Common use of Access to Systems Clause in Contracts

Access to Systems. The Provider must provide information technology systems to Access and use the Department’s IT Systems and to carry out its other obligations under this Agreement that meet the requirements set out in this clause 164. Third Party Systems The Provider must: advise the Department of any Third Party System that the Provider proposes to interface with the Department’s IT Systems and if the Department imposes any terms and conditions in respect of such use, comply with those terms and conditions; ensure that any Third Party System it uses: meets the minimum requirements of the Department for entry to the Department’s IT Systems, and for record keeping and program assurance purposes, as advised by the Department; does not negatively impact the performance, availability or data integrity of the Department’s IT Systems; is built and assessed to meet the accreditation requirements of the Department of Jobs and Small Business; does not introduce or permit the introduction of Harmful Code into the Department’s IT Systems; has secure logons for each operator such that each operator’s logon is identifiable to the Department and entries are traceable, and have date and time stamps; does not default answers to questions or input fields where the Department’s IT Systems has no default setting; and ensure that Records held in any Third Party System relating to the Services can be, and are, provided on request, to the Department and in an unadulterated form, i.e. with no amendment to the Records. The Department: may make changes to the Department’s IT Systems at any time, notwithstanding that such changes may affect the functioning of a Third Party System; and will provide reasonable information about those changes to the Provider; and the Provider: must, notwithstanding any such change, at its sole cost, ensure that all Third Party Systems operate in a manner that is consistent with the Department’s IT System at all times; and agrees that the Department is not responsible for any loss, costs or legal liability of the Provider arising from such changes. System accreditation Subject to the Statement of Applicability (‘SOA’), the Provider must, and must ensure that its Subcontractors: obtain accreditation for any Third Party System in accordance with the requirements and timeframes set out in the SOA and bear any costs associated with doing so; and maintain such accreditation for the duration of the Agreement Term. Where the Provider modifies a Third Party System, it must ensure that any necessary reaccreditation activities are completed as required by the SOA. For the purposes of clause 168.1(b), the Provider must obtain reaccreditation of all Third Party Systems as required by the SOA. If the Provider does not obtain accreditation or reaccreditation within the timeframes specified in the SOA, the Provider must immediately cease using the associated Third Party Systems. The Provider must: keep Records of accreditation and reaccreditation awarded under this clause 164; and when requested by the Department, provide those Records to the Department within the timeframe required by the Department. If the SOA requires that any Personnel or Subcontractors of the Provider must obtain security clearances for the purposes of accreditation or reaccreditation: the Provider must ensure that its relevant Personnel or Subcontractors obtain the required security clearances, and bear any costs associated with doing so; and the Department will sponsor such clearances as required by the SOA.