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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2839 ..

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Urban Services

ACT Government Purchasing Policy and Principles Guideline

May 1999

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Minister for Urban Services

1.3 Authority

1.4 Agency Specific Instructions

1.5 Ministerial Involvement in the Tender Process

2. ACT Purchasing Policy

2.1 Purchasing Policy Statement

2.2 Policy Objectives

2.3 ACT Purchasing Principles

2.4 Other Government Policy Requirements

2.5 Best Practice Guidelines

3. Purchasing Principles

3. 1 Introduction

3.2 Value for Money

3.3 Open and Effective Competition

3.4 Probity and Ethics

3.5 Environmentally Responsible Purchasing

3.6 Buying Locally

3.7 Risk Management

4. Useful Contacts

4.1 ACT Purchasing Policy

4.2 Ethics and Accountability

4.3 Consultancy Contracts

4.4 Legal Issues

4.5 Construction. Industry Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

This Guideline provides advice concerning ACT Government Purchasing Policy and Principles.

ACT Purchasing Policy and Principles together with the purchasing related polices, ACT legislation, agreements and other purchasing guidelines have been developed to assist agencies in their purchasing activities. They reflect the changed environment resulting from the ongoing process of ACT Public Sector reforms and provide a framework for ACT Government purchasing activities to ensure accountability and probity.

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