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Annual Report 2006-07Heading Level One22PurchasingStaff TrainingPhoto: Cockatoo IslandThe Trust’s Purchasing Guidelines and FinancialInstructions for the purchase of goods and servicesare consistent with the Commonwealth ProcurementGuidelines. Consideration is given to energy efficientand recycled and recyclable products when makingpurchasing decisions.Consultants and CompetitiveTendering and ContractingThe Trust engaged 104 consultants at a cost of$5,589.66m to provide specialist advice onplanning, business matters, communityconsultation, conservation, design, environmental,finance and risk management, communications andother technical aspects relating to the sites. Thenature of the sites, buildings and equipment meanthat it is not possible to employ staff with the widevariety of specialist skills that are required.Training sessions or workshops involving all orsignificant numbers of Trust staff were conductedas follows:• First Aid;• Fire Safety – Evacuation Procedures;• Corporate Governance;• Contract Administration;• Heritage Conservation;• Information Technology Training;• Insurance and Risk Management.StaffingStaff of the Trust are engaged under section 48 ofthe Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001.Staff are engaged on terms and conditions containedin Trust Determination No.1 of 2006 that are similarto those in public sector certified agreements. TheTrust’s staffing level for the year was 48 comprising48 full-time with a total of 4 staff leaving during thereporting period:Classification Male Female Full-time Part-time Ongoing Non-ongoing CasualExecutive Director 1 0 1 0 0 1 0Senior Executive 5 2 7 0 7 0 0Executive Level 2 5 6 11 0 9 2 0Executive Level 1 5 2 7 0 4 3 0Level 6 3 4 7 0 5 2 0Level 5 3 4 7 0 3 4 0Level 4 2 4 6 0 0 6 0Level 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0Level 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0Total 24 24 48 0 28 20 0