Government Contracts Register

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

Classes of government contract under the GIPA Act:

Class 1

• contracts with a value of $150,000 or more.

Class 2

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

Class 3

• Class 2 contracts with a value of $5million or more.

How long contracts are published for:

The information on the contracts register (including additional information as required by the GIPA Act if applicable) will be available for 20 working days or:

• until the project which a contract relates to is complete; or
• the goods and services under a contract have been provided; or
• the term of a lease which is subject to a contract has expired; or
•  a property which is subject to a contract has been transferred.

You can find Council’s current Government Contracts Register via the link provided below.