Appendix 10 Purchaser–provider arrangements

The department provides management and administration services to other Australian Government agencies at our overseas missions. This ensures consistency and efficient use of resources and avoids duplication of effort (in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Directive: Guidelines for the Management of the Australian Government Presence Overseas). We manage these arrangements through a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

In 2014–15, the department provided services under the SLA to:

Attorney-General’s Department

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Australian Crime Commission

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

Australian Federal Police (including Australian Federal Police Protective Service)

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Australian National University

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Australian Taxation Office

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Department of Agriculture

Department of the Environment

Department of Defence

Department of Education

Department of Employment

Department of Health

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Department of Industry

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

National Library of Australia

Office of National Assessments

Reserve Bank of Australia

The Treasury

The main purchasers of services under the SLA are the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Department of Defence, Australian Trade Commission and Australian Federal Police. The department also provides services under the SLA to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The department also has purchaser–provider arrangements to provide information and communications technology (ICT) services to Australian Government agencies with staff at our overseas missions and at a number of agency locations within Australia.

In 2014–15, the department provided ICT services to the following agencies in Australia and overseas:

Attorney-General’s Department

Australian Antarctic Division

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Australian Crime Commission

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

Australian Electoral Commission

Australian Federal Police

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Australian Human Rights Commission

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Australian National University

Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation

Australian Public Service Commission

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

Australian Research Council

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Australian Tax Office

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

Bureau of Meteorology

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Department of Agriculture

Department of Communications

Department of Defence

Department of Education

Department of Employment

Department of Environment

Department of Finance

Department of Health

Department of Human Services

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Department of Industry

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Department of Social Services

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

GeoScience Australia

International and Community Relations Office

IP Australia

National Library of Australia

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Office of National Assessments

Reserve Bank of Australia

The Treasury

Wine Australia