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Attachment 1
Attachment 1 to Item 7
Planning and Organisation Committee
28 April 2015
Attachment 1
Attachment 1 to Item 7
Planning and Organisation Committee
28 April 2015
GREEN ARMY
PROGRAMME
PROJECT AGREEMENT
in relation to — Managing
weed threats from
bushland reserves and
coastal habitats in Noosa
LGA
Project ID: BO270003901G
Manpower Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
ABN: 15 071 884 994 (Service Provider)
Noosa Shire Council (Project Sponsor)See the original
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Section 2
Table of contents Details 4 Part A — Standard terms and conditions 5 1. Definitions and interpretation 5 2. Agreement Period 10 3. Warranties and representations 10 4. Conduct of the Project 11 5. Provision of services by the Service Provider 15 6. Contributions 16 he Work, health and safety 16 8. Working with vulnerable persons 18 a. Records and survey 20 10. Audit and access 21 11. Promotion and publicity 22 12. Confidential Information 22 13. Personal Information 23 14. | Proportionate liability 24 15. Insurance 24 16. Suspension or termination 25 17. Enforcement 26 18. Notices and other communications 26 19. General provisions 27 Part B — Project specific terms and conditions 29 Schedule 1 — Agreement Details 30 Schedule 2 — Project Particulars 32 Execution page 44 Appendix 1 — Site Location Map 45 Appendix 2 — Certificates 46 Appendix 3 — Risk Management Plan 47 Green Army Project Agreement in relation to Managing weed threats from bushland reserves and coastal habitats in Noosa LGA. Project ID BO270003901G TEM5191 issued 10/03/2015 page 2
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Appendix 4 —- Works Program 51 Green Army Project Agreement in relation to Managing weed threats from bushland reserves and coastal habitats in Noosa LGA. Project ID B0270003901G TEM5191 issued 09/04/2015 page 3
Section 4
Details
Parties
le Manpower Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, ABN: 15 071 884 994 (Service Provider).
2. Noosa Shire Council, ABN: 97969214121 (Project Sponsor).
Recitals
A. The Australian Government's Plan for a Cleaner Environment is central to the
Government's vision for a stronger Australia.
B. A key component of this plan is the Green Army Programme to build teams of
young Australians to undertake a range of environmental and heritage projects.
C. The Project Sponsor has been approved to receive support under the Programme.
D. The Service Provider has agreed to assist the Australian Government in the
delivery of the Programme, including by entering into this Agreement with the
Project Sponsor.
E. In consideration for receiving support under the Programme, the Project Sponsor
has agreed to perform the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions set
out in this Agreement.
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Part A — Standard terms and conditions
1. Definitions and interpretation
1.1 Definitions
In this Agreement, except where the contrary intention is expressed, the following
definitions are used:
ABN has the same meaning as it has in section 41 of the A
New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
(Cth).
Aboriginal Tradition has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection
Act 1984 (Cth).
Acknowledgement the acknowledgement guidelines published by the
Guidelines Commonwealth as amended from time to time.
Agency (a) | abody corporate or an unincorporated body
established or constituted for a public purpose by
Commonwealth legislation, or an instrument
made under that legislation (including a local
authority);
(b) a body established by the Governor-General or
by a Minister of State of the Commonwealth
including departments; or
(c) an incorporated company over which the
Commonwealth exercises control.
Agreement this agreement between the Service Provider and the
Project Sponsor, as amended from time to time in
accordance with clause 19.2, and includes its Schedules
and any Annexures.
Agreement Details Schedule 1.
Agreement for the contract between the Service Provider and the
Services Commonwealth formed under clause 4.3 of the Deed.
Agreement Period the period specified in clause 2.
Business Day in relation to the doing of any action in a place, any day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in that
place.
Commencement Date _ the date this Agreement is executed by the parties or, if
executed on separate days, the date on which this
Agreement is executed by the last party to do so.
Commonwealth the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Completion Date the day that the Project Sponsor has done all that it is
required to do under clauses 4 (Conduct of the Project),
6 (Contributions), 9 (Records and survey) and 10 (Audit
and access) of this Agreement to the satisfaction of the
Service Provider.
Confidential information that is by its nature confidential; and
Information (a) is designated by a party as confidential; or
(b) a party knows or ought to know is confidential,
but does not include:
(c) information which is or becomes public
knowledge other than by breach of this
Agreement or any other confidentiality obligation.
Conflict of Interest any circumstance in which a party or any of the party’s
Personnel has an interest (whether financial or non-
financial) or an affiliation that is affecting, will affect, or
could be perceived to affect, that party’s ability to perform
the Project, or its obligations under this Agreement, fairly
and independently.
Deed the deed of standing offer between the Commonwealth
and the Service Provider, as varied from time to time,
and includes its Schedules and any attachments.
Guidelines the guidelines entitled the "Green Army Programme
Guidelines" as varied by the Commonwealth from time to
time.
Insolvency Event the happening of any of these events:
(a) goes into liquidation or provisional liquidation or
an application is made for it to be wound up;
(b) has a receiver, manager, receiver and manager,
administrator, controller (as defined in section 9 of
the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) or similar officer
appointed to it or any of its assets;
(c) makes an assignment for the benefit of or enters
into an arrangement or composition with its
creditors;
(d) is insolvent or presumed insolvent under the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or stops payment of
any of its debts;
(e) a party suffers any execution against its assets
which has or will have an adverse effect on its
ability to perform this Agreement; or
(f) anything analogous or having a substantially
similar effect to any of the events specified above
happens under the Law of any applicable
jurisdiction.
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Item an item in a Schedule to this Agreement.
Law any applicable statute, regulation, by-law, ordinance or
subordinate legislation in force from time to time in
Australia, whether made by a State, Territory, the
Commonwealth, or a local government.
Material any software, firmware, documented methodology or
process, documentation or other material in whatever
form, including without limitation any reports,
specifications, business rules or requirements, user
manuals, user guides, operations manuals, training
materials and instructions.
Operations Manual the operations manual developed by the Service Provider
under clause 9 of the Deed, as amended from time to
time.
Other Contributions the contributions specified in Item 0 of the Project
Particulars.
Participant an Australian citizen or permanent resident between the
age of 17 to 24 years of age who is engaged to
participate in a Team to work on a Project.
Participant an agreement between the Service Provider and a
Agreement Participant in relation to the Programme and the
undertaking of a specific Project, and which must comply
with the requirements of the Deed.
Personal Information — information or an opinion (including information or an
opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not
and whether recorded in a material form or not, about a
natural person whose identity is apparent, or can
reasonably be ascertained, from the information or
opinion.
Personnel in relation to a party, any natural person who is an
employee, officer, agent or professional adviser of that
party or of a subcontractor of that party, and excluding
Participants in the case of the Service Provider.
Privacy Act the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Programme the Green Army Programme referred to in the Recitals.
Project the project described in the Project Particulars.
Project Event any promotional event conducted by a party relating to
the Project, including celebration of support under the
Programme, all openings, ceremonies or other public
events which are related to the Project.
Project Outcomes the project outcomes described in Item 1.3 of the Project
Particulars.
Project Particulars Schedule 2.
Project Period the period specified in Item 2 of the Project Particulars.
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Project Specific Item an item to be purchased by the Service Provider as
specified in the Agreement for Services.
Project Sponsor the party specified in Item 3 of the Agreement Details and
includes its Personnel.
Project Sponsor all contributions made by the Project Sponsor, including
Contributions in-kind and monetary contributions, as specified in Item 0
of the Project Particulars.
Project Sponsor the person identified in Item 4 of the Agreement Details,
Representative or such other person as is notified by the Project Sponsor
from time to time.
Schedule a schedule to this Agreement.
Service Provider the party specified in Item 1 of the Agreement Details
and includes its Personnel.
Service Provider the person identified in Item 2 of the Agreement Details,
Representative or such other person as is notified by the Service
Provider from time to time.
Site the site(s) where the Project will be undertaken and that
is identified in Item 4.2 of the Project Particulars.
Team a team is comprised of one Team Supervisor and up to
nine Participants, as varied in accordance with the Deed,
and which is constituted for the purposes of undertaking
the Project.
Team Supervisor a person employed by the Service Provider to:
(a) manage a Team in undertaking activities for the
purposes of delivering a Project;
(b) supervise Participants in the undertaking of a
Project; and
(c) train Participants in accordance with applicable
individual training plans (as set out in relevant
Participant Agreements).
Traditional Owner(s) in relation to land, a local descent group of Aboriginal
people who have common spiritual affiliations to an area
of land (which affiliations place the group under a primary
spiritual responsibility for the site) and who are entitled by
Aboriginal Tradition to forage over the land.
Work Plan the plan set out in Item 4 of the Project Particulars
detailing how the parties will conduct and complete the
Project as amended from time to time in accordance with
clause 4.5(b) of this Agreement.
