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From:
FURLONG, Murray
To:
xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx
Subject:
FWC - Estimated cost of implementating name change.xlsx
Date:
Monday, 10 December 2012 12:20:00 PM
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FWC - Estimated cost of implementating name change.xlsx
Dear John,
 
Sincere apologies for taking so long to get this information to you.
 
The attached spreadsheet contains information on anticipated costs associated with
rebranding FWA to FWC.
 
Please let me know if you require any further information.
 
Kind regards,
 
Murray
 
 
Murray Furlong
Director
Tribunal Services Branch
 
Fair Work Australia
11 Exhibition Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
GPO Box 1994 Melbourne Victoria 3001
 
Office:    03 8661 7973
Mobile:   0412 767 105
E-mail:    xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
 
 

Projected implementation Costs
Item
Signage
$19,000.00
Signage costs based on the 2009 expense associated with rebranding to FWA
Stationary
$19,536.00
Business cards, letterhead, with compliments, envelopes based on the 2009 expense 
Redirecting mail (email) - 2 X APS 5 IT employees reconfiguring the email addresses of all staff for 
IT
$2,904.19
FWA emails to be directed to FWC.
$38.50
Register a domain name ($77.00 per 2 year period)
Portal prototype
$2,000.00
Reconfiguration of portal prototype by an external vendor 
Tribunal services
Letters / Global templates in Word 
/power point presentations etc / updating 
reports to external bodies (statutory 
131 active templates in CMS + in addition to  Global templates (internal - 2 X APS 5 for a period of 
reports)
$8,220.96
three weeks)
Audit Court Hearing room Doc's
$548.00
Internal 1 person (APS 5 for 2 days)
Specific changes required to be implemented by the vendor (McGirr) e.g. hearing lists/Decision 
CMS Reconfigure
$1,000.00
codes
Global decisions
$1,370.16
CMS Templates and Drafting templates (Internal - 1 X APS 5 for 1 week)
Both the modern awards and pre modern awards on the FWA website would require manual 
adjustment to reflect the change of name. It is anticipated that it would take at least a month to 
Award Histories
$5,480.62
update all award histories (1 X APS 5 for 4 weeks)
Reproducing material available at public 
counters predominantly at interstate 
registry's
$5,000.00
Incidental expenses not considered however may incur a cost include name changes on the Til  
receipt in each registry/reissue of credit cards/banking
FRLI registration Fees
$143.00
Legislative Instrument compilation
$9,500.00
New Legislative instrument
Implementation Project team
APS 6
$12,860.83
100 % for 2 months (APS 5)
APS 4
$5,487.50
.5 for 2 months (APS 4)
EL 2
$4,418.50
.2 for 2 months (EL 2)
$97,508.26