The Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) is the peak council for Australian and New Zealand government agencies with responsibilities relating to procurement, construction and asset and real property management. APCC’s Australian members include, at the Commonwealth level, both the Department of Finance and the Department of Defence. At a State level, members include, for example, the NSW Treasury and the Department of Regional NSW. A key part of the APCC’s role is to provide leadership in relation to procurement practices and to enhance the knowledge base of members.
Reflecting its role, in late June 2021, the APCC released the Public Sector Procurement Profession Role Statement and the Procurement Capability Framework. The release of these documents is a key step in implementing the APCC’s five-year Procurement Capability and Workforce Development Strategy. The aim of the strategy is to establish a standardised level of requirements for procurement professionals that will apply in every Australian and New Zealand public sector jurisdiction. The Role Statement and Procurement Capability Framework will be able to be used to develop educational programs, for universities and both vocational and professional training bodies, assisting in the development of the necessary skilled workforce for the profession.
The Role Statement and Framework were developed following not only community and private sector consultation in Australia and New Zealand, but also consultation with international procurement professional bodies.
The Role Statement:
The Procurement Capability Framework is a comprehensive document that sets out the core procurement capabilities and business skills for the procurement profession and how these will be assessed. The Framework distinguishes between unique core procurement capabilities, on the one hand, and more general business-related skills on the other. General business-related skills are, like the core procurement capabilities, key requirements, but are not exclusive to the profession.
The Framework is divided into five main topics:
And, finally, the Framework contemplates that a list of relevant government-endorsed qualifications and certifications will be made available through the APCC.
The APCC’s work supports work that has been undertaken by different Australian governments, including in New South Wales, over time. The New South Wales government, for example, published a Procurement Professionals Capability Set in 2015, which identifies critical skills and establishes more structured training outcomes for New South Wales public sector procurement employees.
By ensuring that the public sector procurement workforce is skilled and well qualified, Australian governments will have greater confidence that their procurement processes provide maximum value for money, accountability and transparency, serving the interests of its taxpayers. Accordingly, the APCC’s strategy is to be applauded, as it rightfully acknowledges the professionalism of officers working in a core public sector function.
Authors: Clare Giugni
[1] Page 5 of the Public Sector Procurement Profession Role Statement
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High Court Bulletin
High Court of Australia Bulletin [2021] HCAB 05 (25 June 2021). Click here to read more.
Law Council of Australia submissions
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AAT: Changes to our application fees on 1 July 2021
Application fees in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal increased on 1 July 2021 (28 June 2021). Click here to read more.
AAT Bulletin
The AAT Bulletin is a weekly publication containing a list of recent AAT decisions and information relating to appeals against AAT decisions. Click here to read more.
OAIC: Our FOI disclosure log
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ALRC judicial impartiality consultation paper 2021
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Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 [Provisions]
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Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019
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Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
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Select committee on foreign interference through social media
Foreign interference through social media
Select committee on foreign interference through social media to inquire into and report on the risk posed to Australia’s democracy by foreign interference through social media. The committee is to present its final report on or before the second sitting day of May 2022. The closing date for submissions is 31 October 2021.
NSW
Supreme Court practice notes
Re-issued practice note SC CL 4 – defamation list – 01 July 2021.
Annual court and tribunal fee increases
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Changes to strata laws
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NCAT fees and charges from 1 July 2021
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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2021
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CDPP publications 2021
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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HUMAN RIGHTS – discrimination – race – less favourable treatment – same or not materially different circumstances – causation.
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HUMAN RIGHTS – Tribunals – Civil and Administrative Tribunal – leave to commence proceedings – principles concerning grant of leave.
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Stoneham v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2021] NSWSC 735
APPEALS – procedure – adjournment – where Magistrate adjourned sentence proceedings pursuant to section 40 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) to avoid operation of section 58 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – whether Magistrate erred in interpretation of section 58 – whether incorrect interpretation of section 58 enlivened section 52 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW).
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Flaherty v Upper Hunter Shire Council [2021] NSWCATAD 178
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – government information – whether redaction of irrelevant material is a reviewable decision – personal information and health information – defamatory allegations – endanger a person’s health.
Bonner v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2021] NSWCATAP 180
TAX AND DUTIES – payroll tax – liability – employment agents – employment agency contract – interpretation of Payroll Tax Act 2007 (NSW), section 37(1).
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review of decision made by Chief Commissioner of State Revenue under Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) – decision subject of objection lodged by tax payer.
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Goodwin v NSW Treasury [2021] NSWCATAD 176
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Central Coast Council v 422 Pacific Highway Wyong Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 64
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Morgan v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAD 173
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION – Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – disclosure of body-worn video.
Else v Service NSW [2021] NSWCATAD 172
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for review of conduct under Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988 – where alleged conduct was the use of personal information for a purpose other than that for which it was collected – whether that conduct contravenes information protection principle 10 under section 17 of that.
Electrical Licensing Committee v Whatalec Pty Ltd & Brindley [2021] QSC 159
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – JUDICIAL REVIEW – REVIEWABLE DECISIONS AND CONDUCT – REVIEW OF PARTICULAR DECISIONS – where the applicant made a decision, pursuant to section 121(1)(a) of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (the Act), that a ground existed for taking disciplinary action against each of the respondents – where the applicant made a further decision, pursuant to section 121(1)(b) of the Act, to take disciplinary action against each of the respondents – where the respondents sought review of the applicant’s decision in each case – where the applicant now applies under section 13 and/or section 48 of the Judicial Review Act 1991 for the dismissal of the respondents’ applications for statutory orders of review – where section 172 of the Act provides for external review by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT review) of a “disciplinary decision” as defined in section 167 of the Act – where the applicant contends that the QCAT review process would encompass, as well as review of the decision to take disciplinary action, consideration of the grounds on which it was made, so that the applications for statutory orders of review should be dismissed – where the respondents contend that the right of review under section 172 of the Act is confined to the decisions as to whether, and what, disciplinary action should be taken and excludes the decision as to whether grounds existed for taking that action – whether QCAT review is available for both the section 121(a) decisions that grounds exist and the section 121(b) decisions as to whether and what action should be taken, so that the respondents’ applications for statutory orders of review should be dismissed.