1.2 Interpretation
In this Agreement, except where the contrary intention is expressed:
(a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa, and a gender includes other
genders;
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(b) another grammatical form of a defined word or expression has a
corresponding meaning;
-(c) | the meaning of general words is not limited by specific examples introduced
by ‘for example’ or similar expressions;
(d) areference to a clause, paragraph, schedule or annexure is to a clause or
paragraph of, or schedule or annexure to, this Agreement;
(e) areference to a document or instrument includes the document or instrument
as novated, altered, supplemented or replaced from time to time;
(f) | areference to AUD, A$, $A, dollar or $ is to Australian currency;
(g) areference to time is to the time in the place where the obligation is to be
performed;
(h) areference to a party is to a party to this Agreement, and a reference toa
party to a document includes the party's executors, administrators,
successors and permitted assignees and substitutes;
(i) | areference to a person includes a natural person, partnership, body
corporate, association, governmental or local authority or agency or other
entity;
(j) if a party is a trustee, the party enters this Agreement personally and in its
capacity as trustee and:
(i) | any warranties given under this Agreement are given in both capacities;
and
(ii) warrants that it has the power to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(k) areference to a statute, ordinance, code or other Law includes regulations
and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments,
re-enactments or replacements of any of them;
(1) | any agreement, representation, warranty or indemnity by two or more parties
(including where two or more persons are included in the same defined term)
binds them jointly and severally;
(m) any agreement, representation, warranty or indemnity in favour of two or more
parties (including where two or more persons are included in the same
defined term) is for the benefit of them jointly and severally;
(n) arule of construction does not apply to the disadvantage of a party because
the party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of
it; and
(0) to the extent that the parties have not completed any Item in a Schedule that
Item will be taken to be 'not applicable’ for the purpose of this Agreement,
unless otherwise stated.
1.3 Priority of Agreement documents
If there is inconsistency between any of the documents forming part of this
Agreement, those documents will be interpreted in the following order of priority to
the extent of any inconsistency:
(a) Part A of this Agreement;
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(b) Part B of this Agreement;
(c) the Agreement Details;
(d) the Project Particulars; and
(e) documents incorporated by reference in this Agreement, in the following order
of priority:
(i) | Project-specific work health and safety plan;
(ii) risk management plan; and
(iii) | Work Plan.
2. Agreement Period
This Agreement commences on the Commencement Date and, unless terminated
earlier, expires on the Completion Date.
3. Warranties and representations
3.1 Warranties and representations of both parties
Each party to this Agreement represents and warrants to the other that:
(a) _ it has full power and authority to enter into, perform and observe its
obligations under this Agreement;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly and
validly authorised by the relevant party;
(c) as atthe Commencement Date no litigation, arbitration, mediation,
conciliation or administrative proceedings are taking place, pending, or are
threatened which could have an adverse effect on the party’s ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) it is not affected by an Insolvency Event; and
(e) this Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations on it,
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.2 Project Sponsor warranties and representations
(a) |The Project Sponsor represents and warrants to the Service Provider that it
has, will have, or will confirm that any property owners and property managers
have, or will have, before the commencement of Project activities:
(i) all rights, title, licences, interests, property and regulatory approvals
necessary for the lawful undertaking of the Project (including by the
Service Provider); and
(ii) | the agreement or consent, where required by Law, of the relevant native
title holder or claimants and the Traditional Owners recognised under
land rights legislation.
(b) |The Project Sponsor represents and warrants to the Service Provider that it
has, or will have, before the Project commences:
(i) | any and all required consents for the undertaking of the Project,
including of any and all property owners and property managers of
properties that will be accessed or otherwise in any way affected by the
Project;
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(ii) | the consent of any and all organisations that it will partner with or
represent on the Project, including Traditional Owners (if relevant);
(iii) | adequate funds and resources including through Other Contributions to
support delivery of the Project in accordance with this Agreement; and
(iv) provided, and will otherwise make available as appropriate, all
equipment, materials, items, plants, and tools reasonably needed for the
undertaking of the relevant Project, other than that equipment stated as
being the responsibility of the Service Provider under the Deed or in the
Agreement for Services as specified in Item 5.4 and Item 6 of the
Project Particulars.
(c) The Project Sponsor further warrants that:
(i) neither it, nor any of its Personnel, have been convicted of a fraud-
related offence in the last five years;
(ii) it, and all of its Personnel, consent to undertake appropriate criminal
records checks and any other appropriate checks where clause 8
applies; and
(iii) | any equipment provided for use in the Project is in good working order
and meets all relevant and necessary safety, performance and servicing
standards.
4. Conduct of the Project
4.1 Cooperative conduct
The parties agree to work cooperatively on the Project, including in relation to:
(a) the development of a work health and safety plan for the Project;
(b) the day-to-day conduct of the Project; and
(c) the creation and facilitation of local community support for, and engagement
in, the Project.
4.2 Responsibilities of the parties
The parties agree to each perform the Project:
(a) inamanner that prioritises and enforces work health and safety requirements;
(b) within the Project Period;
(c) in accordance with the Work Plan;
(d) in accordance with all applicable Laws;
(e) soas to deliver the Project Outcomes and meet all reporting requirements, in
accordance with the requirements of this Agreement;
(f) | in accordance with directions from the Commonwealth as issued from time to
time (if any); and
(g) otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Agreement
for Services and the Deed.
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4.3 Service Provider’s obligations
The Service Provider must:
(a) ensure that it undertakes its activities in relation to the Project in accordance
with the Agreement for Services;
(b) develop a work health and safety plan for the Project in accordance with
clause 4.6 and the Agreement for Services;
(c) provide a Team Supervisor for the Project and ensure that each Team
Supervisor carries out the responsibilities set out at clause 4.8 and in
accordance with the Agreement for Services;
(d) provide training to Participants in accordance with Item 5.1 of the Project
Particulars and in accordance with the Deed;
(e) provide all support items in accordance with the Deed and the Agreement for
Services as specified in Item 5.4 and Item 6 of the Project Particulars,
including personal protective equipment, emergency items, other clothing and
general equipment;
(f) transport the Participants to the Project Site in accordance with the Deed and
the Agreement for Services;
(g) notify the Project Sponsor of those parts of the Operations Manual which the
Project Sponsor must comply with; and
(h) otherwise deliver the Project in accordance with this Agreement, the
Agreement for Services and the Deed.
4.4 Project Sponsor’s obligations
The Project Sponsor must:
(a) provide written confirmation to the Service Provider prior to the
commencement of the Project that all planning approvals, licences, consents,
permits and regulatory approvals of any type needed for the lawful
undertaking of the Project activities have been obtained;
(b) contribute to the development of the Project-specific work health and safety
plan for the Project in accordance with clause 4.6;
(c) provide the Project Sponsor Contributions, including arranging for the
provision of expert advice to the Service Provider where specified in the
Agreement for Services, and the Other Contributions, in accordance with
clause 6;
(d) ensure that any equipment provided as part of the Project Sponsor
Contributions is in good working order and meets all relevant and necessary
safety, performance and servicing standards;
(e) keep and provide records and the end-of-Project survey in accordance with
clause 9;
(f) | be responsible for all Project costs, other than:
(i) | the labour costs of the Participants and Service Provider; and
(ii) | those other costs which are the responsibility of the Service Provider
under the Deed and Agreement for Services as specified in Item 5.4
and Item 6 of the Project Particulars;
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(g) provide all equipment, materials, items, plants, and tools reasonably needed
for the undertaking of the relevant Project, other than that equipment stated
as being the responsibility of the Service Provider under Item 5.4 and Item 6
of the Project Particulars;
(h) use all reasonable endeavours to create and facilitate local community
support for, and engagement in, the Project;
(i) | comply with the Operations Manual, in so far as it is applicable to the Project
Sponsor; and
(j) facilitate safe and secure access to the Site of the Project for the Team for the
duration of the Project.
4.5 Work Plan
(a) The parties must perform the Project in accordance with, and otherwise
comply with, the Work Plan.
(b) No alteration to the Work Plan will be effective unless and until the change to
the Work Plan is agreed by both parties.
4.6 Project-specific work health and safety plan
(a) Prior to undertaking any Project activities, a work health and safety plan, must
be finalised and agreed between the parties to this Agreement.
(b) The Service Provider must prepare a work health and safety plan for the
Project which is consistent with this Agreement, the Agreement for Services,
the Deed (including the Operations Manual) and the Guidelines and provide a
draft plan to the Project Sponsor for comment.
(c) Without limitation, the work health and safety plan must:
(i) | detail the procedures that the Service Provider and Project Sponsor will
take in order to manage any work health and safety risks and incidents
that may arise during the undertaking of the Project;
(ii) | detail the roles and responsibilities of the Service Provider, Team
Supervisors, other Personnel of the Service Provider, and the Project
Sponsor (as applicable) in relation to work health and safety; and
(iii) | comply with all relevant work health and safety standards, policies and
Laws as applicable to the Project.
