GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ACT 2001
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Dictionary
- 2A Meaning of procurement
- 3 Meaning of Territory entity
- 3A Application of Act to land sales etc
- 3B Responsible chief executive officer to ensure Act complied with
- 4 Notes
- 4A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT BOARD
Division 2.1--Establishment and functions
- 5 Government Procurement Board
- 6 Functions of board
- 8 Ministerial directions to board
- 9 Reports to Minister and Speaker
- 10 Providing information to Minister
Division 2.2--Members of board
- 11 Constitution of board
- 12 Appointment of members
- 13 Term of appointment of members
- 14 Honesty, care and diligence of members
- 15 Abuse of position
- 16 Ending of appointment of members
- 17 Conditions of appointment generally
Division 2.3--Proceedings of board
- 18 Time and place of meetings
- 19 Procedure governing proceedings of board
- 19A Board quorum
- 20 Disclosure of interests by members
Division 2.4--Staff
- 21 Arrangements for staff
Division 2.5--Other matters
- 22 Power to obtain information and documents
PART 2A--PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
- 22A Procurement principle—value for money
- 22B Minister may declare procurement matters to be reviewed
- 22C Procurement proposal or activity may be referred to board
PART 2B--SECURE LOCAL JOBS CODE
Division 2B--.1 Application and definitions—pt 2B
Division 2B--.2 Requirements for procurement by territory entities
- 22G Requirements for procurement—secure local jobs code certificates
- 22H Exemption from requirements—secure local jobs code certificates
Division 2B--.3 Secure local jobs code certificates and code
- 22I Application for secure local jobs code certificate
- 22J Decision on application
- 22K Conditions on secure local jobs code certificate
- 22L Surrender of secure local jobs code certificate
- 22M Secure local jobs code
- 22N Secure local jobs code register
- 22O Approved auditors
- 22P Exemption from code
Division 2B--.4 Ensuring compliance with code
Subdivision 2B--.4.1 Compliance measures- 22Q Complaints
- 22R Audits
- 22S Requests for information
- 22SA Suspension etc pending registrar's decision
- 22T Compliance
- 22U Compliance guidelines Subdivision 2B--.4.2 Access to premises
- 22UA Definitions—sdiv 2B.4.2
- 22UB Authorised people and identity cards
- 22UC Entry to premises
- 22UD Production of identity card
- 22UE Consent to entry
- 22UF General powers on entry to premises
- 22UG Disclosure of information
- 22UH Damage etc to be minimised
- 22UI Protection from liability
Division 2B--.5 Secure local jobs code registrar
- 22V Appointment of secure local jobs code registrar
- 22W Functions of registrar
- 22X Ministerial directions to registrar
- 22Y Delegation by registrar
Division 2B--.6 Secure local jobs code advisory council
- 22Z Establishment of council
- 22ZA Functions of council
- 22ZB Membership of council
- 22ZC Procedures of council
- 22ZD Review of pt 2B
PART 3--NOTIFIABLE CONTRACTS
Division 3.1--Preliminary
- 23 Application—pt 3
- 24 Definitions for pt 3
- 25 What is a notifiable contract?
- 26 Meaning of notifiable amendment
Division 3.2--Notifiable contracts register
- 27 Keeping of register
- 28 Contents of register
- 29 Public access to material on register
- 30 Territory entities to provide material for register
Division 3.3--Availability of notifiable contracts
- 31 Public text of contracts to be made available
- 32 Making information and contracts available apart from pt 3
- 33 Entities not required to create electronic copies
Division 3.4--Confidential text
- 34 Notice of effect of div 3.4 to contracting parties
- 35 Grounds for confidentiality of information
- 36 Model confidentiality clause required for confidential text
- 37 Invalidity of non-complying confidentiality clauses
- 38 Contracts and information to be given to auditor-general
- 39 Responsible territory entity's reporting obligations for contracts
- 39A Auditor-general's reporting obligations for contracts etc
Division 3.5--Other matters
- 40 Effect of disclosure of confidential information
- 41 Effect of other disclosure laws
- 42 No liability for complying with pt 3
PART 3A--NOTIFIABLE INVOICES
Division 3A--.1 Preliminary—pt 3A
- 42A What is a notifiable invoice?—pt 3A
Division 3A--.2 Notifiable invoices register
- 42B Keeping of notifiable invoices register
- 42C Contents of notifiable invoices register
- 42D Public access to material on notifiable invoices register
- 42E Territory entities to provide material for notifiable invoices
Division 3A--.3 Other matters—notifiable invoices
- 42F Notice of effect of part to parties issuing invoices
- 42G Effect of other disclosure laws etc
- 42H No liability for complying with pt 3A
PART 4--INTEREST ON COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS
- 43 Application—pt 4
- 44 Definitions for pt 4
- 45 Interest on unpaid accounts
- 46 Exclusion of inconsistent contractual terms
- 47 Availability of funds to pay interest
PART 4A--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 48 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 4A
- 49 Reviewable decision notices
- 50 Applications for review
- 50A Applications for review by complainant