ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY 11. To realise the objective and outcomes of this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. 12. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: (a) providing a financial contribution to the States for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centres; (b) 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; (c) providing national guidance, oversight and support for collaborative service planning (Schedule A); (d) specifying Commonwealth priorities and eligibility principles for the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement (Schedule B); and (e) providing a forum to facilitate information sharing with the States regarding best practice delivery of legal assistance services. 13. 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. 14. The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities: (a) 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; (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; (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; (d) from 2017-18, distributing defined funding to community legal centres for family law services and family violence related services; (e) 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; (f) undertaking collaborative service planning, including meetings with the legal assistance sector, to improve coordination between service providers in the planning and delivery of services, with reference to the guidance at Schedule A; (g) facilitating surveys of legal aid commission and community legal centre clients; (h) monitoring and assessing the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement; and (i) reporting to the Commonwealth on the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement, as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement, National Partnership Agreement
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11. To realise the objective and outcomes of this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.. Roles of the Commonwealth
12. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to the States for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centres;
(b) 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;
(c) providing national guidance, oversight and support for collaborative service planning (Schedule A);
(d) specifying Commonwealth priorities and eligibility principles for the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement (Schedule B); and
(e) providing a forum to facilitate information sharing with the States regarding best practice delivery of legal assistance services.
13. 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
14. The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) 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;
(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;
(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;
(d) from 2017-18, distributing defined funding to community legal centres for family law services and family violence related services;
(e) 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;
(fe) undertaking collaborative service planning, including biannual meetings with the legal assistance sector, to improve coordination between service providers in the planning and delivery of services, with reference to the guidance at Schedule A;
(gf) facilitating surveys of legal aid commission and community legal centre clients;
(hg) monitoring and assessing the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement; and
(ih) reporting to the Commonwealth on the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement, as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting. Shared roles
15. The Parties share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) endorsing the methodology for the distribution of Commonwealth funding in 2015-16 and 2016-17 to specific community legal centres listed in Schedule C;
(b) participating in biannual jurisdictional forums with legal assistance sector representatives, established and coordinated by States, to consider issues affecting the legal assistance sector, share best practice service delivery models and strengthen networks between service providers;
(c) agreeing the methodology for surveys of legal aid commission and community legal centre clients and a set of national survey questions1, with the States to facilitate the surveys in accordance with clause 14(f) of this Agreement;
(d) meeting biannually on a bilateral basis with the Commonwealth to discuss the operation of this Agreement; and
(e) conducting evaluations and reviews of services and outputs delivered in accordance with Part 6 of this Agreement.
16. 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 activities under this Agreement, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH. PARTY
11. To realise the objective and outcomes of this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below.
12. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to the States for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centres;
(b) 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;
(c) providing national guidance, oversight and support for collaborative service planning (Schedule A);
(d) specifying Commonwealth priorities and eligibility principles for the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement (Schedule B); and
(e) providing a forum to facilitate information sharing with the States regarding best practice delivery of legal assistance services.
13. 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.
14. The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) 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;
(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;
(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;
(d) from 2017-18, distributing defined funding to community legal centres for family law services and family violence related services;
(e) 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;
(fe) undertaking collaborative service planning, including biannual meetings with the legal assistance sector, to improve coordination between service providers in the planning and delivery of services, with reference to the guidance at Schedule A;
(gf) facilitating surveys of legal aid commission and community legal centre clients;
(hg) monitoring and assessing the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement; and
(ih) reporting to the Commonwealth on the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement, as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
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1121. To realise the objective objectives and outcomes of commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined belowbelow and in any relevant Schedules.
1222. The Parties agree to undertake their roles and responsibilities under this Agreement in accordance with the following principles:
(a) the Commonwealth and the States are committed to appropriate needs-based care for people accessing assistance from the aged care and disability systems;
(b) the Commonwealth and the States are committed to minimal disruption to business and administrative arrangements for clients, and where possible clients will continue to receive care from their current providers;
(c) the Commonwealth will not alter substantially service delivery mechanisms for Basic Community Care Services before 1 July 2015;
(d) the Commonwealth and the States are committed to minimal disruption for providers and to minimise any required increase in the regulatory burden for providers; and
(e) the Commonwealth and the States agree to ensure arrangements for culturally and age appropriate services for Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander people.
