Management
As a result of this agreement all entitlements under these schemes ceased to accrue
from January 6, 2000 and all employees were provided with a number of choices
regarding the manner in which they accessed their entitlement. The cost of
implementing this aspect of the certified agreement is estimated at $105 million
over those years.
Health and safety
The AFP is bound by the provisions of the
Occupational Health and Safety
(Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (OH&S Act) and the
Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act).
The National Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Committee, flagged in last
year’s annual report, was reconstituted during the reporting period with new
terms of reference and membership.
The committee has been established to assist the AFP to focus on the strategic
importance of Health, Safety and Rehabilitation, to monitor the AFP’s performance
and to facilitate communication on OH&S issues
During the reporting period, selected areas throughout the AFP were subjected to
an audit by Comcare Australia, as part of their planned investigation program.
While the audit revealed the AFP exhibited a high degree of commitment to
OH&S, it indicated that more work was needed on the implementation of policy
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and procedures within the organisation. To this end, OH&S work and action plans
have been developed for 2000–2001 in an effort to more fully meet legislative
requirements.
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representatives and the AFP was not subjected to any notices issued by Comcare
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by Comcare, however.
Members of AFP contingents serving in East Timor have been given entitlements
to certain benefits under the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VE Act).
Discussions have been held between the
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Comcare Australia to clarify the relationship between entitlements to
compensation and rehabilitation under the SRC Act and entitlements under the VE
Act.
Recruitment
During 1999–2000, the AFP faced a potential loss of up to 1200 personnel as their
fixed term appointments came up for renewal. The certified agreement and the
Government agreement to end AFPAS were major strategies to avoid that result in
the Olympics year. However, the AFP also brought forward its 2000–01 recruiting
strategy as a hedge against a higher than normal attrition rate.
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Consultants
The total number of consultants engaged by the AFP in 1999–2000 was 29, at a total
expenditure of $525,383. The consultants were retained for the purposes of
corporate support, science and technology and human resources, a lack of
available in-house resources, a requirement for specialist skills, the need for access
to latest technology, or an independent study or facilitator.
In accordance with the Commissioner’s financial instructions, opportunities to do
business with the AFP are published in the
Commonwealth (Purchasing and
Disposals) Gazette, except for those instances where the commercial benefit being
offered is so small as to not warrant the time and procedures involved.
Each consultancy task is defined in a specification or brief, and bid comparisons
are assessed against identical, pre-determined evaluation criteria outlined to
consultants at the time bids are sought.
Detailed information on consultancy services provided to the AFP can be found at
www.afp.gov.au/corp/foi.htm.
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