Australian National Audit Office access clause
The Defence contracting templates include standard clauses providing the Auditor-General access to contractors’ and major subcontractors’ premises, records and accounts. During 2019-20, Defence had 26 contracts that did not include the clause providing access to the Auditor-General (Table C.3).
Group and company | 2019-20 ($) | Purpose | Reason for non-inclusion of ANAO access clause |
Army | |||
United States Government | 465,996.80 | Training | Foreign Military Sale |
Total for the Army | 465,997 | ||
Estate and Infrastructure Group (E&IG) | |||
United States Government | 55,352,563.26 | Decontamination Services | Foreign Military Sale |
Total for E&IG | 55,352,563 | ||
Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG) | |||
United States Government | 148,920.25 | Software Support | Foreign Military Sale |
Total for CIOG | 148,920 | ||
Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) | |||
United States Government | 970,742.34 | Technical and Engineering Services | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 4,229,161.58 | Technical Data and Support | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 397,287.44 | Explosive Ordnance | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 13,719,934.47 | Special Military Equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 22,970,772.00 | Special Military Equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 2,884,556.44 | Special Military Equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 8,122,172.74 | Explosive Ordnance | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 258,875.79 | Laboratory and scientific equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 11,906,818.90 | Special Military Equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 465,602.86 | Technical Data and Support | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 2,627,489.35 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 1,310,616.00 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 1,300,591.92 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 1,444,081.50 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 1,087,665.66 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 589,202,327.42 | Explosive Ordnance | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 2,183,476.31 | Explosive Ordnance | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 3,520,051.00 | Electronic hardware and component parts | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 1,966,269.15 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 2,961,878.84 | Technical and Engineering Services | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 226,199.21 | Training | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 40,002,543.02 | Communication equipment | Foreign Military Sale |
United States Government | 65,529,000.00 | Electronic hardware and component parts | Foreign Military Sale |
Total for CASG | 779,288,114 | ||
Total Groups and Services | 835,255,594 |
Notes:
All figures are GST inclusive.
Defence uses the United States Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program, which facilitates sales of US arms, defence equipment, defence services and military training to foreign governments. The standard terms and conditions of Foreign Military Sales contracts do not contain ANAO access provisions.
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