Context

The Premier’s policy statement of October 2000 entitled Ensuring Openness and Probity in Victorian Government Contracts (35 KB DOC) announced that information about all Government contracts would be disclosed to the public.

This policy implements the commitments made in the Premier’s statement in relation to contracts approved by the VGPB or APUs.

Key Requirements

1. Scope of Reporting Requirements
Each department must report summary details of all contracts in excess of $100,000 but less than $10 million on the Contracts Publishing System website.
Contracts over $10 million in value are to be disclosed in full on the Contracts Publishing System website, subject to application of the exemption criteria in the Freedom of Information Act 1982

Reporting requirements are to be published on the Contracts Publishing System within 60 days after the award of a contract.

2. Standard tender and contract terms on disclosure
Disclosure provisions must be incorporated into the Terms and Conditions of Tendering and the Terms and Conditions of Contract issued by Departments.

Other Requirements

Nil

Related VGPB Policy and DTF Guidelines

Ensuring Openness and Probity in Victorian Government Contracts (35 KB DOC)

Related DTF Templates and Forms

Nil

Links to relevant Policy websites

Contracts Publishing System (CPS)
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Probity and Openness in Victorian Government Contracts

Version Control Information

Version Number	2
Release Date	December 2002
Further Information	Strategy and Policy, Government Services Division, Department of Treasury and Finance
Phone	(+613) 868 32944
Email	vgpb@dtf.vic.gov.au

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