Australian Government Departments & Agencies
Background
In December 1997, the Prime Minister released an industry policy statement, Investing for Growth. One of the measures announced was the donation of surplus Australian government computers and information technology (ICT) equipment to schools. This measure is implemented through the current CTFS Project and was the subject of the following letter to all Australian Government Departments and Agencies in March 2004.
View letter (591KB)
Disposal Authority
The disposal of the equipment to the CTFS Project is by s.43 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1998 that provides Chief Executives with the power to make gifts.
View sample gifting certificate (225KB)
Disposal Mechanism
The disposal of ICT equipment in the Australian Capital Territory is by either collection of equipment by ACT schools direct from the Department or Agency after first contacting the CTFS Project National Project Manager or by freighting equipment to either the First Fleet warehouse at Fyshwick or the Australian PC Distributors warehouse at Queenbeyan after first contacting the CTFS NPM. The following flowchart shows how the process works.
View ACT Flowchart (194KB)
Different arrangements apply in the other states and territories and are depicted in the second flowchart.
View State & Territories Flowchart (172KB)
It is essential that the National Project Manager is emailed offers of equipment suitably described in an excel spreadsheet. Details of the specification of the equipment and its condition should be included in the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is used to communicate offers by email to the various CTFS State and Territory Committees so that the equipment can be distributed effectively to needy schools.
View a sample spreadsheet (17KB)