ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY 14. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. 15. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: (a) providing a financial contribution to South Australia to support the implementation of this Agreement; (b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of milestones under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe; (c) if it becomes necessary during the life of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealth; (d) in accordance with the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and (e) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 is a condition of Australian Government funding. 16. South Australia agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: (a) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned to South Australia for implementation; (b) monitoring, assessing and reviewing the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment plan; (c) reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting, of this Agreement; (d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitable, transparent and robust; (e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow the State to identify which projects will best meet the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for money; (f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program; (g) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current; (h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable; (i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan; (j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan; (k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants; (l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement; (m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program; (n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request; (o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities; (p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation; (q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; (r) ensuring that 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; and (s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards. 17. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities: (a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; (b) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; and (c) agreeing the Terms of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the State. 18. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the program, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. 19. The Commonwealth and South Australia will agree an Implementation Plan that will set out the framework to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
1420. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined belowbelow and in any Schedules to this Agreement.
1521. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) a. assessing and determining which State project bids are to be funded under this agreement, in consultation with the States and in accordance with the priority areas and funding bid assessment criteria at Schedule A;
b. agreeing Implementation Plans developed by States;
c. providing a financial contribution to South Australia participating States to support the implementation delivery of projects under this Agreement;
(b) d. monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of milestones projects under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) if it becomes necessary during e. where appropriate, working in close alliance with the life States and Medicare Locals to achieve the objectives and outcomes of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealththis Agreement;
(d) f. ensuring compliance with current relevant standards, guidelines and statutory requirements;
g. in accordance with the Fair Work (Building Industry) and Construction Industry Improvement Act 20122005, ensuring that the financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work Building and Construction Industry (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and
(e) h. ensuring that compliance with the Building National Code 2013 of Practice for the Construction Industry and the Australian Government Implementation Plan Guidelines for the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry is a condition of Australian Government funding.
1622. South Australia agrees The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) a. providing a financial and/or in-kind contribution to support the implementation of this Agreement;
b. developing Implementation Plans for each successful funding bid, and submitting them to the Commonwealth;
c. delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned which States have agreed to South Australia for implementationimplement under this Agreement;
(b) monitoringd. where appropriate:
I. working in close alliance with Local Hospital Networks, Medicare Locals and community based services; and
II. consulting with privately operated mental health services; in delivering the outcomes and outputs;
e. monitoring and assessing and reviewing the performance in the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment planoutcomes and outputs;
(c) f. reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring Benchmarks and Reporting, of ;
g. complying with relevant standards and guidelines and statutory requirements in delivering outcomes and outputs under this Agreement;
(d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitableh. where applicable, transparent and robust;
(e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow the State to identify which projects will best meet the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for money;
(f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program;
(g) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current;
(h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable;
(i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan;
(j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan;
(k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants;
(l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement;
(m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program;
(n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request;
(o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities;
(p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation;
(q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth;; and
(r) i. where applicable, ensuring that compliance with the Building National Code 2013 of Practice for the Construction Industry and the Australian Government Implementation Guidelines for the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry, is made a condition of tender for all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the work, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; and
(s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards.
17. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; and
(c) agreeing the Terms of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the State.
18. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the program, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
19. The Commonwealth and South Australia will agree an Implementation Plan that will set out the framework to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
1413. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
1514. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to South Australia to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of milestones under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) if it becomes necessary during the life of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A B to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealth;
(d) for projects that have a contract in place prior to 2 December 2016, in accordance with the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted;
(e) for projects that have a contract in place from 2 December 2016, in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016, 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 industry WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and
(ef) for projects for which the contractor bid between the commencement of this Agreement and 2 December 2016, ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 is a condition of Australian Government funding.
16. South Australia agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned to South Australia for implementation;
(b) monitoring, assessing and reviewing the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment plan;
(c) reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting, of this Agreement;
(d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitable, transparent and robust;
(e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow the State to identify which projects will best meet the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for money;
(f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program;; and
(g) reviewing andfor projects for which the contractor bid from 2 December 2016, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current;
(h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable;
(i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan;
(j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan;
(k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants;
(l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement;
(m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program;
(n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request;
(o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities;
(p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation;
(q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth;
(r) ensuring that compliance with the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (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; and
(s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards2016).
17. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; and
(c) agreeing the Terms of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the State.
18. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the program, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
19. The Commonwealth and South Australia will agree an Implementation Plan that will set out the framework to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
14. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
15. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to South Australia to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of milestones under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) if it becomes necessary during the life of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealth;
(d) in accordance with the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and
(e) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 is a condition of Australian Government funding.
16. South Australia agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned to South Australia for implementation;
(b) monitoring, assessing and reviewing the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment plan;
(c) reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting, of this Agreement;
(d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitable, transparent and robust;
(e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow the State to identify which projects will best meet the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for money;
(f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program;
(g) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current;
; (h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable;
(i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan;
(j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan;
(k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants;
(l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement;
(m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program;
(n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request;
(o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities;
(p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation;
(q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth;
(r) ensuring that 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; and
(s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards.
17. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; and
(c) agreeing the Terms of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the State.
18. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the program, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
19. The Commonwealth and South Australia will agree an Implementation Plan that will set out the framework to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
14. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
1511. The Commonwealth agrees to will be accountable for the following roles and responsibilitiesresponsible for:
(a) monitoring and assessing achievement against milestones in the delivery of the Rottnest Island Tourism Icon Project under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe;
(b) providing a consequent financial contribution to South Western Australia to support the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of milestones under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) if it becomes necessary during the life of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealth;
(d) in accordance with the Fair Work Building and Construction Industry (Building IndustryImproving Productivity) Act 2012Xxx 0000, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005, 2016 are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted; and
(ed) ensuring that compliance with the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Building Code 2013 2016) is a condition of Australian Government funding.
1612. South Western Australia agrees to will be accountable for the following roles and responsibilitiesresponsible for:
(a) delivering on outcomes and outputs assigned providing a financial contribution to South Australia for implementationsupport the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) monitoring, assessing and reviewing 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 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment plan;
(c) reporting on the delivery of outcomes – Project Milestones, Reporting and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting, of this AgreementPayments;
(d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitable, transparent and robust;
(e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow the State to identify which projects will best meet the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for money;
(f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program;
(g) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current;
(h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable;
(i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan;
(j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan;
(k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants;
(l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement;
(m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program;
(n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request;
(o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities;
(p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation;
(q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Health and Safety WHS Accreditation Scheme is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth;; and
(re) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 2016 is made a condition of tender for and performance of building work by all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the worksubcontractors, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; and
(s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards.
17. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; and
(c) agreeing the Terms of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the State.
1813. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the programactivities under this Agreement, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
19. The Commonwealth and South Australia will agree an Implementation Plan that will set out the framework to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: Project Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
1418. To realise the objectives and commitments outlined in this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the State have each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
1519. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilitiesresponsible for:
(a) providing a financial contribution to South Australia the Northern Territory to support the implementation of this Agreement, as set out in Part 5 – Financial Arrangements;
(b) monitoring and assessing the performance in of the delivery of milestones the agreed program of works under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe;
(c) if it becomes necessary during the life of the program, facilitating a suitable transfer of funding from the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Industry Assistance Element to the South Australian River Xxxxxx Irrigation Efficiency Element and/or South Australian Water Purchase Element funded under the separate National Partnership Agreement on South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program – Part A to ensure the return of 36 gigalitres long term average annual yield water entitlements to the Commonwealth;
(d) in accordance with the Fair Work Building and Construction Industry (Building IndustryImproving Productivity) Act 2012Xxx 0000, ensuring that Commonwealth financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Fair Work (Building Industry – - Accreditation Scheme) Regulations 2005Regulation 2016, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme and/or the Northern Territory equivalent legislation is contracted; and
(ed) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 2016 is a condition of Australian Government Commonwealth funding.
