Selected Agencies cont… The Project Plan for the project to be agreed by senior Commonwealth and Northern Territory officials. The Project Plan is expected to be a flexible document that may be varied over time to accommodate changed circumstances. The table below summarises, at the time of the audit fieldwork, the Payment Milestones, reporting obligations and payments for the project documented within the agreement: Table 5: Summary of payment milestones, reporting obligations and payments of the HHF agreement Output Milestone Date due Relevant Payment Report due Construction of Project Plan Apr-12 Apr-12 $1.0m* the Palmerston developed in (Received Hospital, accordance with 28/06/12) Northern clauses 12-14 Territory Site services Jul-14 Nov-14 $20.0m* # (consistent with commence (Received the 07/10/14) requirements Commence May-15 May-15 $35.0m* specified at construction (Received clause 8). 07/10/15) Completion of Apr-16 May-16 $20.0m# base building Internal fit-out May-16 $26.0m commenced Completion of Mar-18 May-18 $5.0m construction Practical May-18 $3.0m completion of the project and a bi-annual Report Total $110.0m Source: Project Agreement for the Health and Hospitals Fund 2010 Regional Priority Round Project in Palmerston; an – agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia; Signed on 4 June 2014; page 5 Table 1: Payment milestones, reporting and payment summary. * Payments made # Additional funding not appropriated through the Health and Hospitals Fund. I was advised at the time of audit fieldwork that the Project Milestones are being renegotiated to better suit the project delivery process in accordance with the latest project plan.
Selected Agencies cont… The Project Plan for the project to be agreed by senior Commonwealth and Northern Territory officials. The Project Plan is expected to be a flexible document that may be varied over time to accommodate changed circumstances. The table below summarises, at the time of the audit fieldwork, the Payment Milestones, reporting obligations and payments for the project documented within the agreement: Table 5: Summary of payment milestones, reporting obligations and payments of the HHF agreement Output Milestone Date due Relevant Report due Payment Construction of the Palmerston Hospital, Northern Territory (consistent with the requirements specified at clause 8). Project Plan developed in accordance with clauses 12-14 Apr-12 Apr-12 $1.0m* (Received 28/06/12) Site services commence Jul-14 Nov-14 $20.0m* # (Received 07/10/14) Commence construction May-15 May-15 $35.0m* (Received 07/10/15) Completion of base building Apr-16 May-16 $20.0m# Internal fit-out commenced May-16 $26.0m Completion of construction Mar-18 May-18 $5.0m Practical completion of the project and a bi-annual Report May-18 $3.0m Total $110.0m Source: Project Agreement for the Health and Hospitals Fund – 2010 Regional Priority Round Project in Palmerston; an agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia; Signed on 4 June 2014; page 5 Table 1: Payment milestones, reporting and payment summary. * Payments made # Additional funding not appropriated through the Health and Hospitals Fund. I was advised at the time of audit fieldwork that the Project Milestones are being renegotiated to better suit the project delivery process in accordance with the latest project plan.
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