Western Australian Current Acts

PROCUREMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 4

4 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Act —

        authorised body means an entity (or an entity of a kind) that is declared to be an authorised body under section 6(1);

        common use contractual arrangements means contractual arrangements established under section 25 by the Department CEO;

        Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;

        Department CEO means the chief executive officer of the Department;

        entity includes any corporation, unincorporated body, statutory officer or other person;

        goods, services or works means goods, services or works of any kind, including the following —

            (a)         community services;

            (b)         information and communications technology;

            (c)         construction work as defined in the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act 2004 section 3;

            (d)         things of a kind prescribed by the regulations to be included in this definition;

        procurement includes —

            (a)         obtaining goods, services or works by purchase, lease, licence, public private partnerships or other means; and

            (b)         disposing of goods or works;

        procurement activities means decisions or other things done in the course of, or as a result of, a process to procure goods, services or works;

        procurement direction means a general procurement direction or an agency specific procurement direction issued by the Minister under Part 4;

        Procurement Executive Body means the body corporate of that name established by section 18(1);

        State agency has the meaning given in section 5(1);

        supplier means a person who directly or indirectly supplies, or proposes to directly or indirectly supply, goods, services or works to State agencies.

        (2)         A reference in this Act to goods, services or works includes a reference to goods, services and works.

        (3)         A reference in this Act to compliance with this Act includes a reference to compliance with regulations, procurement directions or other instruments under this Act.

        (4)         A reference in this Act to the Department CEO, a State agency or an authorised body procuring goods, services or works on behalf of a State agency or authorised body includes a reference to —

            (a)         the Department CEO, agency or body acting as agent in connection with the procurement; or

            (b)         the Department CEO, agency or body acting as principal in connection with the procurement with a view to the goods, services or works being transferred to or used by the relevant agency or body.

        [Section 4 amended: No. 4 of 2021 s. 141.]