PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 1995
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 1995 As in force at 27 November 2019 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 3 Requisitions for supplies .................................................................. 1 4 Requirements for tier two supplies .................................................. 2 5 Requirements for tier three, tier four and tier five supplies .............. 2 6 Procurement Review Board ............................................................. 2 6A Functions and powers of Procurement Review Board ..................... 3 7 Government contracts ..................................................................... 3 8 Certificate of exemption ................................................................... 3 9 Orders ............................................................................................. 4 10 Details of certain contracts to be published ..................................... 4 ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 27 November 2019
PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 1995 Regulations under the Procurement Act 1995 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Procurement Regulations 1995. 2 Definitions In these Regulations: across government contract means a whole of government or common use period contract established for supplies used commonly across Agencies. Agency Minister, for an Accountable Officer, means the Minister administering the Agency of the Accountable Officer. certificate of exemption means a certificate of exemption issued under regulation 8. order means an order issued under regulation 9. public tender means a tender submitted as the result of a public invitation for the submission of tenders. tier one, tier two, tier three, tier four or tier five, for supplies, means supplies with an estimated total value within the range specified in the definition of Tier One, Tier Two, Tier Three, Tier Four or Tier Five respectively in the procurement directions. 3 Requisitions for supplies (1) A person shall requisition supplies for the Territory on a form approved by the Accountable Officer. (2) A requisition under subregulation (1) shall be approved by the Accountable Officer.
Procurement Regulations 1995 2 (3) Before the Accountable Officer approves a requisition under subregulation (2), the requisition shall be endorsed as to the availability of funds sufficient to procure the supplies specified in the requisition. 4 Requirements for tier two supplies Before incurring expenditure on tier two supplies, the Accountable Officer must obtain written quotes for the supplies from at least 3 established suppliers unless a certification of exemption under regulation 8 authorises otherwise. 5 Requirements for tier three, tier four and tier five supplies (1) Before incurring expenditure on tier three, tier four or tier five supplies, the Accountable Officer must invite tenders for the supplies. (2) The tenders must be public tenders unless a certificate of exemption under regulation 8 authorises otherwise. 6 Procurement Review Board (1) A Procurement Review Board established under section 6 of the Act shall consist of not less than 3 members appointed by the Minister. (2) The Minister may appoint a member of a Procurement Review Board to be the Chairperson of the Board. (3) An appointment under subregulation (1) or (2) may be by reference to a particular statutory office or an office under the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 and, where such an appointment is made, a person holding for the time being or from time to time that office or performing the duties of that office shall be the member or the Chairperson, as the case may be, accordingly. (4) An appointment: (a) under subregulation (1) may allow the member to nominate another person, being a person of a class that is specified in the instrument of appointment, to be a member in the place of the member; or (b) under subregulation (2) may allow the Chairperson to nominate another person, being a person of a class that is specified in the Chairperson's instrument of appointment, to be the Chairperson in the place of the Chairperson,