Section Four minimum requirements for certain – Commonwealth contracts Introduction For certain Commonwealth contracts, Commonwealth entities are required to include minimum requirements for employing Indigenous Australians and using Indigenous enterprises in the contractor’s supply chain. These minimum requirements are referred to as the minimum requirements for Indigenous participation’. ‘mandatory The minimum requirements will ensure that Indigenous Australians gain skills and economic benefit from some of the larger pieces of work that the Commonwealth outsources, including in Remote Areas. The contracts that the mandatory minimum requirements apply to are those that present the strongest opportunities for Indigenous participation. The contracts that the mandatory minimum requirements apply to will be reviewed each year to ensure that the targeted group of contracts are achieving the intended outcome. Which contracts do the mandatory minimum requirements apply to? High Value Contracts The mandatory minimum requirements for Indigenous participation apply to all new contracts delivered in Australia that are valued at $7.5 million (GST inclusive) or more, where more than half of the value of the contract is being spent in one or more of the following industry sectors: Building, construction and maintenance services Transportation, storage and mail services Education and training services Industrial cleaning services Farming and fishing and forestry and wildlife contracting services Editorial and design and graphic and fine art services Travel and food and lodging and entertainment services
Section Four – minimum requirements for certain Commonwealth contracts Introduction For certain Commonwealth contracts, Commonwealth entities are required to include minimum requirements for employing Indigenous Australians and using Indigenous enterprises in the contractor’s supply chain. These minimum requirements are referred to as the ‘mandatory minimum requirements for Indigenous participation’. The minimum requirements will ensure that Indigenous Australians gain skills and economic benefit from some of the larger pieces of work that the Commonwealth outsources, including in Remote Areas. The contracts that the mandatory minimum requirements apply to are those that present the strongest opportunities for Indigenous participation. The contracts that the mandatory minimum requirements apply to will be reviewed each year to ensure that the targeted group of contracts are achieving the intended outcome. Which contracts do the mandatory minimum requirements apply to? High Value Contracts The mandatory minimum requirements for Indigenous participation apply to all new contracts delivered in Australia that are valued at $7.5 million (GST inclusive) or more, where more than half of the value of the contract is being spent in one or more of the following industry sectors: Building, construction and maintenance services Transportation, storage and mail services Education and training services Industrial cleaning services Farming and fishing and forestry and wildlife contracting services Editorial and design and graphic and fine art services Travel and food and lodging and entertainment services