Budgets
2010 - 2011
2009 - 2010
The Portfolio Budget Statements listed below belong to the former Commonwealth Workplace Ombudsman (WO) and the former Workplace Authority. The work relates to national workplace relations laws that applied before 1 July 2009. We have archived them for historical purposes.
2008 - 2009
Tenders
All Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman Requests for Tenders are advertised in the Government Tendering website. For a list of current agency tenders access the Australian Government Tender System (AusTender) - AusTender 
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Senate order on the reporting of departmental contracts - The Murray Motion
The amended Senate Order of 26 June 2003 calls on Australian Government departments and agencies to publish a list of contracts for services costing more than $100,000 that either haven't been completed or have been entered into during the previous 12 months. The following information must be given:
- the contractor, the amount of the contract and the subject matter of the contract
- the start date and the time the contract will take to complete
- the relevant reporting period and the 12-month period relating to the contract listings
- whether each contract calls on parties to keep provisions confidential, or whether there are any other confidentiality requirements
- a statement explaining reasons for confidentiality
- an estimate of the cost of complying with this order and a statement of the method used to make the estimate.
The most recent Murray Motion report covers the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
Shared Industry Assistance Projects
Select employer and industry organisations were invited to apply for a grant of up to $104,000 under the Shared Industry Assistance Projects (SIAP) in May 2010. Grants from this program were used to develop modern award guidance material in partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). Materials developed will be publically available on the internet.
Funding for SIAP has been allocated to the FWO in the 2010-2011 Budget and was used to facilitate a targeted education and information program for business on changes to the modern awards commonly used in their industry.
The SIAP program has now ended.
The attached document details the Shared Industry Assistance Projects (SIAP) grants that have taken effect.