Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, upon notice , on 29 August 2011:

Has Fair Work Australia purchased user and server licences for application; if so:

  (a)   what was the purpose of these; and

  (b)   what was the cost.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

  (a) As required by the Department of Finance, Fair Work Australia has entered into a Microsoft Volume Sourcing Agreement which ensures sufficient licenses are held for 369 Members and staff and corresponding production servers.

  (b) The cost of entering into the Microsoft Volume Sourcing Agreement is currently $112,127 (includes GST) per annum.