49309 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education

Written Question

Published date: 23 Oct 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	49309 (2025)
Question asked:	09 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Vocational Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	19 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_49309_2025
Document guid:	f25f618a-9caf-4279-b1c9-4b6b563b31ab

49309 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education: How many contractors, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, as of 1 April 2025?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Tertiary Education Commission had 32 contractors as of 1 April 2025. 30 of these contractors were working on capital projects. The remaining two contactors were covering vacancies or providing specialist support.