Documents relating to contractor engagement

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This FOI release contains an extract from the ABS financial delegations instrument signed by Australian Statistician Dr David Gruen on 19 December 2024 under section 110 of the PGPA Act. Attachment B sets out delegated powers for approving commitments of relevant money and entering into contractual arrangements, with a focus on ICT consultants and ICT contracts. Schedule A lists delegation levels, including an EL2 limit of $1,000,000 for ICT contractual arrangements and a $200,000 limit across any Resource Centre for ICT consultant spending by SESB1 staff in the Technology and Security Division. Schedule C sets directions, including that indemnities or guarantees may only be granted where the likelihood of the event is under 5 per cent. Most figures and position details are redacted under section 47E and 47F. The extract does not concern any statistical collection, survey or data linkage, and contains no privacy or methodological content.