❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about contract details and indexation payments for non-Government disability service providers. The Minister provides details on contract renewal cycles, payment schedules, and indexation payments.
AnsweredQoN 3755Legislative Council
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Can the Minister provide the following information for all non-Government organisation disability service providers, providing services to the Disability Service Commission, -
(1) On what date/s do their current contracts with the Disability Service Commission expire?
(2) What is the frequency of the contractual payments made by the Disability Service Commission to these providers?
(3) Are the contractual payments made in advance or arrears?
(4) When will the indexation amounts paid under the Government’s Non-Government Human Service Sector Indexation Policy, due for the first six months of 2010-2011, be paid to the service providers?
(5) How much will each service provider receive in indexation payments for the six months ended 31 December 2010?
(1) On what date/s do their current contracts with the Disability Service Commission expire?
(2) What is the frequency of the contractual payments made by the Disability Service Commission to these providers?
(3) Are the contractual payments made in advance or arrears?
(4) When will the indexation amounts paid under the Government’s Non-Government Human Service Sector Indexation Policy, due for the first six months of 2010-2011, be paid to the service providers?
(5) How much will each service provider receive in indexation payments for the six months ended 31 December 2010?
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Answered
24 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services
Response time
62 days
(1) The Disability Services Commission has a contract (Service Agreement) with approximately 115 disability sector organisations. The organisations are generally placed on a five year contract renewal cycle. Therefore, each year, the contract (Service Agreement) is renewed or extended for twenty-two to twenty-three organisations. This renewal or extension is negotiated from March to June of the year for renewal, with approvals completed by 30 June of that year. All contracts require the sign?off of the 'Principal' to the contract, namely the Chairperson of the disability sector organisation involved and the Chairperson of the Disability Services Commission.
(2) The payments related to the contract (Service Agreement) are paid on a quarterly basis. From July 2011, these payments will be:
30% (of the total annual allocation) for the July quarter paid prior to the end of July;
30% for the October quarterly payable prior to the end of October;
20% for the January quarter payable prior to the end of January; and
20% for the April quarter payable prior to the end of April.
Each payment is processed and paid within five working days of the sign?off of the Variation to the Service Agreement (contract variation) by the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation concerned.
(3) As reported in response 2 above, the contractual payments are paid in advance. The schedule of payments outlined (30%, 30%, 20% and 20% of the total annual allocation) enables the organisation to build a small cash reserve to assist with the management of cash?flow during the course of the financial year.
4) The indexation payment was paid on the full annual allocation during January, once the rate and the funds were released by the Department of Treasury.
(5) The indexation rate for 2010/11 was 3.95% and was paid on the total annual allocation during January 2011.
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(2) The payments related to the contract (Service Agreement) are paid on a quarterly basis. From July 2011, these payments will be:
30% (of the total annual allocation) for the July quarter paid prior to the end of July;
30% for the October quarterly payable prior to the end of October;
20% for the January quarter payable prior to the end of January; and
20% for the April quarter payable prior to the end of April.
Each payment is processed and paid within five working days of the sign?off of the Variation to the Service Agreement (contract variation) by the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation concerned.
(3) As reported in response 2 above, the contractual payments are paid in advance. The schedule of payments outlined (30%, 30%, 20% and 20% of the total annual allocation) enables the organisation to build a small cash reserve to assist with the management of cash?flow during the course of the financial year.
4) The indexation payment was paid on the full annual allocation during January, once the rate and the funds were released by the Department of Treasury.
(5) The indexation rate for 2010/11 was 3.95% and was paid on the total annual allocation during January 2011.
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