ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY Sample Clauses
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. Role of the Commonwealth
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. 15. In managing the outbreak the Commonwealth and States will refer to roles and responsibilities as outlined in the Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and to the division of responsibilities as set out in Schedule A and Schedule B to this Agreement.
16. This Agreement reaffirms that responsibility for health is shared between the Commonwealth and the States.
a. The States will remain system managers for public hospitals and will remain responsible for their infrastructure, operation, delivery of services and performance;
b. The Commonwealth will continue to have lead responsibility for general practice (GP) and primary health care, including the Primary Health Networks, aged care and continue to support private health services through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Private Health Insurance Rebate; and
c. All governments have a shared responsibility to integrate systems and services to improve health outcomes for Australians, acknowledging the interoperability of the health system, as well as areas such as aged care and disability services.
17. The Commonwealth and States recognise that during this emergency response to COVID- 19 there is the need for governments to flexibly respond to the outbreak as it unfolds. The parties to this Agreement will continue to work together in preparing, planning and reviewing resourcing requirements and funding arrangements for all health services.
18. The Commonwealth and the States recognise there is the need for an integrated health system to effectively and flexibly respond to COVID-19. Public and private hospitals need to work through an integrated system to increase capacity to respond to the demand from COVID-19 and to ensure the sustainability and viability of the private hospital sector.
19. As system managers of public hospitals, each State will enter into agreements with existing private hospitals (including day hospitals) within their jurisdiction, through a consistent agreement, to ensure there is:
a. increased capacity for the Commonwealth and States to rapidly respond to COVID-19; and
b. the viability of private hospitals is maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic and they are able to resume operations once the pandemic response ends.
20. The Commonwealth and States agree to use existing governance and consultation arrangements of the National Health Reform Agreement, as amended by the 2017 Addendum of the NH...
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. To realise the objective and outcomes of this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Roles of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: providing a financial contribution to the States for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centres; monitoring and assessing performance in the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframes; providing national guidance, oversight and support for collaborative service planning (Schedule A); specifying Commonwealth priorities and eligibility principles for the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement (Schedule B); and providing a forum to facilitate information sharing with the States regarding best practice delivery of legal assistance services. Separate to this Agreement, the Commonwealth will administer the Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund, under which legal aid commissions can apply, pursuant to guidelines, for reimbursement of legal costs incurred in expensive, complex Commonwealth criminal cases. Roles of the States The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: administering Commonwealth funding for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centres, in accordance with the Commonwealth priorities at Schedule B; in 2015-16 and 2016-17, distributing Commonwealth funding for the delivery of legal assistance services by specific community legal centres listed in Schedule C; determining the methodology for the distribution of Commonwealth funding for the delivery of legal assistance services by community legal centres (except for the funding referred to in clause 14(b)), informed by the outcomes of collaborative service planning; from 2017-18, distributing defined funding to community legal centres for family law services and family violence related services; ensuring that the Commonwealth supplementation for the SACS sector is distributed only to Eligible Service Providers, as defined in the National Partnership Agreement on Pay Equity for the SACS sector, through a clear and fair process that is consistent with the principles of procedural fairness set out in Schedule B of the SACS National Partnership Agreement; undertaking collaborative service planning, inclu...
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. Role of the Commonwealth
9. The Commonwealth will be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and assessing achievement against milestones in the delivery of the projects under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe;
(b) providing a consequent financial contribution to Queensland to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(c) where applicable, in accordance with the Fair Work (Building Industry) Xxx 0000, financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, only being made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Industry WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted(a); and
(d) where applicable, ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 is a condition of Australian Government funding(b).
10. Queensland will be responsible for:
(a) on-forwarding the Commonwealth’s funding contribution under this Agreement in full to the Ipswich City Council and the Maranoa Regional Council, in accordance with Schedule D – Payment Arrangements of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations; and
(b) coordinating with the Ipswich City Council and Maranoa Regional Council to ensure that the conditions of this Agreement are met, including reporting on the delivery of outputs in accordance with the requirements of Part 4 – Project Milestones, Reporting and Payments.
11. The Maranoa Regional Council and Ipswich City Council will be responsible for:
(a) all aspects of delivering on the project outputs set out in this Agreement in relation to their respective localities;
(b) ensuring all conditions including the provision of reports, in accordance with this Agreement, are met and provided to the Commonwealth through Queensland in a timely manner;
(c) where applicable, only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Industry WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth(a); and
(d) where applicable, compliance with the Building Code 2013 is made a condition of tender for all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the work, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth(b).
(a) Where appropriate, for projects that have a contract in place from 2 December 2016, in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Xxx 0000, fina...
