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That a joint select committee, to be known as the Joint Select Committee on Government Procurement, be established to inquire and report by 31 May 20171 on the following matters:

the Commonwealth procurement framework;

consideration of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules to come into force on 1 March 2017 (CPR17) and, in particular:

clauses 10.10, 10.18, 10.30, 10.31 and 10.37 (the ‘new clauses’),

how the new clauses can most effectively be implemented,

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weighting and other mechanisms that should apply to any Commonwealth procurement decision making, taking into account CPR17, and

its interaction with any other Government policies and programs (including grants), instruments, guidelines and documents relating to procurement, including the Department of Finance’s Resource Management Guide No. 415;

the extent to which CPR17 and any related instrument and rules can be affected by trade agreements and other World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, including:

existing trade agreements Australia has entered into, and

trade agreements that the Commonwealth Government is currently negotiating, including the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement; and

any related matters.

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On 10 May 2017 in the Senate and 11 May 2017 in the House of Representatives a resolution was passed to extend the reporting date to 30 June 2017.

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