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GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (JUDICIAL REVIEW) ACT 2018 (NO. 129, 2018) - SECT 3

Simplified outline of this Act

•       The Federal Court or the Federal Circuit Court may grant an injunction in relation to a contravention of the relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules (so far as those rules relate to a covered procurement).

•       The Federal Court or the Federal Circuit Court may order the payment of compensation for a contravention of the relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules (so far as those rules relate to a covered procurement).

•       A supplier may complain to the accountable authority of a relevant Commonwealth entity about a contravention of the relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules (so far as those rules relate to a covered procurement).

•       If a supplier makes a complaint, the accountable authority must:

       (a)     investigate the conduct the subject of the complaint; and

      (b)     if no public interest certificate is in force in relation to the procurement--suspend the procurement.

•       A contravention of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules does not affect the validity of a contract.

Note:          For relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules , see section 4 .



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