Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies to an agency if a service is, or is to be, provided under a government contract in connection with the exercise of a function of the agency.
(2) The agency is entitled to access information that—
(a) is created by, or is in the possession of—
(i) a contracted service provider for the government contract; or
(ii) a subcontractor for the government contract; and
(b) relates to the performance of the government contract and not to the entry into the contract.
(3) In this section:
"contracted service provider", for a government contract, means an entity that is, or was—
(a) a party to the government contract; and
(b) responsible for the provision of services under the government contract.
"government contract" means a contract to which the following apply:
(a) the Territory or an agency is, or was, a party to the contract;
(b) under the contract, services are or were to be provided—
(i) by another party; and
(ii) for an agency; and
(iii) to a person who is not the Territory or an agency;
(c) the services are in connection with the exercise of the functions of an agency.
"subcontractor", for a government contract, means an entity—
(a) that is, or was, a party to a contract (the "subcontract")—
(i) with a contracted service provider for the government contract; or
(ii) with another subcontractor for the government contract (under a previous application of this definition); and
(b) that is, or was, responsible under the subcontract for the provision of services for the purposes (whether direct or indirect) of the government contract.