(d) Within 10 Business Days of receipt of the draft work health and safety plan
provided under clause 4.6(b), the Project Sponsor must provide detailed
comments on the draft plan. In providing comments on the draft work health
and safety plan, the Project Sponsor must consult, or provide contact
information so as to allow the Service Provider to consult, with any other
stakeholders who have shared responsibility for the work health and safety of
the Team.
(e) The Service Provider must consider all input from the Project Sponsor and
any other stakeholders consulted in accordance with clause 4.6(d) and
finalise the work health and safety plan.
(f) | Once finalised under clause 4.6(e), the work health and safety plan will form
part of this Agreement and the parties must perform the Project in accordance
with the final work health and safety plan.
(g) The Service Provider must, in consultation with the Project Sponsor and
stakeholders (as applicable), promptly update and modify the work health and
safety plan from time to time so as to address any new risks, changes in
circumstances or changes in applicable Laws and standards.
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(h) |The Service Provider must provide the work health and safety plan for the
Project to the Commonwealth for review by the Commonwealth or a
representative, if requested by the Commonwealth.
(i) | Project activities must not commence unless and until the work health and
safety plan for the Project is finalised
4.7 Project-specific risk management plan
(a) The parties must perform the Project in accordance with the risk management
plan for the Project set out in Item 9 of the Project Particulars.
(b) |The Project Sponsor warrants that, in agreeing the risk management plan set
out in Item 9 of the Project Particulars, it has consulted, or provide contact
information so as to allow the Service Provider to consult, with any other
stakeholders who have shared responsibility for the risk management of the
Project or the Site (such as land managers), on the content of the risk
management plan for the Project.
(c) The Service Provider must, in consultation with the Project Sponsor and
stakeholders (as applicable), promptly update and modify the risk
management plan for the Project from time to time so as to address any new
risks, changes in circumstances or changes in applicable Laws and
standards.
(d) The Service Provider must provide the risk management plan for the Project
to the Commonwealth for review by the Commonwealth or a representative, if
requested by the Commonwealth.
4.8 Team Supervisors’ responsibilities
Each Team Supervisor is responsible for the following:
(a) supervise Participants in the undertaking of a Project at a ratio of not less than
one Team supervisor to nine Participants unless otherwise agreed by the
Department, and in accordance with this Agreement and the Deed;
(b) manage their Team in undertaking activities for the purposes of delivering the
Project, in accordance with this Agreement and the Deed;
(c) undertake, supervise and provide training to Participants in accordance with
applicable individual training plans (as set out in relevant Participant
Agreements) but only for activities for which the Team Supervisor is
adequately qualified to do;
(d) operate the vehicle which is used to transport Participants to training and the
Project Site as detailed in the Deed;
(e) identify where Participants do not have the adequate skills or the ability to
perform Project activities (including where the Participant is under the
influence of alcohol or illegal drugs) and, if so:
(i) | ensure that those activities are not undertaken by the Participant until
the Participant has obtained adequate skills and is able to perform
activities in accordance with this Agreement and the Deed; and
(ii) | provide an appropriate level of supervision and assistance in delivering
those activities;
(f) | ensure that Participants comply with the directions of the Team Supervisor,
the Service Provider and the Commonwealth, where applicable, rather than
the Project Sponsor; and
(g) any additional responsibilities set out at Item 5.3 of the Project Particulars.
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4.9 Management of Conflicts of Interest
(a) Each party warrants, to the best of its knowledge after making diligent inquiry,
as at the Commencement Date, that no Conflict of Interest exists or is likely to
arise in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) If during the Agreement Period, a Conflict of Interest arises in relation to a
party (Conflicted Party), or appears likely to arise, the Conflicted Party must:
(i) | immediately notify the other party in writing of the Conflict of Interest
making a full disclosure of all relevant information relating to the Conflict
of Interest and setting out the steps the Conflicted Party proposes to
take to resolve or otherwise deal with the Conflict of Interest; and
(ii) | take such steps as the other party may reasonably require to resolve or
otherwise deal with that Conflict of Interest.
4.10 Appointment of subcontractors
Notwithstanding any subcontracts that the parties may enter into for purposes
related to this Agreement, each party is responsible for the performance of its
responsibilities under this Agreement.
4.11. Partnership or incorporated association
Where the Project Sponsor is a partnership or incorporated association:
(a) any agreement, representation, warranty or indemnity under this Agreement
binds the partners or members (as applicable) jointly and severally; and
(b) the Project Sponsor must not take any step to dissolve that partnership or
incorporated association for the duration of this Agreement.
5. Provision of services by the Service Provider
5.1 The Team
(a) |The Service Provider will deploy a Team for the purposes of the Project in
accordance with the relevant Agreement for Services.
(b) Participants deployed under this Agreement must only be used for the
purposes of carrying out the Project and performing this Agreement.
5.2 General equipment
The Service Provider must provide the general equipment specified at Item 5.4 of
the Project Particulars.
5.3 Project Specific Items
The Service Provider must make the Project Specific Items available, as detailed in
the Agreement for Services and at Item 6 of the Project Particulars, for the
purposes of undertaking the Project only.
5.4 No liability for Service Provider
The Service Provider accepts no liability for any debts incurred by the Project
Sponsor, any monies owing by the Project Sponsor to its Personnel, any cost
overruns or there being insufficient monies to complete the Project.
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6. Contributions
6.1 Project Sponsor Contributions and Other Contributions
(a) The Project Sponsor must:
(i) | provide the Project Sponsor Contributions as specified in Item 7.1 of the
Project Particulars and otherwise in accordance with the Work Plan; and
(ii) if requested by the Service Provider, the Project Sponsor must provide
the Service Provider with written evidence that the persons or
organisations specified in Item 0 of the Project Particulars will provide
the Other Contributions, including the amounts to be provided, the due
dates for each of these amounts and the terms and conditions of the
provision of the Other Contributions.
(b) The basis on which the Project Sponsor Contributions and Other
Contributions are to be provided must be satisfactory to the Service Provider.
(c) |The Project Sponsor must ensure that the terms on which any Other
Contributions are provided to the Project Sponsor for, or in connection with,
the Project are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and the
Agreement for Services and do not in any way limit or affect the Project
Sponsor’s ability to comply strictly with its obligations, or the Service
Provider’s ability to exercise its rights, under this Agreement.
(d) The Project Sponsor must promptly notify the Service Provider if the total
amount of the Project Sponsor’s Contributions or Other Contributions
reduces, or if such a reduction is anticipated.
(e) If:
(i) | the Service Provider receives notice under clause 6.1(d);
(ii) | the Project Sponsor does not provide the Project Sponsor’s
Contributions or provide them in time to enable completion of the
Project; or
(iii) | the Project Sponsor is not able to obtain the Other Contributions or
obtain them in time to enable completion of the Project,
the Service Provider must notify the Commonwealth as soon as practicable or
where the Service Provider has received a notice under clause 6.1(d), within
two Business Days from receipt of the notice.
Ti Work, health and safety
Fy Definitions
In this clause 7:
(a) corresponding WHS law has the meaning given in section 4 of the WHS Act;
(b) Regulator means an authority referred to ina WHS Law as the relevant
authority for occupational health and safety complaints, queries or
investigations;
(c) WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth);
(d) WHS Law means the WHS Act and any corresponding WHS law;
(e) WHS entry permit holder has the meaning given in the WHS Act; and
(f) WHS Regulations means the regulations made under the WHS Act.
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he Division of work health and safety responsibilities between the parties
(a) |The Project Sponsor is responsible for providing safe and secure access to
the Site, including where it makes arrangements with a third party in order to
provide this.
(b) |The Project Sponsor will contribute to developing and implementing the work
health and safety plan for the Project to the best of their endeavours to ensure
the safety of Teams in carrying out their agreed tasks.
(c) The Service Provider is responsible for managing the work health and safety
of Participants.
7.3 Compliance with laws and policies
(a) Each party must, in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, comply,
and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its subcontractors comply, with
the provisions of all Laws and requirements of any Commonwealth, State,
Territory or local authority including those arising under a WHS Law in respect
of work health and safety.
(b) The Project Sponsor must, in carrying out its obligations under this
Agreement, comply, and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its
subcontractors comply, with any of the Service Provider’s work health and
safety policies as notified, referred to, or made available, by the Service
Provider to the Project Sponsor in writing.
7.4 Notifiable incidents and contraventions
(a) If the Project Sponsor is required by a WHS Law to report to a Regulator an
incident arising out of the Project:
(i) | atthe same time, or as soon as is possible in the circumstances, the
Project Sponsor must give notice of such incident, and a copy of any
written notice provided to a Regulator, to the Service Provider and to the
Commonwealth; and
(ii) | the Project Sponsor must provide to the Service Provider and to the
Commonwealth, within such time as is specified by the Service Provider
or the Commonwealth, a report detailing the circumstances of the
incident, the results of investigations into its cause, and any
recommendations or strategies for prevention in the future.
