Legislation Financial Management and Accountability

Running head: PSPGEN043 GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
PSPGEN043 GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
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ASSESSMENT EVENT 2: Research
UNIT NAME/NO: PSPGEN042 Exercise delegations
Test:
Type of document Name of document Summary of document Level of
government
Legislation Financial
Management and
Accountability Act
1997 (FMA Act)
The Act is enacted for the
appropriate management of
public money as well as
public property.
Federal
Regulation Financial
Management and
Accountability
Regulation 1997
(FMA Act)
The regulation is framed
for the
appropriate management of
public money as well as
public property.
Federal
guidelines Commonwealth
Procurement Rules
20 April 2019
Accomplishing value for
money is the fundamental
rule of the Commonwealth
Procurement Rules
because it is grave to
ensure that public
resources have been used
in the most efficient,

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Legislation Public Works &
Procurement Act
1912 No 45
This Act consolidates the
acts relating to public work
and further make provision
relating to the acquisition
of goods and services in
New south wales
government agencies
State Government
Legislation Public Sector
Employment &
Management
Amendment
(Procurement of
Goods & Services)
Act. 2012 (NSW)
This act focuses to amend
the public sector
employment and
management Act, 2002
regarding the procurement
of goods and services for
the New South Wales
Government and further
provide guidelines about
performance management
of public sector employees
State Government
Regulation Public Works &
Procurement
Regulation 2014
(NSW)
This regulation is framed
to re-make the provisions
of Part 4A and Schedule 1
of Public Sector
Management Regulation
State Government

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PSPGEN043 GOVERNMENT PROCESSES 2009, which stated about
procurement of goods and
services and comparative
neutrality in tendering.
Activity: 1
Using the Internet - access the following link:
https://www.finance.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/General-Purchasing-Delegation.pdf and
answer the following:
 At what date did the delegations take effect?
1 June 2010
 Which Regulation are the delegations referring to?
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (GOODS AND SERVICES) REGULATION 2000
elaborates that the State Contracts Control Board is liable for the obtaining and dumping
of goods and services for the NSW public sector service.
 What are the requirements for goods and services over $3,000 and up to $30,000 in value
(including GST)?

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An agency purchasing goods and services value of which crossed r $3,000 and if limited
to $30,000, is required to give at least one written quotations for the same, provided such
goods and services are not available under state contracts, subject to seeking1.
ASSESSMENT EVENT 1: Test
UNIT NAME/NO: PSPGEN043
Test 1
1. COA was founded in 26th of January 1788
2. The Australian Constitution elaborates on the formation power and role of federal
government2.
3. The Government of Australia operates under the federal system of government
envisaged under the Australian constitution 19013.
4. The Westminster system is also the basis of government in the Australian
Commonwealth Government. The main characteristic of this type of government is
there is a ministry is usually formed with the members of the parliament, who are
usually the government members enforcing executive powers and answerable to the
parliament. In this system of government there exist an independent judiciary4.
1 www.finance.nsw.gov.au. https://www.finance.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/General-Purchasing-
Delegation.pdf (accessed Mar 18, 2020).
2 Arcioni E, Stone A. The small brown bird: Values and aspirations in the Australian Constitution. International
Journal of Constitutional Law. 2016 Jan 1;14(1): PP: 60-79.
3 Lau J, Handsley E, Reynolds C. Obesity Prevention Laws and the Australian Constitution. Journal of law and
medicine. 2017 Nov;25(1): PP:248-66.
4 Allison JW. The Westminister Parliament's Formal Sovereignty in Britain and Europe from a Historical
Perspective. Giornale di Storia Costituzionale. 2017;pp:34:57.

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5. There are three levels of government in Australia they are federal state and local
government5.
6. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative of the
Queen.
7. Parliament can make laws on Criminal, Civil, Patent and Animal rights
8. The Parliament of Australia has the authority to make laws for the entire nation. To
become a law, a bill has to go through several processes of debate and decision-
making. All bills passed and ensured by both the House of Representatives and the
Senate and further, it signed by the Governor-General. Usually, a written bill is first
moves to the House of Representatives by a minister. However, it can also be
proposed in the Senate. The Clerk after the presentation reads out the title of the bill.
Every time a bill has been read by a Clerk in the House, it further proceeds to the next
phase. The minister can place a request for reading the bill second time in the House
and then explain the purpose of such bills. The debate is then adjourned in order to
allow the members of a parliament to scrutinize the bill and make a decision about it.
In a second reading debate of the bill, the members of the parliament get a chance to
share their opinion about the bill. However, at the end of such debate, members asked
to vote on whether a bill should be read a second occasion or not. If the House is of a
similar opinion to read out the bill again, then the Clerk reads out the title of the bill
and it is further been forwarded to the next stage. During this, the House can observe
the various aspects of the bill. Members of the Parliament can also give their opinion
about the policies of such a bill. This stage is specified as Consideration in Detail. If
the House gives the vote for reading the bill for the third time in the House, then it
signifies that the bill has been passed by the House of Representatives. Then the bill is
5 Allison JW. The Westminister Parliament's Formal Sovereignty in Britain and Europe from a Historical
Perspective. Giornale di Storia Costituzionale. 2017;pp:34:57.