Queensland Government
Department of Housing and Public Works

The department engaged the following consultancies over the last three years:

Consultancy type New consultancies engaged Consultancies continued from previous years
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
Communication
2
1
0
1
0
1
Financial accounting
0
0
0
1
0
0
Human resources
2
3
0
0
3
1
Information technology
1
3
1
0
0
0
Management
6
0
1
3
3
1
Professional/Technical
11
17
7
16
17
15
Total
22
24
9
21
23
18

 

Consultancy type
2005–06
$
2006–07
$
2007–08
$
Communication
71,607
23,297
19,999
Financial accounting
3,625
0
0
Human resources
35,486
34,226
43,315
Information technology
75,000
58,975
133,610
Management
265,427
260,092
259,853
Professional/Technical
1,743,946
1,377,795
2,275,286
Amount paid by the department for consultancies
2,195,091
1,754,385
2,732,063
Consultancies engaged by external parties
(83,280)
(94,124)
(102,224)
Receipt of reimbursements from external parties
455,802
480,288
277,529
Cost of consultancies engaged by the department
2,567,613
2,140,549
2,907,368