(b) |The Project Sponsor must inform the Service Provider and the
Commonwealth of the full details of:
(i) | any suspected contravention of a WHS Law relating to the Project,
within 24 hours of becoming aware of any such suspected
contravention;
(ii) | any cessation or direction to cease work relating to the Project, due to
unsafe work, immediately upon the party being informed of any such
cessation or direction;
(iii) | any workplace entry by a WHS entry permit holder, or an inspector, to
any place where the Project is being performed or undertaken, within 24
hours of becoming aware of any such workplace entry; and
(iv) any proceedings against the party or its officers, or any decision or
request by the Regulator given to the party or its Personnel, under a
WHS Law, within 24 hours of becoming aware of any such proceedings,
decision or request.
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8. Working with vulnerable persons
8.1 Application of this clause
This clause 8 applies if the Project, or any part of the Project, involves working with
or contact with Vulnerable Persons.
8.2 Definitions
In this clause 8:
(a) Child means an individual under the age of 18;
(b) Criminal or Court Record means any record of any Other Offence;
(c) Other Offence means a conviction, finding of guilt, on-the-spot fine, or other
court order relating to:
(i) | an apprehended violence or protection order made against the person;
(ii) | one or more traffic offences involving speeding more than 30 kilometres
over the speed limit, injury to a person or damage to property;
(iii) | acrime or offence involving the consumption, dealing in, possession or
handling of alcohol, a prohibited drug, narcotic or other prohibited
substance;
(iv) acrime or offence involving violence against or injury to a person (other
than a crime or offence involving the death of person); or
(v) aminor crime or offence involving dishonesty other than those crimes
and offences referred to in paragraph (g) of this definition;
(d) Person means each of the party’s officers, employees, contractors and
volunteers;
(e) Police Check means a formal inquiry made to the relevant police authority in
each Australian State or Territory where the party knows the person has
resided, designed to obtain details of a person’s criminal conviction or a
finding of guilt in all places (within and outside Australia);
(f) | Serious Record means a conviction or any finding of guilt for a Serious
Offence;
(g) Serious Offence means:
(i) | acrime or offence involving the death of a person;
(ii) | asex-related offence or a crime, including sexual assault (whether
against an adult or Child), Child pornography, or any indecent act
involving a Child;
(iii) | acrime or offence involving dishonesty that is not minor; or
(iv) fraud, money laundering, insider dealing or any other financial offence
or crime, including those under legislation relating to companies,
banking, insurance or other financial services;
(h) Vulnerable Person means:
(i) | a Child; or
(ii) | an individual aged 18 years and above who is or may be unable to take
care of themselves, or is unable to protect themselves against harm or
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exploitation by reason of age, illness, trauma or disability, or any other
reason; and
(i) | Working with Children Check means a formal assessment of criminal
history, conducted in accordance with relevant Law in relation to working with
Children, and valid in the State or Territory in which the Project Site is located.
8.3 Project Sponsor to conduct Police Check
(a) Subject to clause 8.3(b), the Project Sponsor must, before engaging or
deploying any person (whether as an officer, employee, contractor, or
volunteer) in relation to any part of the Project:
(i) | conduct a Police Check for that person;
(ii) | confirm that no Commonwealth, State or Territory Law prohibits that
person from being engaged in a capacity where they may have contact
with Vulnerable Persons; and
(iii) | comply with all other legal requirements of the place where the Project,
or part of the Project, is being conducted in relation to engaging or
deploying persons in a capacity where they may have contact with
Vulnerable Persons.
(b) Unless otherwise directed by the Service Provider, the Project Sponsor is not
required to conduct a Police Check in accordance with clause 8.3(a) where:
(i) | the person:
(A) is a volunteer;
(B) will be involved in the Project for five days or less;
(C) does not have any direct supervisory responsibilities for other
persons involved in the Project; and
(D) will only be present at the Site at the same time as the Team
Supervisor; or
(ii) | the person has a current Working with Children Check.
8.4 Parties to conduct risk assessment
(a) If a Police Check or Working with Children Check indicates that a person has
a Serious Record, or a Criminal or Court Record, the Project Sponsor must
not engage, deploy or redeploy the person until the Project Sponsor has
conducted and documented a risk assessment of that person.
(b) |The Project Sponsor must, within 24 hours of becoming aware of a person
being charged or convicted of any Serious Offence or Other Offence, conduct
and document a risk assessment in accordance with clause 8.5 to determine
whether to allow that person to continue performing the Project, or any part of
the Project.
(c) |The Project Sponsor must document the actions it will take as a result of
conducting the risk assessment.
(d) The Project Sponsor is responsible for conducting any risk assessment,
assessing its outcome and deciding to engage, deploy or redeploy a person
with a Serious Record, or a Criminal or Court Record, to work on the Project,
or any part of the Project.
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8.5 Requirements regarding conduct of risk assessment
In undertaking a risk assessment under clause 8.4, the Project Sponsor must take
into account the following factors:
(a) whether the person’s Serious Record, Criminal or Court Record is directly
relevant to the role the person will or is likely to perform in relation to the
Project, or any part of the Project;
(b) the length of time that has passed since the person’s conviction and the
person’s record since that time;
(c) the nature of the offence pertaining to the Serious Record or Criminal or Court
Record and the circumstances in which it occurred;
(d) whether the offence involved Vulnerable Persons;
(e) the nature of the Project and the circumstances in which the person will or is
likely to have contact with Vulnerable Persons;
(f) the particular role the person is proposing to undertake or is currently
undertaking in relation to the Project and whether the fact the person has a
Serious Record or Criminal or Court Record, is reasonably likely to impair the
person’s ability to perform or continue to perform the inherent requirements of
that role; and
(g) the person’s suitability based on their merit, experience and references, to
perform the role they are proposed to undertake or are currently undertaking
in relation to the Project or any part of the Project.
8.6 Parties’ obligations about the engagement and deployment of certain
persons
After taking into account the factors set out in clause 8.5, the parties must
determine whether it is reasonably necessary to:
(a) engage, deploy or redeploy the person in relation to the Project or any part of
the Project;
(b) remove the person from working in any position or acting in any capacity in
relation to the Project or any part of the Project which involves working or
having contact with Vulnerable Persons;
(c) make particular arrangements or impose conditions under which the person’s
role in relation to the Project or any part of the Project and, where relevant,
contact with Vulnerable Persons is to occur; or
(d) take steps to protect the physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing of the
Vulnerable Persons to whom the Project relates.
8.7 Subcontractors
The Project Sponsor must ensure that any subcontract entered into by it in relation
to the Project places the same obligations on the subcontractor as this clause 8
places on the Project Sponsor.
9. Records and survey
9.1 Project Sponsor must keep records
The Project Sponsor must keep comprehensive written records of any Project
Sponsor Contributions and Other Contributions.
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9.2 Provision of records
The Project Sponsor must:
(a) deliver information and other Material produced under or in connection with
this Agreement (substantially in the form of the template specified by the
Service Provider if any) and otherwise as reasonably required by the Service
Provider from time to time to ensure delivery of the Project; and
(b) provide all information and other Material to the Service Provider in
accordance with the timeframes specified in this Agreement and otherwise
promptly upon demand.
9.3 Survey and final report
Without limiting the Project Sponsor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the
Project Sponsor must provide to the Service Provider the completed end-of-Project
survey and final report in the form of the templates provided by the Service
Provider. From the end of the Project Period:
(a) the survey must be submitted within 10 Business Days; and
(b) the final report must be submitted within 20 Business Days.
10. Audit and access
10.1 Right to conduct audits
(a) The Commonwealth or a representative may conduct audits relevant to the
performance of the parties’ obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The parties acknowledge and agree that the Commonwealth and any persons
nominated by the Commonwealth may, at reasonable times and on giving
reasonable notice to the relevant party:
(i) | access and inspect the party’s premises and the Project Site, any
assets, wherever they may be located, to the extent relevant to the
performance of this Agreement; and
(ii) | require the relevant party (including its Personnel) to provide records,
documents and information relevant to the performance of this
Agreement in a data format and storage medium accessible by the
Commonwealth.
(c) The relevant party must provide the Commonwealth with any reasonable
assistance requested by the Commonwealth in relation to the exercise of its
rights under this clause 10, and any inquiry into or concerning the Project or
this Agreement including any administrative or statutory review, audit or
investigation (whether within or external to the Commonwealth), any request
for information directed to the Commonwealth, any judicial or quasi-judicial
inquiry, and any inquiry conducted by Parliament or any Parliamentary
committee.
