Government Contracts - SOLD OUT
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Code: 102C05 |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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| Time: |
9:00 AM until 1:15 PM |
| Venue: |
Waldorf London, 2 Akuna Street, Canberra City
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| Price: |
$440.00 |
| If this title is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you can claim 4 "units" for attending |
| Chair: |
Mr Bruce Brown, Special Counsel, Department of Finance and Deregulation
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Presenter
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Contingent Liabilities in Government Contracts
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Mr Justin Bernau, Special Counsel, Minter Ellison
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• Common types of contingent liabilities in Government contracts
• Dealing with contingent liabilities in commercial negotiations
• Contract options and drafting approaches
• Application of Australian Government policy to contingent liabilities
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Whole of Government Procurement
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Ms Lorraine Watt, Branch Mgr Central Contracts, Department of Finance and Deregulation
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• Benefits, including aggregated buying power and reduced administrative costs
• Mandatory arrangements
• Co-operative procurement: agency-initiated, clustering and piggybacking
• Standardised documentation: consistent terminology, more consistent management of risks
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Variation and Extension of Contracts
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Dr Nicholas Seddon, Special Counsel, Blake Dawson
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• The common law’s approach
• Risk from ‘loose cannons’
• Application of the Commonwealth finance framework
• The Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
• What if finance legislation is not complied with? |
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Liquidated Damages and Penalties in Government Contracts
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Mr Stuart Imrie, Partner, DLA Phillips Fox
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• What are liquidated damages and why are they important?
• What is the relevance of the law of penalties?
• What clauses should a contract have when it contains liquidated damages?
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