Appendix 3: Corrections to the 2008-09 Annual Report

The errors in and omissions from the 2008-09 Annual Report are listed below.

Page 280

The first sentence of Section 4.3 Consultancy Services in the 2008-09 Annual Report reads:

During 2008-09, 451 new consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $20.75 million (GST inclusive).

The sentence should read (with changes identified in bold text):

During 2008-09, 455 new consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $21.12 million (GST inclusive).

Page 284

Table 4.3.2: Outcome 2 – Access to Pharmaceutical Services

This record should be added to the table:

Consultant Name	Description	Contract Price	Selection Process (1)	Justification (2)
Monash University	External Evaluation of Submissions for Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee	$4,032,463	Open	B

Page 286

Table 4.3.3: Outcome 3 – Access to Medical Services

This record should be added to this table:

Consultant Name	Description	Contract Price	Selection Process (1)	Justification (2)
Phillip Jones & Associates Pty Ltd	Review of the Medical Treatment Overseas Program	$16,500	Direct	B

Page 296

Table 4.3.16: Cross Outcome

These records should be added to this table:

Consultant Name	Description	Contract Price	Selection Process (1)	Justification (2)
Slater & Gordon Lawyers	Provision of Legal Services	$10,000	Direct	A
Tarcus Pty Ltd	Provision of Change & Project Management Services	$267,042	Direct	B

Page 297

Table 4.3.17: Comparison Expenditure on Consultancy Services

During 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09

Table 4.3.17 reads:

2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
$35.02 million	$32.97 million	$32.10 million

The table should read (with changes identified in bold text):

2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
$35.02 million	$32.97 million	$32.47 million

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