10.2 General
(a) Each of the Service Provider, Project Sponsor and the Commonwealth must
bear its own costs of any inspections, reviews, audits and enquiries
conducted pursuant to this clause 10.
(b) The parties to this Agreement must ensure that any subcontract entered into
for the purpose of this Agreement contains an equivalent clause granting the
rights specified in this clause 10.
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(c) This clause 10 applies for the duration of the Agreement Period and for a
period of seven years from the termination or expiry of this Agreement.
11. Promotion and publicity
11.1 Media protocols
(a) The parties may discuss their approved Projects with interested media parties
and must inform the Department of the Environment’s media team in
accordance with Item 8 of the Project Particulars after conducting a media
interview.
(6) Media enquiries that relate in any way to the Australian Government's role or
the administration of the Programme must be directed to Department of the
Environment’s media team in accordance with Item 8 of the Project
Particulars.
(c) The parties may promote the Programme on social media platforms. The
Commonwealth may provide a list of its own social media links and hashtags
as part of the Acknowledgement Guidelines that can be cross referenced.
11.2 | Acknowledgement Guidelines
The Project Sponsor must acknowledge, in the required form as set out in the
Acknowledgement Guidelines, the support it has received from the Commonwealth
in all publications, promotional and advertising materials, signs or plaques displayed
at the location where the Project is undertaken, at any Project Event and otherwise
at the times and in the manner as the Commonwealth requires from time to time.
11.3. Announcements
Each party must, at least two Business Days before making a public announcement
in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by it except if
the announcement is required by Law or a regulatory body, notify the other party
and the Commonwealth and provide a copy of the announcement to the other party
and the Commonwealth.
11.4 Announcements by the Commonwealth
The parties agree that:
(a) the Commonwealth may make public details of the Project, the Programme
and the role and contribution of Participants; and
(b) the Commonwealth is not required to notify or obtain the approval of the
parties prior to any announcement.
12. Confidential Information
12.1. Confidential Information not to be disclosed
(a) Subject to clause 12.2, a party must not, without the prior written consent of
the other party, disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to a
third party.
(b) In giving written consent to the disclosure of Confidential Information, each
party may impose such conditions as it thinks fit, and the other party must
comply with these conditions.
12.2 Exceptions to obligations
The obligations on the parties under this clause 12 will not be taken to have been
breached to the extent that Confidential Information is:
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(a) disclosed by a party to its financial or legal advisers (including their officers
and employees), employees or internal management Personnel solely in
order to comply with obligations, or to exercise rights, under this Agreement,
or to enable effective management or auditing of Agreement related activities;
(b) to the extent that a party is a government agency or organisation, disclosed
by that party to its responsible Minister or in response to a request by a House
or a Committee of its Parliament;
(c) authorised or required by Law, including under this Agreement, under a
licence or otherwise, to be disclosed;
(d) disclosed to the Commonwealth, as requested by the Commonwealth from
time to time;
(e) required under the Deed or the Agreement for Services; or
(f) in the public domain otherwise than due to a breach of this clause 12.
12.3 Obligations on disclosure
Where a party discloses Confidential Information to another person pursuant to:
(a) clause 12.2(a), the disclosing party must notify the receiving person that the
information is Confidential Information and not provide the information unless
the receiving person agrees to keep the information confidential; or
(b) clauses 12.2(b), (c) and (d), the disclosing party must notify the receiving
party that the information is Confidential Information.
12.4 No reduction in privacy obligations
Nothing in this clause 12 derogates from any obligation which either party may have
either under the Privacy Act as amended from time to time, or under this
Agreement, in relation to the protection of Personal Information.
13. Personal Information
13.1 When does this clause apply?
This clause 13 applies only where the Project Sponsor deals with Personal
Information when, and for the purpose of, conducting the Project.
13.2 Obtaining Personal Information
The Project Sponsor must obtain written consent when obtaining Personal
Information to allow the Personal Information to be disclosed to the Commonwealth
upon request.
13.3. Obligations
The Project Sponsor must:
(a) _ if it obtains Personal Information while conducting the Project or otherwise
performing its obligations under this Agreement, use or disclose that Personal
Information only for the purposes of this Agreement;
(b) not do any act or engage in any practice that would breach an Australian
Privacy Principle under the Privacy Act; and
(c) immediately notify the Service Provider if the Project Sponsor becomes aware
of a breach or possible breach of any of its obligations under this clause 13.
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13.4 Subcontractors
The Project Sponsor must ensure that any subcontract entered into by it in relation
to this Agreement places the same obligations about Personal Information on the
subcontractor as this clause 13 places on the Project Sponsor.
14. Proportionate liability
The provisions of Part 7A of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) (and its
equivalents in other states and territories) apply to a claim in any way connected
with the Project or this Agreement, whether arising in contract, tort (including
negligence), bailment or otherwise.
15. Insurance
15.1 Obligation to take out and maintain insurance
(a) Subject to clause 15.1(b), the Project Sponsor must take out or have taken
out for the period specified in clause 15.1(c) or clause 15.1(d) (as the case
may be) as at the Commencement Date:
(i) | workers’ compensation insurance to the extent required by Law;
(ii) | general and products liability insurance; and
(iii) | professional indemnity or errors and omissions insurance,
as specified in Item 7 of the Agreement Details.
(b) Where the property owners or property managers have or will take out
general and products liability insurance in respect of the Site, the Project
Sponsor must ensure that:
(i) | the insurance complies with the requirements of this clause 15; and
(ii) | the Project Sponsor is able to obtain copies of the current insurance
policies and certificates of currency.
(c) If the Project Sponsor takes out a ‘claims made’ policy, which requires all
claims and any fact situation or circumstance that might result in a claim to be
notified within the period of insurance, the Project Sponsor must maintain the
policy (or a policy in like terms) during the Agreement Period and for a period
of seven years on and from the expiry or the early termination of this
Agreement.
(d) If the Project Sponsor takes out an ‘occurrence’ policy, which requires the
circumstances to which a claim relates to occur during the period of insurance
whilst the notification of event can occur at any time subsequently, the Project
Sponsor must maintain the policy during the Agreement Period.
(e) The Project Sponsor must ensure that any subcontract entered into by the
Project Sponsor in relation to this Agreement places on the subcontractor, in
respect of the subcontractor’s activities, the same or similar obligations about
insurances, as this clause 15 places on the Project Sponsor.
15.2 Copies of insurance
The Project Sponsor must, on request, promptly provide to the Service Provider any
relevant insurance policies and certificates of currency for inspection.
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16. Suspension or termination
16.1 Suspension or termination of Deed
(a) The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is automatically terminated as
and when:
(i) | the Deed or Agreement for Services is terminated;
(ii) | any contractual agreement between the Service Provider and the
Commonwealth in relation to the Project is terminated; or
(iii) | the Commonwealth makes a written direction requiring that this
Agreement be terminated.
(b) The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is automatically suspended as
and when:
(i) | the Deed or Agreement for Services is suspended; or
(ii) | any contractual agreement between the Service Provider and the
Commonwealth in relation to the Project is suspended.
16.2 Termination for default
(a) Without limiting any other rights or remedies a party may have against the
other party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, a party may
terminate this Agreement effective immediately by giving notice to the other
party (the defaulting party) if:
(i) | the defaulting party breaches a material provision of this Agreement
where that breach is not capable of remedy;
(ii) | the defaulting party breaches any provision of this Agreement and fails
to remedy the breach within 14 days after receiving notice requiring it to
do so;
(iii) the defaulting party fails, or is failing to, deliver a Project in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
(iv) in the opinion of the party, a Conflict of Interest exists which would
prevent the defaulting party from performing its obligations under this
Agreement; or
(v) an event specified in clause 16.2(c) happens to the defaulting party.
(b) Without limitation, for the purposes of clause 16.2(a), each of the following
constitutes a breach of a material provision (as applicable):
(i) | breach of warranty under clause 3 (Warranties and representations)
(ii) | a failure to comply with clause 4 (Conduct of the Project);
(iii) a failure to notify the other party of a Conflict of Interest under
clause 4.9 (Conflict of Interest);
(iv) a failure to comply with clause 5 (Provision of services by the Service
Provider);
(v) a failure to comply with clause 6 (Contributions), including a failure to
provide either in-kind or monetary contributions;
(vi) a failure to comply with clause 7 (Work, health and safety);
(vii) a failure to comply with clause 10 (Audit and Access);
(viii) a failure to comply with clause 12 (Confidential Information);
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(ix) a failure to comply with clause 13 (Personal Information); or
(x) a failure to comply with clause 15 (Insurance).
(c) Aparty must notify the other party immediately if:
(i) | the party being a corporation, there is any change in the direct or
indirect beneficial ownership or control of the party;
(ii) | the party disposes of the whole or any part of its assets, operations or
business other than in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) | the party ceases to carry on business;
(iv) an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to the party; and
(v) where the party is a partnership, any step is taken to dissolve that
partnership.
