Attachment A Financial Arrangements Matrix – Financial Substantive Criteria Authority required Example(s) Related Guidance Arrangement Purpose Competitive, non-competitive grant Legislative authority is needed for Relevant paid to a opportunities. entering into arrangements and grantee other than the Commonwealth spending for grants that are not One-off grants. Promote policy Commonwealth. Grants Rules and categorised as the ordinary and objectives through Guidelines 2017. functions of government. Entitlements programs that are not Intended to help address the provision of Grant The legislative authority will either supported by their own legislation. one or more of the , Reporting, financial assistance be in separate legislation or in a Australian Government’s Evaluating and with or without Some sponsorships, subsidies and or program listed in Schedule 1AA or policy outcomes while Election conditions. rebates. Schedule 1AB to the Financial assisting the grantee to Commitments Framework (Supplementary Powers) meet their objectives. Gifts of relevant money or ex gratia Regulations 1997. payments. Most procurement for an entity’s own use will be for the ordinary and Achieve policy well-recognised functions of The process of acquiring objectives through government and will not require goods and/or services. the acquisition of separate legislative authority apart Procuring supplies and equipment, goods and services from an appropriation in an May be for the Procurement consultancy services, memberships, for the Appropriation Act. However, Commonwealth’s own Austender website. advertising and travel. Commonwealth's spending relating to a procurement use or may be on behalf . own use or for the may require separate legislative of third parties. use of third parties. authority where it is not for the ordinary and well-recognised functions of government.
Attachment A – Financial Arrangements Matrix Financial Arrangement Substantive Purpose Criteria Authority required Example(s) Related Guidance Grant Promote policy objectives through the provision of financial assistance with or without conditions. Relevant paid to a grantee other than the Commonwealth. Intended to help address one or more of the Australian Government’s policy outcomes while assisting the grantee to meet their objectives. Legislative authority is needed for entering into arrangements and spending for grants that are not categorised as the ordinary and functions of government. The legislative authority will either be in separate legislation or in a or program listed in Schedule 1AA or Schedule 1AB to the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997. Competitive, non-competitive grant opportunities. One-off grants. Entitlements programs that are not supported by their own legislation. Some sponsorships, subsidies and rebates. Gifts of relevant money or ex gratia payments. Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017. , Reporting, Evaluating and Election Commitments Procurement Achieve policy objectives through the acquisition of goods and services for the Commonwealth's own use or for the use of third parties. The process of acquiring goods and/or services. May be for the Commonwealth’s own use or may be on behalf of third parties. Most procurement for an entity’s own use will be for the ordinary and well-recognised functions of government and will not require separate legislative authority apart from an appropriation in an Appropriation Act. However, spending relating to a procurement may require separate legislative authority where it is not for the ordinary and well-recognised functions of government. Procuring supplies and equipment, consultancy services, memberships, advertising and travel. Austender website. .
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