Shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey has promised to limit the way consultants are used by the state government if Labor wins the election, after a scathing report outlined the misused and overused costly advisors during the creation of TAHE.
NSW Labor has promised to overhaul the way consultants are hired and used by the government to limit their influence on policy development if the party wins the March election, after a scathing report outlined howmisused and overused costly consultants during the creation of a controversial transport entity.
makes ongoing moves to cut back on the use of consultants and bring skills back into the public sector.Transport Asset Holding Entity But after a dispute caused by conflicting advice provided by KPMG, it was concluded that TAHE had instead likely created a multibillion-dollar financial obligation for future governments, according to NSW Auditor General Margaret Crawford.
“The weak framework we currently have suits this third-term government. [The NSW government] can’t go on with their 12-year habit of doctor-shopping for the advice they want to hear. TAHE became like a ‘magic pudding’ for blue-chip consultancies. The spend just grew and grew.”
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