The Annual Report requirements16 state that an agency's Annual Report to Parliament must include:
• a list of each consultancy contract let to the value of $10 000 or more and the total value of each of these contracts over the life of the contract, and
• a summary statement of competitive tendering and contracting undertaken during the reporting period, or during a previous reporting period for which a contract is still current.
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16 Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, is published annually by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and is available at <http://www.pmc.gov.au>.