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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).

Table C.3: Contracts that do not include the ANAO access clause, 2019–20

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.