All consultants engaged under section 144T of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (Cth) were engaged using the standard terms and conditions for the engagement of consultants by the TSRA as set out in the instrument referred to in section 144T(3). There were no significant differences between those terms and conditions and how consultants were engaged.
Table 6-2 Details of consultants (total from audited financial statements – detail unaudited)
|
Name
|
Amount ($)
|
Purpose
|
Selection process
|
Justification code
|
Acuro
|
7,259
|
Business support panel
|
Open tender
|
B
|
Arafura Consulting
|
110,183
|
Anthropological services
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
David Fell Environmental
|
40,938
|
Biocultural surveys
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
David Fell Environmental
|
11,928
|
Masigal Calendar
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Davidson Workplace Solutions Pty Ltd
|
18,529
|
Enterprise agreement consultation and negotiation
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Deltapoint Pty Ltd
|
39,278
|
Human resource support
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Di Chambers
|
14,402
|
Technical research and policy drafting
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Effective Governance
|
67,295
|
TSRA Board induction
|
Select tender
|
B
|
Emamulda Consulting
|
51,350
|
Anthropological services
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Environmental Systems Solutions
|
130,736
|
Traditional ecological knowledge system
|
Open tender
|
B
|
Fieldworx
|
17,900
|
Second Language Symposium
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Gabriel Bani
|
46,364
|
Dugong and Turtle Management Plan review
|
Direct sourcing
|
C
|
Grant Thornton
|
4,091
|
Business support panel
|
Open tender
|
B
|
HLB Mann Judd
|
16,026
|
Internal audit
|
Open tender
|
B
|
James Cook University
|
110,000
|
TropWATER seagrass research and monitoring
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
James Cook University
|
11,815
|
Seagrass training rangers and staff
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
James Cook University
|
46,079
|
TropWATER wetland and mangrove programme
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Kleinhardt
|
9,678
|
Business support panel
|
Open tender
|
B
|
KPMG
|
13,684
|
Business support panel
|
Open tender
|
B
|
Miromaa Aboriginal Language & Technology Centre
|
53,700
|
Language Symposium conference
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Ocean Time Marine
|
10,599
|
Vessel safety management system
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Pacific Social Mapping
|
8,975
|
Anthropological services
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
PDM Consultancy
|
3,600
|
Probity plan for REIS business growth package
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Regional Advisory and Innovation Network
|
10,500
|
IPA management plan update
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Samuel Taylor
|
219,531
|
ICT support and integration
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
SC Lennon and Associates Pty Ltd
|
59,319
|
REIS framework
|
Open tender
|
C
|
Squiz Australia
|
20,000
|
ICT for REIS implementation
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Stuart Boyd-Law
|
18,182
|
Feral pig eradication
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Sydney Institute of Professional Studies
|
2,750
|
Certificate IV in Government Delivery
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Tagai State College
|
110,000
|
Environmental education coordinator
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Terraform Design Pty Ltd
|
59,400
|
Land and sea management investment prospectus
|
Select tender
|
C
|
Terri Janke and Company
|
12,057
|
Law workshop delivery
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
University of Wollongong
|
3,000
|
Advice on draft tropical rock lobster management plan
|
Select tender
|
C
|
WildFish Research
|
10,000
|
Investigate development of bait fishing industry
|
Select tender
|
B
|
YUMI Education
|
218,916
|
TS Language Centre
|
Direct sourcing
|
B
|
Zakazukha Marketing Communications
|
75,465
|
Media support services
|
Open tender
|
B
|
Total
|
1,663,529
|
|
|
|
REIS = Regional Economic Investment Strategy
Justification code:
A Skills currently unavailable within TSRA.
B Need for specialised or professional skills.
C Need for independent research or assessment.
|