Purchasing Australia
1990 – 9 October 1997
Business unit of the Department of Administrative Services responsible for Commonwealth purchasing policy and guidance to agencies, which issued procurement guidelines such as Transforming procurement (1995).
How it came into existence
Formed within the Department of Administrative Services as its Commonwealth purchasing unit. Its start date and any earlier name have not been confirmed: the start year 1990 is a decade-start estimate, resting on its being active under this name in the mid-1990s, when it issued guidelines for the review of procurement in Commonwealth agencies.
- Commonwealth purchasing policy
Changes during its life
- 24 March 1993Became part of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services.
- 30 January 1994Became part of the re-formed Department of Administrative Services.
How it ended
Ceased no later than the abolition of the Department of Administrative Services on 9 October 1997, when the department's purchasing functions passed to the new Department of Finance and Administration. The end date used is that of the department's abolition; the unit may have been wound up earlier.
- Commonwealth purchasing policy and guidelines
Main functions
- Commonwealth purchasing policy and guidelines
- Guidance to agencies on reviewing and improving procurement
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Administrative Services.
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Sources
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.