16.3 After termination
On termination of this Agreement:
(a) the parties must immediately stop work on the Project; and
(b) the Project Sponsor must deal with the Service Provider's Confidential
Information as reasonably directed by the Service Provider.
16.4 Termination does not affect accrued rights
Termination of this Agreement does not affect any accrued rights or remedies of a
party.
17. Enforcement
Without limiting any other rights or remedies that the Commonwealth or the Service
Provider may have arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Deed,
the parties agree that:
(a) clauses 7.4 (Notifiable Incidents), 10 (Audit and access), 11 (Promotion and
publicity), 12.2 (Exceptions to obligations) and 16 (Suspension or
Termination), are held on trust by the Service Provider for the
Commonwealth; and
(b) the Service Provider may enforce those rights in the name of and for the
benefit of the Commonwealth, as directed by the Commonwealth under the
Deed.
18. Notices and other communications
18.1 Service of notices
A party giving notice or notifying under this Agreement must do so in English and in
writing or by email:
(a) directed to the other party’s contact person at the other party’s address, and
to the Commonwealth's contact person at the Commonwealth's address as
applicable, (as set out in the Agreement Details and as varied by any notice);
and
(b) hand delivered or sent by prepaid post or email to that address.
18.2 Effective on receipt
A notice given in accordance with clause 18.1 takes effect when it is taken to be
received (or at a later time specified in it), and is taken to be received:
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(a) if hand delivered, on delivery;
(b) if sent by prepaid post, on the second Business Day after the date of posting
(or on the seventh Business Day after the date of posting if posted to or from
a place outside Australia); or
, (c) if sent by email, at the time when the email becomes capable of being
retrieved by the addressee,
but if the delivery, receipt or transmission is not on a Business Day or is after
5.00pm on a Business Day, the notice is taken to be received at 9.00am on the next
Business Day.
19. General provisions
19.1 Survival of provisions
(a) Termination or expiry of this Agreement for any reason does not extinguish or
otherwise affect any rights of either party against the other which accrued
prior to the time of termination or expiry or otherwise relate to or may arise at
any future time from any breach of non-observance of obligations under this
Agreement which arose prior to the time of termination or expiry.
(b) The following clauses survive the expiry or termination of this Agreement:
(i) | clause 1 (Definitions and interpretation);
(ii) | clause 5 (Provision of services by the Service Provider);
(iii) | clause 9 (Records and survey);
(iv) clause 10 (Audit and access);
(v) clause 11 (Promotion and publicity);
(vi) clause 12 (Confidential Information);
(vii) clause 13 (Personal Information);
(viii) clause 14 (Proportionate liability);
(ix) clause 15 (Insurance);
(x) clause 16.3 (After termination);
(xi) clause 16.4 (Termination does not affect accrued rights);
(xii) clause 17 (Enforcement); and
(xiii) clause 19.6 (Relationship).
19.2 Varying this Agreement
Subject to clause 4.5(b), this Agreement may only be varied in writing signed by
each party.
19.3. Assignment and novation
A party may only assign its rights or novate its rights and obligations under this
Agreement with the prior written consent of the other party.
19.4 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. All executed counterparts
constitute one document.
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19.5 Entire agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in connection
with its subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements or understandings
between the parties in connection with its subject matter.
19.6 Relationship
(a) The parties must not represent themselves, and must ensure that their
officers, employees, agents and subcontractors do not represent themselves,
as being an officer, employee, partner or agent of the other party, or as
otherwise able to bind or represent the other party.
(b) This Agreement does not create a relationship of employment, agency or
partnership between the parties.
19.7 Taxes, duties and government charges
Each party bears its own obligations in relation to all taxes, duties and government
charges imposed or levied in Australia or overseas in connection with this
Agreement.
19.8 Disclosure of information
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Project Sponsor
consents to the Service Provider disclosing information about this Agreement,
including Personal Information, to an Agency where such information is required to
be reported by that Agency.
19.9 Governing law and jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by the law of Queensland and each party irrevocably
and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
Queensland.
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Part B — Project specific terms and conditions
| Parties to this agreement can insert any additional terms and conditions in this Part _|
| B. The terms and conditions in this Part B must be consistent with Part A. As stated at
| clause 1.3 of Part A, Part A takes priority over Part B. : as
| If the parties do not wish to add any other clause, please insert the Project name and —
| Project ID below and follow with the words “No Project specific terms and conditions —
Project name: Managing weed threats from bushland reserves and coastal habitats in
Noosa LGA
Project ID: BO270003901G
Definitions
In this Agreement, except where the contrary intention is expressed, the following
definitions are used:
[insert additional [insert definition]
eb ee
defined terms]
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Schedule 1 — Agreement Details
1. | Service Provider | 1.1 Manpower Service (Australia) Pty Ltd
details ABN: 15 071 884 994
2. | Service Provider | 1.1 Name: Kylie Davies
mopepeantiative Position: Programme Manager Green Army
Phone: 03 8633 4008 mob: 0427 647 985
Fax: 03 8633 4001
Email: Kylie. [email protected]
3. | Project Sponsor 1.1 Name: Noosa Shire Council
— ABN: 97969214121
4. | Project Sponsor | 1.1 Name: Ms Jan Maddin
Representative Position: Environment Officer (Rivers & Coast)
Phone: 07 5329 6221
Email: [email protected]
Subcontractors Not applicable
Confidential 12 Service Provider’s Confidential Information: No
Information Project Sponsor’s Confidential Information: No
7. 15 As at the Commencement Date:
(a) to the extent required by Law, workers’
compensation insurance in respect of the
Project Sponsor’s liability for any loss or claim
by a person employed or otherwise engaged,
or deemed to be employed or otherwise
engaged, by the Project Sponsor in
connection with the Project;
(b) general and products liability insurance
covering legal liability (including liability
assumed under contract) for loss or damage
to property or injury or death to persons
arising out of or in connection with carrying out
the Project for an insured amount of
$400,000,000 per occurrence and not less
than $400,000,000 in aggregate; and
(c) professional indemnity insurance for an
insured amount of $300,000,000 per claim and
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claims made basis and held for a period of 1
year.
Address for 18.1 Service Provider:
notices Name: Kylie Davies
Position: Programme Manager Green Army
Postal address: Level 6, 312 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
Victoria, 3004
Physical address: Level 6, 312 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
Victoria, 3004
Fax: 03 8633 4001
Email: Kylie. [email protected]
Project Sponsor:
Name: Ms Jan Maddin
Position: Environment Officer (Rivers & Coast)
Postal address: PO Box 141, Tewantin, QLD 4565
Physical address: 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin, QLD
4565
Email: [email protected]
Commonwealth (as set out in the Agreement for
Services):
Name: Department of the Environment
Position: Director Green Army
Postal address: GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601
Physical address:
Fax: 02 6274 1094
Email: [email protected]
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Schedule 2 — Project Particulars
ay Project
1.1 Project identification
Project Name Managing weed threats from bushland reserves and coastal habitats in
Noosa LGA
Project ID no. B0270003901G
dae Project description
The urban-bushland-coastal interface is an area of intense pressure from the impact of
weeds (and litter) which degrade these important habitats and threaten biodiversity.
The Green Army team will work in collaboration with Council, local bushland care volunteer
groups and shorebird survey volunteers to reverse the trend of the loss of biodiversity in the
local area.
2 Project Outcomes
e Reducing the impacts of Weeds on National Significance within the bushland reserves
e Support the protection and conservation of nationally threatened species, ecological
communities and migratory species
e Foster intergenerational learning, mentoring and skill sharing between the Green Army
Team, local conservation volunteers and Council
2. Project Period
The Project commences on the Commencement Date and ends no later than 31 October
2015.
3. Approvals (clause 3.2(a)(i))
3.1 Significant Heritage / Environmental Listings
The Project Sponsor has identified that the following heritage or EPBC listings and
approval/mitigation measures relevant to this project:
Approvals /
Significant Heritage / Mitigation
EPBC listing Measures /
Responsibility
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nationally threatened e Richmond Birdwing Butterfly - Commonwealth | Project Sponsor
species or endangered listed
ecological community e Glossy Black Cockatoo - State listed
(EEC), or protected e Cascade Tree Frog - State listed
migratory species e Wallum froglet - State listed
e Koala - State listed
e Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine
(Pararistolochia praevenosa) - State listed
e Elf Skink - State listed
Communities
e Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia
Migratory Species
e Little Tern
e Common Tern
e White-winged Black Tern
e Pacific Golden Plover
e Bar-tailed Godwit
e Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
3.2 Planning Permits and Approvals
The Project Sponsor has identified the following planning permits, approvals, licences, are
required to undertake the project:
Necessary
Approval / Permit / permits/approvals
Licence Required required to undertake
the Project
NA All Council owned land or land NA
managed on behalf of the Queensland
Government
The Project Sponsor has identified there are no other planning permits, approvals, licences
required to be obtained relevant to this project.
