Contracts

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) must set out contracts entered into by DVA, which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more.

Senate Order 13 on Entity Contracts - listing for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.

Pursuant to the Senate Order 13 on Entity Contracts, contracts entered into by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) are available through the Senate Order Report on the AusTender website. The Senate Order Report includes contracts of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

1. have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2024; or
2. which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2024.

Some of the contracts in The Senate Order Report 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.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

1. ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and the like; and/or
2. protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

The accountable authority of DVA has assured that the contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.