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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 4 Hansard (22 April) . . Page.. 1264 ..
I would point out that these arrangements were made under the previous grants system which did not specify stages and deliverables as currently occurs under the purchaser/provider model introduced by the Carnell Government. While there has been some criticism of this model, it does permit greater accountability and a focus on the production of outputs rather than process.
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(a) CIN will collate and submit quarterly financial reports, as required under the contract, to the Department. CIN will also submit an annual acquittal of their accounts to the Department, as required by the purchase agreement and the Association Incorporation's Act. It is the responsibility of the organisation's Treasurer to maintain financial records for the agency. As the organisation is not yet fully functional, specific information about who will be doing the finances day to day has not been determined.
(b) CIN will collate and submit quarterly activity reports on the performance indicators agreed to in its contract with the Department. As with all funded organisations, Departmental officers will meet with CIN staff and management to see how the service is functioning and how the data is collected.
(7) Following the incorporation of ACTIV's programs into ADDInc, the ACT Department of Health and Community Care reviewed the role of a peer based education and support service in the ACT. This examination involved researching the current models used in other states and the policy direction of the ACT Government.
The policy direction and requirements of the Department are reflected in the preamble and selection criteria presented in the tender documentation for the recent tender process. Although the service may appear to provide similar services to those of other ACT agencies, the primary difference is in who provides the services.
The Tender Specifications include the following guidelines:
'A peer based service is one in which intravenous drug users have control over the direction of the service and at all levels of the organisation - not one managed by health professionals or alcohol and drug workers which simply employs IDU's.'
'Mindful of the responsibilities of a legally incorporated body, and the need to provide high quality services from a safe and healthy work environment, the organisation must be seen neither to encourage nor condemn the use of any psycho-active substances and must prohibit any drug related activities on the part of its employees, volunteers and service users which expose the organisation to legal liability or which compromises the public image or effectiveness of the organisation.'
'The concept of peer based services is intrinsic to the policy of harm reduction with the central theme being that the effectiveness of policies of the government and medico-scientific community can be enhanced by the close and direct involvement of the at-risk groups.'
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