Variation to Services Schedule Clause Samples

Variation to Services Schedule. (1) The parties acknowledge that the Services that the Bureau will provide to Emergency Services Agencies will evolve over time and that certain Services may be introduced and withdrawn by the Bureau from time to time. The Bureau does not warrant that any particular Service will always be available, or will be available at a particular time. (2) To further the objectives of this Agreement, the parties agree that the Bureau may vary the Services that it provides to Emergency Services Agencies by varying the Services Schedule in accordance with this clause 3.4, without the need for formal variation to this Agreement, or further agreement between the Bureau and the Emergency Services Agencies. (3) If the Bureau wishes to vary a Services Schedule, the Bureau will submit the proposed variation to the Hazards Services Forum, and will consult the Hazards Services Forum and the States and Territories, at all times acting reasonably and consistent with the purpose and objectives of this Agreement. (4) The Hazards Services Forum may also, from time to time, after consulting with the States and Territories and the Bureau, submit proposed variations to the Services Schedules to the Bureau. (5) The Bureau will have full regard to the recommendation and advice of the Hazards Services Forum and act reasonably in determining any proposed variation to the Services Schedules. The parties acknowledge that the Bureau may also have regard to other factors such as available resources, operational limitations and any applicable policy considerations. (6) If the Bureau varies a Services Schedule, the Bureau will notify the Hazards Services Forum of the variation, and the variation will take effect on the Hazards Services Forum’s receipt of such notice. (7) The Hazards Services Forum will agree on and establish a formal process through which variations to the Services Schedules will be proposed, considered and implemented in that Forum.