Question seeks data on fraudulent, unnecessary, substandard, or noncompliant job orders submitted by Transfield Services, Lake Maintenance, and Programmed Facility Management to the Department of Housing. The Department is auditing and unable to provide complete figures, but has recovered $627,185 from Transfield for noncompliance.

AnsweredQoN 271Legislative Council
Asked
17 May 2012
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Housing

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HOUSING —
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
271. Hon ED DERMER to the minister representing the Minister
for Housing:
Some notice has been given of this question. For each of the
head contractors Transfield Services, Lake Maintenance and Programmed Facility
Management, from 1 July 2010 to 31 March 2012 —
(1) How many
job orders submitted for payment have been subsequently identified as
fraudulent, not necessary, not to standard or otherwise noncompliant?
(2) What is
the total value of job orders identified to date by the Department of Housing
that have been fraudulent, not necessary, not to standard or otherwise
noncompliant?
(3) How much
money has been recovered by the Department of Housing for job orders identified
as fraudulent, not necessary, not to standard or otherwise noncompliant?

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I thank the honourable member for notice of the question.
This answer is current as at Thursday, 3 May, when the member
gave notice, so it may be that other events have transpired over the past
fortnight. The Department of Housing advises —
(1)–(2)
The department is currently conducting audits for the period in question and is
unable to provide a figure.
(3) Transfield
Services, $627 185 for noncompliance only; Lake Maintenance, nil, and negotiations
are in progress; Programmed Facility Management, nil, and negotiations are in
progress.

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