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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Victorian Industry Participation Policy Act 2003
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purposes 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Definitions 2
4. The Victorian Industry Participation Policy 3
5. VIPP objectives 3
6. VIPP principles 4
7. VIPP to be consistent with other requirements 4
8. Publication of VIPP 4
9. Agencies to report on compliance with VIPP 5
10. Minister to report on implementation of VIPP 5
11. Agencies to provide information to Minister 5
ENDNOTES 6
INDEX 7
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Assembly 3 June 2003
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A BILL
to provide for the development and implementation of a Victorian
Industry Participation Policy and require reports to Parliament on the
policy's implementation and government agencies' compliance with it
and for other purposes.
Victorian Industry Participation Policy
Act 2003
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are--
(a) to provide for the development and
implementation of a Victorian Industry
Participation Policy; and
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(b) to require reports to Parliament on the
policy's implementation and government
agencies' compliance with it.
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2. Commencement
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act comes into
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operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.
(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into
operation before 1 January 2004, it comes into
operation on that day.
3. Definitions
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(1) In this Act--
"agency" means--
(a) a department; or
(b) a public body--
within the meaning of the Financial
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Management Act 1994;
"Department" means Department of Innovation,
Industry and Regional Development;
"local industry" means industry and other
businesses based in Australia or New
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Zealand;
"VIPP" means Victorian Industry Participation
Policy under section 4.
(2) If the name of the Department of Innovation,
Industry and Regional Development is changed, a
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reference in the definition of "Department" in sub-
section (1) to that Department is taken, after the
change, to be a reference to the Department by its
new name.
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4. The Victorian Industry Participation Policy
(1) The Victorian Government must develop and
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implement a policy with respect to the
participation by local industry in projects,
developments, procurements and other initiatives
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undertaken or funded (whether wholly or
partially) by the State.
(2) The policy is to be known as the Victorian
Industry Participation Policy.
(3) The policy may include guidelines as to its
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application and procedures to be followed in
complying with it.
5. VIPP objectives
In developing the VIPP, regard must be had to the
following objectives--
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(a) promoting employment and business growth
by expanding market opportunities for local
industry;
(b) providing contractors with increased access
to, and raised awareness of, local industry
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capability;
(c) exposing local industry to world's best
practice in workplace innovation,
e-commerce and use of new technologies
and materials;
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(d) developing local industry's international
competitiveness and flexibility in responding
to changing global markets by giving local
industry a fair opportunity to compete
against foreign suppliers.
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6. VIPP principles
The VIPP is to take into account and be consistent
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with the following principles relating to
procurement, tendering and the provision of
financial assistance by the State--
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(a) value for money should be the primary
consideration in purchasing and supply
decisions;
(b) tendering mechanisms and processes should
be open, clear and accountable.
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7. VIPP to be consistent with other requirements
The VIPP must be consistent with--
(a) any supply policies under section 54L of the
Financial Management Act 1994; and
(b) any standards or directions under Part 4 of
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the Project Development and Construction
Management Act 1994; and
(c) the obligations of the State under any
conventions, treaties or other international
agreements to which Australia is a party.
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8. Publication of VIPP
The Minister must ensure that the VIPP, including
any guidelines referred to in section 4(3), as in
force from time to time, is--
(a) available for public inspection, free of
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charge, at the principal offices of the
Department and the Victorian Government
Purchasing Board during ordinary office
hours; and
(b) published on an Internet site.
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9. Agencies to report on compliance with VIPP
(1) Each agency must include in its report of
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operations under Part 7 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 a report on the agency's
compliance with the VIPP in the financial year to
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which the report of operations relates.
(2) Directions under section 8 of the Financial
Management Act 1994 may include directions as
to the form and content of the report required by
sub-section (1).
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10. Minister to report on implementation of VIPP
(1) The Minister must make a report to Parliament for
each financial year on the implementation of the
VIPP during that year.
(2) The report is to be in the form, and contain the
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information, determined by the Minister.
(3) The Minister must cause the report for a financial
year to be laid before each House of Parliament on
or before 30 November next following that
financial year.
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11. Agencies to provide information to Minister
An agency must, on request, provide the Minister
with any information the Minister requires for the
purpose of making a report under section 10.
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ENDNOTES
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By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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INDEX
Subject Section
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Act
commencement 2
purposes 1
Agencies
definition 3
information for Minister 11
reports on compliance with VIPP 9
3
Definitions
7, 9
Financial Management Act 1994
4, 8
Guidelines
Local industry (def.) 3
Minister
publication of VIPP and guidelines 8
reports by 1011
Project Development and Construction
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Management Act 1994
Reports
on agencies' compliance 9
on implementation of VIPP 1011
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consistency with other requirements 7
definition of VIPP 3
development and implementation 4
objectives 5
principles 6
publication 8
reports 911
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