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. 18. To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
19. The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible for:
(a) providing to the States reimbursement of monies paid to applicants under the HomeBuilder program; and
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of HomeBuilder under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe.
20. The States agree to be responsible for:
(a) administering HomeBuilder. Each State will make the necessary arrangements to administer HomeBuilder consistent with the terms, conditions, eligibility criteria and principles set out in Schedule A;
(b) ensuring the integrity of HomeBuilder by taking reasonable steps to make sure that recipients meet the eligibility criteria set out in Schedule A, and by having regard to the implementation guidelines outlined in Schedule B when designing their programs;
(c) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned to the States for implementation;
(d) reporting on the delivery of HomeBuilder as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting; and
(e) acknowledging on all material related to HomeBuilder that the Commonwealth is funding this assistance.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. 12. To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
13. The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible for:
(a) providing a financial contribution to the States to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of the NIP under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) supplying vaccines, including:
(i) listing vaccines on the NIP;
(ii) tendering for the supply of all vaccines on the NIP through Commonwealth Own- Purpose Expenses, including any vaccines added over the life of the Agreement; and
(iii) funding and purchasing vaccines for delivery by the States through the NIP.
(d) providing leadership in the development of national consumer and medical professional communication activities; and
(e) coordinating national monitoring and surveillance of adverse events following immunisation.
14. The States agree to be responsible for:
(a) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned to the States for implementation;
(b) reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting;
(c) delivering the NIP, including:
(i) ordering vaccines from the contracted suppliers;
(ii) delivering vaccines to immunisation providers in accordance with guidelines on vaccine safety and cold chain management;
(iii) promptly notifying the Commonwealth of substantial or unavoidable situations relating to the volume and supply of vaccines;
(iv) all necessary actions set out in the vaccine supply deeds; and
(v) delivering school immunisation programs.
(d) assisting the Commonwealth with procurement of vaccines to be supplied under the NIP, including:
(i) providing advice on tender documentation;
(ii) participating on tender panels and procurement processes; and (iii) providing accurate forecasts of required volumes, including stock on hand, and doses distributed, of vaccines listed on the NIP and amending as required.
(e) Supporting individuals’ access to immunisation services for immunisations covered under the NIP;
(f) monitoring, minimising and reporting on vaccine wastage and leakage and promptly notifying the Commonwealth of any substantial and unavoidable changes in levels of vaccine wastage and leakage; and
(g) coordinating local monitoring and surveillance of adverse events following immunisation and reporting them to the Co...
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. 11. To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below and in the Schedules to this Agreement.
12. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to support the implementation of this Agreement; and
(b) establishing legislation as detailed in the Schedules to this Agreement.
13. The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to support the implementation of this Agreement; and
(b) establishing legislation as detailed in the Schedules to this Agreement.
14. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) contributing to the development and implementation of standards for the use of electronic health information; National Partnership Agreement on E-Health
(c) negotiating new or revised schedules to this Agreement;
(d) conducting evaluations and reviews of services and outputs as agreed in the Schedules to this Agreement; and
(e) coordination of regulators and input to any national implementation of a uniform privacy framework to support national E-Health initiatives.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. Role of the Commonwealth
9. The Commonwealth will be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and assessing achievement against milestones in the delivery of this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe; and
(b) providing a consequent financial contribution to the States to support the implementation of this Agreement.
10. The States will be responsible for:
(a) all aspects of delivering on the project outputs set out in this Agreement; and
(b) reporting on the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 – Project Milestones, Reporting and Payments.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. Role of the Commonwealth
10. The Commonwealth will be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and assessing achievement against milestones in the delivery of the Wangetti Trail under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe;
(a) providing a consequent financial contribution to the States to support the implementation of this Agreement.
(b) in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Xxx 0000, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2016 are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and
(c) ensuring that compliance with the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Building Code 2016) is a condition of Australian Government funding.
11. Queensland will be responsible for:
(a) providing a financial contribution to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) all aspects of delivering on the project outputs set out in this Agreement;
(c) reporting on the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 – Project Milestones, Reporting and Payments;
(d) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; and
(e) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2016 is made a condition of tender for and performance of building work by all contractors and subcontractors, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY. Role of the Commonwealth
9. The Commonwealth will be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and assessing achievement against milestones in the delivery of the Lymphoedema Compression Garment Scheme under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe; and
(b) providing a consequent financial contribution to New South Wales to support the implementation of this Agreement.
00. Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx will be responsible for:
(a) all aspects of delivering on the project outputs set out in this Agreement; and
(b) reporting on the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 – Project Milestones, Reporting and Payments.