender Homepage (www.tenders.gov.au ). Estimated cost of complying with this Order: $500 Basis of method used to estimate the cost: Based on staff hours used in complying, verifying and posting the information.
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01 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
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SENATE ORDER FOR ENTITY CONTRACTS LISTING RELATING TO THE PERIOD I July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Pursuant to the Senate Order for non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the downloadable table from the Austender website listed below sets out contracts entered into by the Office of the Tax Ombudsman which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which: 1. have not been fully performed as at 30 June 2025, or 2. which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 30 June 2025. Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The reasons for including such clauses include: a. ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like; and/or b. protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information. The accountable authority of the Office of the Tax Ombudsman has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. Procurement contracts for the Tax Ombudsman are available through the Senate Order Report located on the AusTender Homepage (www.tenders.gov.au ). Estimated cost of complying with this Order: $500 Basis of method used to estimate the cost: Based on staff hours used in complying, verifying and posting the information.
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Procurement contracts and reports for the IGTO are available through the “Senate Order” tab located on the AusTender Homepage (www.tenders.gov.au)
Senate standing order on departmental and agency appointments
On 24 June 2008, the Senate agreed to a motion requiring all Australian Government departments and agencies to produce a list of all appointments made by the Government (through Executive Council, Cabinet and ministers) to statutory authorities, executive agencies, advisory boards, government business enterprises and all other Commonwealth bodies, including the term of the appointment and remuneration for the position. A further amendment to the order agreed to by the Senate 12 May 2009 requires departments and agencies to include the place of permanent residence by state or territory of appointees.
The order also requires departments and agencies to produce a list of all existing vacancies to be filled by government appointment to statutory authorities, executive agencies, advisory boards, government business enterprises and all other Commonwealth bodies.
The lists are tabled 3 times a year commencing in 2011.
Senate standing order on departmental and agency grants
On 24 June 2008, the Senate agreed to a motion requiring all Australian Government departments and agencies to produce a list of all grants approved in each portfolio or agency, including the value of the grant, recipient of the grant and the program from which the grant was made.
The lists are tabled 3 times a year commencing in 2011.
The Taxation Ombudsman agency lists since 2011 are a nil response.