STATUTE – ACTS OF PARLIAMENT – INTERPRETATION – GENERAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETATION – PARTICULAR WORDS AND PHRASES – GENERALLY – Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 Qld sections 6, 19(c), 20.
Commonwealth
Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021
Finally passed both houses 22 June 2021 – introduced with the Online Safety Bill 2021, the bill: Repeals the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015; makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts; amends the Crimes Act 1914, Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 and Online Safety Act 2021, when enacted, to make amendments contingent on the commencement of certain other Acts; and contains transitional and application provisions.
Online Safety Bill 2021
Finally passed both houses 23 June 2021 – introduced with the Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, the bill: Retains and replicates certain provisions in the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015, including the non-consensual sharing of intimate images scheme; specifies basic online safety expectations; establishes an online content scheme for the removal of certain material; creates a complaints-based removal notice scheme for cyber-abuse being perpetrated against an Australian adult; broadens the cyber-bullying scheme to capture harms occurring on services other than social media; reduces the timeframe for service providers to respond to a removal notice from the eSafety Commissioner; brings providers of app distribution services and internet search engine services into the remit of the new online content scheme; and establishes a power for the eSafety Commissioner to request or require internet service providers to disable access to material depicting, promoting, inciting or instructing in abhorrent violent conduct for time-limited periods in crisis situations.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
Finally passed both houses 24 June 2021 – amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to: Provide a framework for Australian agencies to obtain independently-authorised international production orders for interception, stored communications and telecommunications data directly to designated communications providers in foreign countries with which Australia has a designated international agreement; make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020; and remove the ability for nominated Administrative Appeals Tribunal members to issue certain warrants.
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2021
Assent Act no: 73. Year: 2021. 30 June 2021 – amends the: Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 to: Implement Australia's obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control or Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; apply the standard provisions of the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 and insert new audit powers; update existing criminal offences and introduce new strict liability offences and civil penalties to cover non-compliance.
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Bill 2021
Assent Act no: 58. Year: 2021. 29 June 2021. Amends the Biosecurity Act 2015 to increase the civil and criminal penalty amounts for contraventions of certain key requirements relating to the assessment and management of biosecurity risks of goods that are brought or imported into Australian territory, and the carrying out of biosecurity activities in accordance with an approved arrangement.
Repatriation of Defence Data Bill 2021
HR 21 June 2021 – a Bill for an Act to require the repatriation of defence data to sovereign Australian storage facilities, and for related purposes. If a sensitive data store is held in a high-risk storage facility, the secretary must cause the sensitive data store to be transferred, before 25 April 2022, to a sovereign Australian storage facility.
Ransomware Payments Bill 2021
HR 21 June 2021 – this is a stand-alone Bill to establish a mandatory reporting requirement for Commonwealth entities, state or territory agencies, corporations, and partnerships who make ransomware payments in response to a ransomware attack. The Bill will require entities who make a ransomware payment to notify the ACSC of key details of the attack, the attacker, and the payment. This information will be held by the ACSC.
No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports Bill 2021
HR 21 June 2021 – the Bill prohibits the Commonwealth, states and territories and other non-government entities from issuing domestic vaccine passports or certification and also prohibits discrimination on the basis of whether a person has had a COVID vaccination in the provision of goods, services and facilities and also in employment, education, accommodation and sport.
Regulations
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Digital Transformation Agency) Rules 2021
29/06/2021 – this instrument amends the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 to amend and expand the purposes of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) as a listed in clause 10 for finance law, and repeal the sunset provision at subclause 10(2) to allow the DTA to continue as a listed entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination 2021
21/06/2021 – this determination deals with the remuneration of members of Parliament, the rates of travel allowance payable to such members, and the allowances and expenses to be paid to former members. The remuneration, allowances and expenses are to be paid out of the public money of the Commonwealth.
NSW
Proclamations commencing Acts
Defamation Amendment Act 2020 No 16 (2021–303) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Government Sector Finance Act 2018 No 55 (2021–304) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018 No 70 (2021–305) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Regulations and other miscellaneous instruments
Greyhound Racing Act 2017 – Greyhound Racing Rules (2021–345) – published LW 30 June 2021.
Firearms Amendment Regulation 2021 (2021–314) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Government Sector Audit Regulation 2021 (2021–315) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Justice Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2021 (2021–323) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 – Notice under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (2021–334) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Liquor Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation (No 2) 2021 (2021–324) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Private Health Facilities Amendment (Reportable Incidents) Regulation 2021 (2021–325) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Public Health Amendment (COVID-19 Mandatory Face Coverings) Regulation (No 3) 2021 (2021–326) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Unlawful Gambling Regulation 2021 (2021–329) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Weapons Prohibition Amendment Regulation 2021 (2021–331) – published LW 25 June 2021.
Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament – 25 June 2021
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Local Government Elections) Bill 2021
Bills assented to
Families, Communities and Disability Services Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2021 No 16 – assented to 23 June 2021.
Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Amendment Act 2021 No 17 – assented to 23 June 2021. For the full text of Bills, and details on the passage of Bills, click here.
Bills assented to
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Local Government Elections) Act 2021 No 20 – assented to 28 June 2021.
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