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4. Work Plan
4.1 Project activities, timing, & training*
ACTIVITY and MilestoneTasks Milestone Training (Service Training (Sponsor)
Completion Provider)
Native plant & weed ID Existing condition mapping -
Site safety induction (each site) May 2015 Cultural awareness sharing of local knowledge
All sites Weed control techniques Weed control methods
identified identified
Site assessment and meet Bushland Care Group May 2015
volunteers y
Noosa North Shore, Fauna survey techniques Local ecological knowledge
Mirgatory Shorebird habitat Migratory Shorebird - September 2015 sharing — bird ID and
survey sites surveying techniques
s ae Native plant & weed ID Existing condition mapping -
Target weed infestations identified June 2015 :
g Alsi Weed control techniques sharing of local knowledge
I sites identified Weed control techniques
Target weeds prioritised for control June 2015 identified
Weed Management (50 hectares)
Weed control methods undertaken Allsites October 2015 Cultural awareness Local site-specific weed
(20 sites, 5 visits per site) control ID and techniques
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Chemical use
Herbicide use documented October 2015 Native plant & weed ID
Weed control techniques
Debris (litter) Collection (as required)
Noosa North Shore,
Foreshore litter collection (particulary plastics) Migratory Shorebird October 2015
habitat
Site preparation (50 hectares)
Native plant and weed ID Local knowledge sharing -
Site preparation techniques plant & weed ID
i Site specific preparation
Site prepared for revegetation All sites June 2015 oh a and storage of techniques
Weed control techniques
Use of hand tools
Plants sourced & on site July 2015 Native plant and weed ID Local eae ;
As required Planting establishment & Pe es
Planting of stock and supporting materials (dependent on specific August 2015 maintenance techniques
site conditions) Use of hand tools
Post planting assessment & maintenance September 2015
Water quality survey and assessment (2 reports)
Sik esters (ec) ~ysioa an May - October 2015 | Water sampling techniques | Local knowledge on
SASHICE RELMEIS Analysis of water quality data ee
Reporting on data collected October 2015 Validating data q
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5. Service Provider’s obligations (clause 4.3)
5.1 Training for Participants
The Service Provider will provide Participants with the following training:
(a) work health and safety training;
(b) cultural awareness training
(c) accredited first aid training;
(d) informal training including following competencies e.g.:
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(i) | Native plant and weeds identification
(ii) | Planting techniques and establishment maintenance
(iii) | Weed control techniques
(iv) Fauna survey techniques
(v) Apply chemicals under supervision
(vi) Use of hand tools
(vii) Report writing techniques
(viii) Water sampling techniques (including analysis and validating water
quality data)
§.2 Safe chemical use training
(a) All participants will require training in the safe use of chemicals.
(b) Details of training need:
5.5 Team Supervisor’s responsibilities
Project specific responsibilities for the Team Supervisor in addition to those
identified within the standard terms and conditions (Clause 4.8) include:
a) Team behaviour / interactions around private landholders (whilst in reserves
which back onto residential properties)
5.4 Provision of team PPE Kit
The following equipment for Team Supervisor and Participants will be supplied by
Service Provider:
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6. Project Specific Items (clause 5.3)
6.1 Value and purchase of Project Specific Items
The Service Provider will purchase Project Specific Items not to exceed a value of
$10,000 (inclusive of GST) as outlined in the original Project application to the
Department of the Environment.
6.2 Project Specific Items
The following Project Specific Items will be purchased by the Service Provider for
the Project (consumable items used by the Sponsor), or provided for use by the
Sponsor (returning to Service Provider at Project completion)
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Chemical spray packs (15)
Planting tools (mattock /
Hamilton planter)
Weeding knife
Note: Costs for materials are indicative only for planning purposes and include specific item, sourcing and
delivery costs. Actual costs may vary once sourced/obtained and as a result may impact on the items/quantity
able to be supplied within the allocated Project Specific Materials budget (Refer 7.1). All tools and equipment are
considered capital items and will be retained by the Service Provider at project completion and made available to
follow-on project teams.
6.3 Material details
The sourcing, purchasing and delivery of the project specific materials will be undertaken by:
a) the Service Provider as per an agreed project specific material list.
Other details regarding the provision of materials or tools and equipment are as follows:
7. Contributions (clause 6)
7.1 Project Sponsor Contributions
(a) Project Sponsor Contributions must include:
(i) all Project costs, other than:
(A) the labour costs of the Participants and Service Provider; and
(B) those costs which are the responsibility of the Service Provider
under this Deed or in the Agreement for Services, including those
costs in relation to the acquisition and operation of any Project
Specific Items as specified in Item 7 of the Project Particulars;
(ii) all equipment, materials, items, plants, and tools reasonably needed for
the undertaking of the Project, other than that equipment stated as
being the responsibility of the Service Provider as specified in Item 5.4
of the Project Particulars; and
(iii) | providing advice to the Service Provider in relation to the undertaking of
the relevant Project.
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(b) The total amount of the Project Sponsor Contributions is $10,766(exclusive of
GST) and must be in accordance with the following table.
. : Date of Value ($)
Council's Bushland Care Program S5 weeks
Coordinator (works schedule for each site x Raab @ = commencing 13 $10,000
1, site specific safety inductions) a April 2015
Transport costs to Noosa North Shore (Ferry,
permit fee, additional car) 10 September 2015 $250
Disposal of litter bags May 2015 $500
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LZ Other Contributions
Contributions to the project apart from the Sponsor contributions shown above at 8.1
7.3 Contribution details
Details relevant to sourcing Project Sponsor Contributions:
The Project Sponsor is responsible for sourcing the contributions listed in clause 7.1 above.
7.4 Collaborating organisations
Contribution
Bushland Care Program Volunteers Project support, advice and knowledge sharing
Shorebird study volunteers Project support, advice and knowledge sharing
{5 Site Meetings
Timing and method of Site meetings or progress discussions to be held between Project
Sponsor (or their representative) and the Team Supervisor.
The Project Sponor representative (Bushland Care Program Coordinator) will meet with the
Team Supervisor at least once per week, and / or at the start of works at each site.
8. Media protocols (clause 11.1)
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The Department of the Environment's media team can be contacted:
(a) by phone on (02) 6275 9880; or
(b) by email at [email protected]. Risk Management Plan
Refer to Appendix 3
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Execution page
EXECUTED as an agreement
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by
Manpower Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
ABN 15 071 884 994 in accordance with
section 127(1) of the Corporations Act
2007 (Cth) by
Aditya Deepak
Name of Director (print)
Signature of Director
10" April 2015
Date
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by
Noosa Shire Council ABN: 97969214121
in accordance with section 127(1) of the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) by
in the presence of:
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Tomine Maa) Kerr: Coyle.
Name of authorised representative (print) | Name of witness (print)
( En ati q , Ki Coxypks
Signature of authorised representative Signature of witness
J6 st J oe 10 [15
Date Date
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Appendix 2 — Certificates Certificate of Currency Certificate of Currency for Noosa Shire Council for Public and Products Liability Policy $400,000,000 cover through Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd Policy # NOOSA0000248 expiry 30 June 2015 provided under separate cover. National Police Check, Working With Children Check [insert details for relevant persons and results for checks undertaken] Approvals Obtained [insert correspondence or approvals as required] Green Army Project Agreement in relation to Managing weed threats from bushland reserves and coastal habitats in Noosa LGA. Project ID BO270003901G TEM5191 issued 09/04/2015 page 46
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Appendix 3 — Risk Management Plan
As required under Clause 4.7 (a) of the Project Agreement, the parties must perform the
Project in accordance with a Risk Management Plan. This plan addresses risks that impact
on achieving project outcomes.
A Project Specific Risk Management Plan is included below. The Plan lists the sorts of
project risk as identified by the Sponsor during the application process, in addition to those
identified by the Service Provider. This plan is to be reviewed by the Sponsor within 10 days
of signing this Project Agreement, and then updated within the MERIT online reporting tool
by the Service Provider during the life of the project with input from the Project Sponsor. The
agreed Risk Management Plan for the project will then be found at:
https://fieldcapture.ala.org.au/
Re Mitigation & Responsibilities
e Injuries or adverse health e All potential injuries and health impacts, mitigation measures
impacts to Green Army (including PPE), responsibilities and actions to be identified
Participants and described in the Project's Work Health and Safety Plan
For example: slips, trips and e Ensure that all site activities reference the agreed project-
falls; working in hot specific WHS Plan, prior to any work on the project site(s),
conditions; diseases, bites & and that the WHS Plan includes an Emergency Plan
tings; falling objects; ,; .
ae c Ing. brooks anal e Ensure that all parties and the Green Army Participants are
handling; hand tools and ° ; . .
ae aware of and understand the intent and information contained
power tools, injuries from : 5
. in the WHS documentation. Team Supervisor to ensure
sharps etc; a aa
appropriate protocols and measures as outlined in this
documentation are followed by Participants
e Service Provider to ensure Participants have appropriate PPE
e The Team Supervisor and the Project Sponsor representative
to confirm at a site meeting and prior to commencement of
any work by Participants, the project-specific risks and
mitigation measures outlined in a Site Safety Assessment
and Job Safety Assessment prepared by the Service Provider
e Training provided to Participants for activities and risks
identified in the WHS Plan provided by the Service Provider at
induction
e The WHS Plan to provide emergency contact/response
information.
e Team Supervisor to re-assess and manage Participants on
the site in regards to injury risk and hazards on a day-to-day
basis as necessary depending on immediate and expected
site conditions and tasks.
e Team Supervisor to report all near misses and safety
incidents to the Project Sponsor and Service Provider within
24 hours of occurrence.
e Participants unable to be e Vehicle use protocol/guidelines developed by Service
transported to site Provider and in place including use for daylight hours travel.