23. The Commonwealth agrees to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) providing a financial contribution to the States for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions regulating Community Packaged Care and community legal centresResidential Care delivered under Commonwealth aged care programs, as currently;
(b) monitoring funding Community Packaged Care and assessing performance in the delivery of legal assistance services Residential Care delivered under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframesCommonwealth aged care programs for Older People, as currently;
(c) providing national guidance, oversight and support funding the delivery of Basic Community Care Services for collaborative service planning (Schedule A)Older People;
(d) specifying Commonwealth priorities funding Specialist Disability Services for Older People delivered by the States in accordance with their roles and eligibility principles for responsibilities under the delivery National Disability Agreement;
(e) in consultation with the States, determining the adjustment to achieve the budget neutral transfer of legal assistance services under roles and responsibilities outlined in this Agreement (Schedule B)Agreement; and
(ef) providing a forum supporting the continued provision of basic home care services to facilitate information sharing with veterans and war widow/widowers in 2011-12 including through the States regarding best practice delivery Veterans’ Home Care program administered by the Department of legal assistance servicesVeterans’ Affairs.
13. 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.
1424. The States agree to be accountable for the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) administering Commonwealth funding for the delivery of legal assistance services by legal aid commissions and community legal centresregulating Specialist Disability Services, in accordance with the Commonwealth priorities at Schedule Bas currently;
(b) administering and regulating Basic Community Care Services, including on behalf of the Commonwealth in 20152011-16 and 2016-17, distributing Commonwealth funding for the delivery of legal assistance services by specific community legal centres listed in Schedule C12;
(c) determining the methodology funding Basic Community Care Services 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 planningYounger People;
(d) from 2017-18, distributing defined funding to community legal centres Community Packaged Care and Residential Care delivered under Commonwealth aged care programs for family law services and family violence related servicesYounger People;
(e) ensuring that veterans and war widows/widowers continue to have access to the full range of Basic Community Care Services, in 2011-12, on the same basis as any other member of the community, except where veterans are already receiving a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans’ Home Care service where the tasks currently performed as part of that service are the same tasks they are seeking; and
(f) ensuring that HACC Service Providers understand their responsibility to provide veteran and war widow/widower access to Basic Community Care Services in 2011-12.
25. The Commonwealth and the States share the following roles and responsibilities:
(a) ensuring that Basic Community Care Services are provided to the Target Population within available resources in 2011-12;
(b) providing continuity of care across health services, aged care and disability services to ensure smooth client transitions;
(c) ensuring that for Basic Community Care Services, Community Packaged Care, Residential Care and Specialist Disability Services, Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander clients aged 50 to 64 years are able to receive services from an appropriate provider under programs of either level of government. This will ensure that there will be no 'wrong door' for Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander People with a functional limitation aged 50 years to 64 seeking community or Residential Care services. Where these services are provided to an Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander person 50 years or older under a program funded by a State, the Commonwealth supplementation will meet the cost of the service;
(d) developing, by 31 May 2012, a new Schedule that sets out the process for the SACS sector is distributed only State government funding of Community Packaged Care and Residential Care for Younger People, and Commonwealth funding of Specialist Disability Services for Older People to Eligible replace Schedule B;
(e) participating in discussions and negotiations with Service Providers, as defined Providers in relation to changes in roles and responsibilities in the National Partnership Agreement on Pay Equity for the SACS sector, through a clear and fair process that is consistent with the principles delivery of procedural fairness set out in Schedule B of the SACS National Partnership AgreementBasic Community Care Services;
(f) undertaking collaborative service planningensuring that there is continuity of appropriate Basic Community Care Services delivered to people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including meetings with the legal assistance sector, to improve coordination between service providers in the planning and delivery of services, with reference to the guidance at Schedule AAboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander People;
(g) facilitating surveys participating in consultations, as appropriate, regarding the implementation of legal aid commission and community legal centre clients;
(h) monitoring and assessing the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement; and
(ih) reporting to the Commonwealth on the delivery of legal assistance services under this Agreement, negotiating new or revised Schedules as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reportingneeded.
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
