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Canberra Levels 2 and 3 of the Court’s National Support Office were refurbished for the colocation of functional groups and to optimise the use of the space. other reporting Part 6 Additionally, the design and documentation of projects scheduled for 2006-07 were completed in the reporting period. These include: the refurbishment of the courtrooms at the Canberra Registry alteration to the client services reception area in the Brisbane Registry to provide sitdown counters improvements to the child assessment area at Hobart Registry general refurbishment to improve operational efficiency, appearance and general presentation of the premises in Albury, Dandenong and Launceston registries, and minor fit-out alterations at the Melbourne Registry. Consultants and competitive tendering There were no contracts let to other organisations for the delivery of services previously performed by the Court during the reporting period. Consultants During 2005-06, 14 new consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $581,989 (refer Table 5). In addition, 15 ongoing consultancy contracts were active during the 2005-06 year involving total actual expenditure of $229,317. Exempt Contracts No contracts or standing orders were exempt from publication in the Purchasing and Disposal Gazette in terms of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the reporting period. 106 Family Court of Australia Annual Report 2005–2006
Table 5: Consultant services contracts let during 2005-06 Name Description of Service Amount Process / Reason Ainslie, Bell & Murchison Architects Pty Ltd Alan Piper Consulting Honourable Richard Chisolm Connley Walker Prepare technical design brief for office accommodation Consultancy services for leased property contract negotiations Provision of consultancy service for creation of judicial education materials Security review of access control systems in Court buildings $59,510 3/B $75,000 3/A $25,000 3/B $21,945 3/B Connley Walker Security risk assessment $79,300 1/A Crosby|Textor Incognition Pty Ltd Lambart (Sage) Consulting Pty Ltd Lincolne Scott Myriad Consultants Orygen Research Centre Richard McPhetres Stace Management Yarrendale Enterprises Facilitation of a strategic communications workshop Advise on, conduct and develop recommendations for a high level metadata review Evaluation of Mental Health Support Pilot Project Provision of engineering project services brief for office accommodation Provision of consultation and training services on cross-cultural issues for court staff Provision of training, support and evaluation of skilling and protocols for the Mental Health Support Pilot Project Advise on project and program management Facilitation of the National Magellan Forum Provision of advice, expertise and input to project and program management $13,750 3/A/C $21,863 1/A $21,120 1/A $20,000 3/A $73,920 2/B $90,000 1/A $20,000 3/B $17,840 3/B/C $74,920 2/A Part 6 Other reporting Legend Selection Process 1 Publicly advertised tender Reason A Project required specialist knowledge and/or skills not available within the Court 2 Selective tender B Consultant was a recognised expert in the field and/or had particular skills/experience gained from similar work for the Court 3 Direct engagement C Project required input from a person/organisation accepted as independent from the Court Family Court of Australia Annual Report 2005–2006 107
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