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PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2002 (NO 2)
2002
THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL
TERRITORY
PUBLIC
ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2002 (NO
2)
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
Circulated by
authority of
Roslyn Dundas
MLA
Member for Ginninderra
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM
Outline
This Bill sets out a series of amendments to the
Public Access to Government Contracts Act 2000 to make available the text of
tender documents that have been successful in winning government
contracts.
Revenue/Cost
Implications
There will be minor compliance costs as this bill
extends the scope of the current Public Access to Government Contracts
Act.
Formal Clauses
Part 1-
Preliminary
Clauses 1 and 2 are formal requirements.
They deal with the short title of the Bill, and the commencement
provisions.
Clause 3 identifies the Act
being amended.
Clause 4
amends the definition of ‘government
agency’ to include the University of Canberra and University of Canberra
College Pty Ltd in the definition for the purpose of this Act.
Clause 5 amends the definition of
‘public text’ to include the text of tenders.
Clause 6 adds a new section on the ‘public
text of tender’. This will mean that as far as possible, the text of
winning tenders will be made public.
Clause
7 amends the current section 7 to include that winning tenders are also made
public. The contracts and tenders are to be made available in hard copy for a
fee, or electronically (on the internet or via email) without
charge.
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