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For example: vehicle not Drivers follow protocols on drugs/alcohol/mobile phone use
available due to accident, j i i
3 e Central/accessible collection point chosen. Team Supervisor
mechanical breakdown, ; ay ‘
maintenance (inc, fuel), ensuring minimal wasted trips. Service Provider to ensure
vandalism or theft: driver or contingency transportation is available
supervisor not available e — Service Provider to check driver licences and appropriate
certification of Team Supervisor and secondary drivers of
Participants’ transport
e Service Provider provision of transport vehicle in good working
order. Team Supervisor to ensure vehicle is fuelled and
Participants keep the vehicle tidy on a day-to-day basis
e Service Provider to be responsible for arranging Participant
supervision and activities in the event the Team Supervisor is
unavailable
e Plantings fail in longer-term e Work Plan prepared by Project Sponsor to maximise medium-
as no project follow-up to longer-term outcomes and use best endeavours to link with
past and future works at the location including arrangements
to provide maintenance through plant establishment phase
e Project Sponsor and Service Provider to maximise
engagement of the community to support outcomes and
possibly enhance additional resource and reduce
vandalism/destruction in longer-term
e Service Provider to liaise with Project Sponsor to provide
advice where necessary on maximising longer-term value of
the project works including success of the propagation,
establishment and post-establishment maintenance
techniques. Participants provided with learning from Team
Supervisor, mentoring from Project Sponsor in revegetation
and rehabilitation techniques to maximise longer-term
effectiveness
e Number of community e Work Plan prepared by Project Sponsor to clearly identify
events not reached or poor nature/timing/responsibility for community events; and in
response liaison with Team Supervisor, events structured to encourage
participation (e.g. Participants work Mon-Fri, volunteers
usually weekends)
e Events well promoted by Project Sponsor
e Reporting of event prepared by Project Sponsor and
distributed to Service Provider and media
e Environmental and heritage e Work Plan for all key activities agreed prior to start of site
impacts preparation or weed clearing identifying key environmental
For example: over-clearing sensitivities; and sustainable work practices. ;
resulting in re-invasion of e Training by Team Supervisor (assisted by Project Sponsor
weed species or erosion; where applicable) on weed species identification and best
incorrect species removal; practice techniques to minimise disturbance (e.g.
soil compaction and damage technique/timing/wet & dry areas etc.) and inadvertent spread
to ground cover; damage to of weed plant material and seeds
PreviGus TewegetAllon Work e Chemical use training to be provided by Service Provider.
Ongoing learning and mentoring provided by Team
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Supervisor and Project Sponsor including procedures for
spraying and potential impacts on watercourses, aquatic
fauna. Recording and reporting of chemical use and spraying
activities by Team Supervisor.
e Project Sponsor to advise on site-specific protocols for soil
hygiene to be followed as required, sourcing of nursery plants
to ensure disease-free, sourcing of mulch or soils from
disease-free location
e Reporting by Team Supervisor of any environmental damage
immediately to Project Sponsor and Service Provider
e Project-specific materials e Service Provider to source alternate suppliers for project-
not available specific materials
For example: fail to be e Several suppliers identified to ensure plant supply demand
delivered or arrive late can be met
causing delays: Piet e Early advice provided from Project Sponsor to Service
Sponsor contribution for Provid difficulties idina Proiect S
materials fails to occur: Plant - ‘ on any difficulties in providing Project Sponsor
propagation failures Meteriene
e Project deliverables under e Work Plan prepared by Project Sponsor to clearly indicate
exceed capacity / fail to milestones for activities and when they are to be achieved
met projec outcomes e Project outcomes revised/reviewed in the light of reasonable
expectations given the site and resources, by Project Sponsor
and Team Supervisor with input from Service Provider
e Appropriate training in techniques and monitoring by Team
Supervisor to ensure a reasonable and consistent output from
Participants is achieved
e Team Supervisor to monitor work undertaken and report as
required to the Service Provider and Project Sponsor
e Climatic/seasonal factors e Team Supervisor/Project Sponsor to provide learning and
limit project outcomes mentoring on techniques to increase plant establishment
For example: fail to establish success i diy Seasons
plants in dry or drought e Work Plan prepared by Project Sponsor with input by Service
conditions; storm flooding; Provider to address timing and expected seasonal factors and
timing of planting out of step developed with flexible work arrangements to cater for
with seasonal patterns; loss forecast inclement conditions
due to bushfire
e Materials costs exceeding e Early reporting by Project Sponsor of any budgetary
funds available difficulties and responses will be implemented, including re-
prioritisation of expenditure, and sourcing additional funding.
e Updates on work completion against planned milestones will
be provided to the Service Provider by Project Sponsor
e The budget has allowed for a minor increase in costs
associated with the major works. If there is a substantial
increase in costs, the Service Provider will review the project-
specific materials provided and reallocate according to the
maximum amount provided in the Project Agreement
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e Damage to project site e Project Sponsor to identify to Team Supervisor any
infrastructure and property infrastructure and or property that could be potentially
impacted by the Participants or the work undertaken as
required
e Service Provider, Project Sponsor and any contractors
required to have public liability insurance to cover damage to
any Project site infrastructure and property
e Team Supervisor or e Service Provider to assess health and capability for Team
Participants unavailable or Supervisor to complete the full Project period
norte oe ee on e Service Provider to have contingencies in place for rapid
} ‘ recruitment and placement of Participants and alternate /
replacement Team Supervisor(s)
e Team Supervisor to ensure newly inducted participants can
quickly follow and adopt agreed WHS procedures and
protocol including measures in SSA and JSA
e Competing time demands e Work Plan to realistically outline project outcomes including
for Team Supervisor to realistic tasks to be achieved by the Participants in the time
adequately supervise team provided
e Team Supervisor to inform Service Provider and Project
Sponsor where they feel tasks are unreasonable, or unlikely
to be completed in the planned timeframe
e Poor or inconsistent e Project parties to respond to requests in a timely manner to
communication between ensure smooth flow of communication and on-ground works.
project partners, leading to . . .
dupleation of efor. s- | ee ean Se OMe MR Soares
optimal outcomes
e Delays or difficulties e Work Plans developed by the Project Sponsor to indicate
encountered where works phasing or staging of tasks
ars inser dependent e Team Supervisor to ensure priority tasks completed in
accordance with the agreed Work Plan
e Negative press about the e Media and information to follow protocols developed by
project impacting on ability Department of Environment
& Cartel pants ie eet e Team Supervisor to ensure that Participants do not speak
project milestones : :
directly with the media
e Plant pests destroy e Work Plan prepared by Project Sponsor to specify protection
plantings and reduce ability requirements and materials as required
to achieve project
outcomes
e Project Sponsor and/or key e Project Agreement in place documenting procedures in case
stakeholders pull out of Project Sponsor, Service Provider and/or key stakeholders
Project withdraws from the Project
e Any significant project issues to be raised by parties early so
as to seek a resolution
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Appendix 4 — Works Program
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Bushland Care Green Army Works Program 2015
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Joamerati TT aaosyas| TP asrosyasf TT Parvorrasl TT azyoarss| Cd avons] dT SCT SCY Cd
feinkin aojossasf TT Psyosyasf TP aojorasl TT aayoarsl TC tovooas| | SCT SCT CS
[Heritage Park | 2ovosyasf TT Pzyosyasl TP ayorasl I aoarsl Td ars’ Cd SSCS CCS
JPeregiancreek [| zavosyasf TTF apvomsasf TT asvorrasl toast | Sd) CSSSC~«*dSsC evans’ sd SCSCiYCOSCSC~*S
JParkedgeRoad fT asvosasf TT asowrasf TT ayorras| TC oyoaasl | Sd) SC*dSC roast | Sid SSCSC~S™
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Teewah Village No 4wd access for Green Army
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