Commonwealth may Act. The Commonwealth may, either itself or by a third party, perform a Contract obligation which the Contractor was obliged to perform but which it failed to perform. The costs, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities suffered or incurred by the Commonwealth in so performing such a Contract obligation will be a debt due from the Contractor to the Commonwealth. Fraud Control Without limiting the Contractor's other obligations, the Contractor must proactively: take all necessary measures to prevent, detect and investigate any fraud in connection with the Contract or the Contractor's Activities (including all measures directed by the Contract Administrator); and take all necessary corrective action to mitigate any loss or damage to the Commonwealth resulting from fraud to the extent that the fraud was caused or contributed to by the Contractor or any of its officers, employees, subcontractors or agents and put the Commonwealth in the position it would have been in if the fraud had not occurred (including all corrective action directed by the Contract Administrator). If the Contractor knows or suspects that any fraud is occurring or has occurred it must immediately provide a detailed written notice to the Contract Administrator including details of: the known or suspected fraud; how the known or suspected fraud occurred; the proactive corrective action the Contractor will take under paragraph (ii); and the proactive measures which the Contractor will take under paragraph (i) to ensure that the fraud does not occur again, and such further information and assistance as the Commonwealth, or any person authorised by the Commonwealth, requires in relation to the fraud. Shadow Economy Procurement Connected Policy Clause 17.17 does apply unless the Contract Particulars state that it does not apply. Without limiting the operation of clause 7.4, the Contractor must not enter into a subcontract with a subcontractor (or agree to a novation of a subcontract to a subcontractor) if the total value of all work under the subcontract is expected to exceed $4 million (inclusive of GST) unless the Contractor has obtained and holds any of the STRs referred to in the table below, as applicable to the relevant subcontractor. If the subcontractor to enter into the subcontract is: STRs required: a body corporate or natural person a satisfactory and valid STR in respect of that body corporate or person. a partner acting for and on behalf of a partnership a satisfactory and valid STR: (i...
