For more information in the construction contracts standard form and special contractual conditions, contact the construction Policy team. Contractual requirements (Direction and Instruction 7.1) require that contracts be in a form approved by the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. Together, these contracts are called the Victorian Public Works Contracts. If the consultant is rather an individual entrepreneur who is an independent person, the alternative formula “Self-Employed Consultant Agreement” (Short) should be used. Standard form manufacturing contracts are available for general use. The use of Victorian public works contracts (section 7.1.2) offers limited circumstances in which a modified Victorian public works contract or other type of contract may be used. Please contact the Construction Policy team at construction.procurement@dtf.vic.gov.au or call 03 9651 5300 for more information. A policy bank containing additional contractual clauses is available to meet specific project requirements. Access to the clause bank is available to Victorian public sector employees.

see Practitioners Toolkit – Standard Bank Contractual Clause Form. From 11 February 2021, these two forms of contracts can no longer be used. Approved type of contract: Contractual forms that comply with the requirements of the Victorian Alliancing Directive are approved forms of contract, provided that the competent agency has met the requirements of the directive in force, including obtaining all necessary authorisations. This model offers an agreement that can be easily used for simple and short-term relationships. To establish a more complex or longer-term relationship between the parties, it is proposed that the parties use one of the alternative forms of agreement in this sub-file. The contract establishes a legal relationship between the consultant and the service company. Approved contract type: no approved standard form. However, governments and authorities must apply the Guidelines of the National Alliance of Alliance Contracting Application of The Guidelines Note 6 Early Participation of Contractors and Other Collaborative Purchasing Methods Standards Australia Minor Works Contractual Conditions NT 4305-1996 (Note 1 applies) Australian Standards General Contract Terms and Conditions AS 2124-1992 used with the Victorian Public Sector – Annex, Part B Special Contractual Conditions for use with Australian Standard Contract Terms and Conditions as 2124-1992 (August 2020) (Note 2 applies). Guidelines to support the consistent use of the Victorian model as 4300-1995 (August 2020) and the Victorian public sector model AS 2124-1992 (August 2020) in contractual practice notes. With minor adjustments, this document can also be used when a consulting firm intends to provide consulting services to a person. Victorian Public Sector General Conditions of Contract for Minor Works (VPS MWC August 2020) Victorian Public Sector Consultancy Agreement (2020) The following Victorian public contracts have been approved by the Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance, in accordance with the provisions of Directorate 7.1.1. .

14. Status of the consulting firm and employees as well as the tax allowance Refer to the Practitioners toolkit – Tools and templates to access the request for tender conditions. It is stated that permission to use the following contracts will be granted in six months on 11 February 2021: Note 2: In accordance with the form of the tender dossier (instruction 3.6.1), these contracts, in conjunction with the Victorian Public Sector Tender (August 2020) for the use of the Victorian Public Sector Model AS 4300-1995 (August 2020) and the Victorian Public Sector Model AS 2124-1992 (Augus) t 2020). Royal Australian Institute of Architects Minor Works Contract MWC-2 1994 (note 1 applies) For agencies using other types of contracts, transitional provisions apply, see factsheet – Transitional provisions for the introduction of the new Ministerial Directorates for Public Construction Procurement, available under Practitionerers Toolkit – Factsheets for public construction procurement. . . .