The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will hear from Government entities and private sector organisations on Wednesday 4 December for its inquiries into Government contract management frameworks and the use of artificial intelligence systems by public sector entities.
JCPAA Chair, the Hon Linda Burney MP, said that ‘the Committee looks forward to continuing to explore best practices in contract management, including discussions with the Department of Finance which administers the Australian Government Contract Management Guide.’
Ms Burney further commented in relation to the public sector AI inquiry that ‘further discussions with Government entities, that have specific and relevant oversight functions in addition to non-government stakeholders, will provide valuable additional insights to the Committee on how this rapidly developing technology should be managed.’
The hearing program is as follows:
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Committee Room 2R1
Parliament House
Inquiry into the contract management frameworks operated by Commonwealth entities
10.30am ACTA (Australian Council of TESOL [Teaching English to speakers of other languages] Associations)
11.00am Department of Finance
Inquiry into the use and governance of artificial intelligence systems by public sector entities
12.30pm National Archives of Australia
1:10pm Australian Human Rights Commission
2:00pm Community and Public Sector Union
2:30pm Workday
Further details of the inquiries – including the submissions received and public hearings – are available on the inquiry websites (contract management; artificial intelligence).
Media inquiries
Hon Linda Burney MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
Electorate office: (02) 9587 1555
For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 4615
jcpaa@aph.gov.au
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.
