- Tuesday, May 4, 2021
8:20 am - 4:30 pm
Duration: 1 day
Start Time:
Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.20AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.
*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland
This one-day course has been developed for participants from differing disciplines who are involved in the administration of services (or period) contracts. It is aimed at introducing or refreshing the knowledge required for competent contract administration.
Introduction
- The course
- Course assessment
Background to the contracting process
- Outsourcing
- Services contracts
- Contracting process
- Documenting the contract
Basic law of contract
- Basic contract law
- Types of legal contracts
- Elements of a simple contract
- Selection of contract type
- Contract documents
- Precedence of documents
- Contract terms
- Contract entitlements
- Breach of contract
Standard-form contracts
- AS 4000-1997 suite of documents
- Purpose
- Limitations
- AS 4919-2003
Key aspects of AS 4919-2003
- Roles and responsibilities
- Commercial issues
- Time and the contract program
- Variations and other entitlements
- Documentation
- Records
- Problems and disputes
Summary