Legislation and policies

Note that additional legislation and policies may be specified in the contract with us, and you must also be read and adhered to.

Visit the A–Z of all contract management resources for more information to help you understand and comply with your contractual obligations and responsibilities.

Legislation

• Community Welfare Act 1987
• Community Services (Complaints, Review and Monitoring) Act 1993
• Goods and Services Tax Act 1999
• Modern Slavery Act 2018
• NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
• NSW Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
• NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• NSW Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017
• Ombudsman Act 1974
• Ombudsman Regulation 2016
• Public Disclosures Act 2022
• State Records Act 1998
• Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
• Industrial Relations Act 1996

Policies

• Annual accountability
• Authorised signatories for DCJ contracts and other legal documents
• COVID-19 management and vaccination policy
• DCJ Human Services Contract Management Framework
• DCJ interest in service provider working arrangements
• Key management and delivery roles and their responsibilities: service provider
• Key privacy obligations for DCJ contractors
• Maintaining secure information and notifying us of information security incidents
• Mergers, acquisitions and amalgamations
• Protecting whistleblowers
• Resolving contracting complaints
• Subcontracting
• NSW Redress Sanction Scheme Policy
• Small Business Shorter Term Payment Policy
• Unspent funds