Under the Senate Order 13, also known as the Murray Motion, NHMRC is required to publish details of contracts and grant agreements entered into and valued at $100,000 or more (including GST).
This must include details of contracts that:
- have not been fully performed, or
- were entered into during the previous 12 months.
Details of entity contracts (including grant agreements) are tabled twice a year, once for the financial year and once for the calendar year.
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.
However, requirements to maintain the confidentiality of information obtained or generated as a result of performance of a contract only where a contract clause has sought to protect specific information such as:
- costing/profit information
- trade secrets
- Privacy Act 1988
The contract amounts are reported in line with Department of Finance requirements. The amounts show the total expected expenditure over the whole life of the contract.
Compliance costs
The estimated cost of complying with this policy is approximately $3,590 per year.
This estimate was achieved by calculating the total time staff spent collecting, preparing and verifying the information at their relevant hourly rate of pay.
NHMRC entity contracts
Procurement contracts are available through the Senate Order Report located on the AusTender Homepage.
Grant Agreement contracts are available in the Downloads section.