Contracts Register

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA) requires agencies to publish information on contracts valued $150,000 or over made with the private sector.

The contract involves either:

  • the contractor undertaking a specific project such as construction, infrastructure or property development
  • the contractor agreeing to provide specific goods or services (other than a contract of employment) 
  • or the transfer or lease of real property.

There are three different classes of government contract: 

Class 1

  • contracts with a value of $150,000 or more require certain details to be recorded, as a baseline, or minimum.

Class 2

  • contracts not subject to tender, not made publicly available and terms negotiated directly with contractor;
  • contracts subject to tender and terms substantially negotiated;
  • contracts contain obligations for maintenance or operations for 10 years or more;
  • contracts involve a privately financed project;
  • contracts involve transfer of significant asset of agency to another party in exchange for transfer of an asset to the agency.

Class 3

  • Class 2 contracts with a value of $5million or more, must include a copy of the contract.

How long contracts are published for:

The information on the contracts register (including a copy of the contract if applicable) will be available for 20 working days or: 

  • until the project under contract is complete, or
  • the goods and services have been provided, or
  • the term of the lease has expired or the property has been transferred.

Resources

Class 1 contracts(PDF, 288KB)

Class 2 contracts(PDF, 172KB)

Class 3 contracts(PDF, 166KB)

 

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