It is expected that the new system will also cut down on the large amounts of data entry human resources staff must do for training completed offsite at conferences and seminars.

The Treasury has about 1050 employees, the majority of which are based in Canberra with the remainder of staff located in Sydney, Melbourne and in overseas posts.

Along with the Aurion v10 -- Human Resource Maintenance Information System (HRMIS), Treasury's IT environment also includes Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise -- 64-bit architecture; Office 2007 and 2010; SharePoint 2007 and 2010; IE8; TRIM v6; and Citrix for remote access.

At the start of the year, the Treasury said it would begin to replace its with voice over internet protocol (VoIP). Its ACT offices were to be upgraded to include a new phone, instant messaging, conferencing and telepresence system.