1600. South Australia Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilitiesresponsible for:
(a) delivering on outcomes developing community level programs of works informed by the principles of the Northern Territory Government’s Our Community, Our Future, Our Homes program and outputs assigned to South Australia for implementationits Remote Housing Needs Assessment model and confirmed through Local Decision Making;
(b) monitoringdelivering the agreed outputs;
(c) providing a financial contribution to support this Agreement, assessing and reviewing the delivery of outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement consistent with the performance assessment plan5 – Financial Arrangements;
(cd) reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs and making information publicly available as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting, of this Agreement;
(d) implementing appropriate governance mechanisms to ensure the administration and management of the program is equitable, transparent and robustImplementation Plan;
(e) establishing program guidelines, application documentation and processes, eligibility and assessment criteria, and appeals processes that will allow holding leasing or subleasing arrangements for all Commonwealth housing leases within the State to identify which projects will best meet agreed footprint for the objectives and funding elements with reference to value for moneyduration of the Agreement;
(f) developing communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, risk management, compliance management, audit compliance and performance assessment plans and a monitoring and evaluation strategy to support the program;
(g) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the communication and stakeholder engagement, implementation, compliance management and risk management plans to ensure these plans remain current;
(h) reviewing and, if necessary, revising the audit compliance management strategy to ensure it remains current with any changes to be reviewed by the Commonwealth as soon as practicable;
(i) advising the Commonwealth as soon as practicable of any developments that may necessitate amendment of the risk plan;
(j) conducting grant funding rounds consistent with the implementation plan;
(k) establishing and managing grant contracts with successful grant applicants;
(l) finalising and providing to the Commonwealth, six months prior to the expiry of this Agreement, an evaluation report as outlined in clause 41 and conducted as part of the review of this Agreement;
(m) maintaining clear separation in the reporting and accounting between the four streams of the South Australian River Xxxxxx Sustainability Program;
(n) providing program documentation to the Commonwealth upon request;
(o) ensuring grant recipients have not received funding from other Commonwealth programs in respect of the same projects and activities;
(p) ensuring eligible applicants have met all Commonwealth conditions placed on any previous Commonwealth funding they may have received, including funding under the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant Package, prior to any funding approval recommendation;
(q) ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Occupational Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme or the equivalent Northern Territory Government legislation is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth;Commonwealth including requiring compliance with the National Indigenous Housing Guide; and
(rg) ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2013 2016 is made a condition of tender for all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the workwork and for all contractors and subcontractors who are contracted to undertake building projects, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; and
(s) ensuring that all third party contractual arrangements require successful applicants to comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to, planning, environmental, occupational health and safety, building and regulatory approvals) in particular the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (SA) and all applicable Australian Standards.
1721. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilitiesNorthern Territory agree to be responsible for:
(a) participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of monitoring this Agreement, together with Land Councils, through the Joint Steering Committee as set out in Part 6 – Governance Arrangements and in the Terms of Reference at Schedule B;
(b) undertaking a joint review, with the Land Councils, of the leasing model and through the Local Decision Making process, continue the work towards options for sustainable remote Indigenous community housing model in the NT;
(c) undertaking a joint review, with the Land Councils, of the land servicing costs and availability associated with the joint investment during the term of this Agreement
(d) negotiating new or revised Schedules, including any Implementation PlansPlan, to this Agreement; and
(ce) agreeing the Terms conducting evaluations and reviews of Reference for an evaluation report on the program outlined at clause 41 to be prepared by the Stateservices and outcomes delivered under this Agreement and previous partnership agreements in remote housing.
1822. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to the programactivities under this Agreement, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
1923. The Commonwealth and South Australia the Northern Territory will agree an Implementation Plan that will set sets out the framework strategy for delivering on outputs, including financial payment arrangements to be established by South Australia for it to assess eligibility and merit criteria for allocating grants made under the element outlined in clause 4 and a breakdown of program costs, including any administration components. The timing of program expenditures specified in the Implementation Plan should broadly align with the profile of Commonwealth payments as set out in Table 2 of Schedule A to this Agreement.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement