29th September 2006

Government External Procurement

A Comprehensive Overview of the New Procurement Rules

New rules for government procurement came into effect on 1 May 2006. The rules significantly change the way that public organisations purchase goods and services. This session explores the new rules in-depth and provides guidelines for compliance.

• Outline of the new Procurement Rules
• Changes applying to $100K plus purchases:

            - process of open tendering and public notification

            - guarantee of “fairness and impartiality”

            - potential for judicial review

• Recent case law and decisions of the Auditor-General and Ombudsman on government procurement
• Application of the new rules
• Application in relation to Government agencies’ procurement of legal services

Michael Wigley, Principal, Wigley & Co

Ronald F Pol, Director, TeamFactors.com

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Date: Friday, 29 September 2006

Time: 10:50am - 11:50am

Venue: Duxton Hotel, Wellington