Complementary guidance documents

This Code of funding practice is intended to be used alongside the existing guidance documents from both the Treasury and the Office of the Auditor-General. The three most used guidance documents are:

The Treasury

1. Guidelines for contracting with non-government organisations for services sought by the Crown (2009)

The guidance has been written for departments and Crown entities to assist them with their contracting relationships with non-profit and also for-profit organisations. Although not mandatory the Treasury strongly recommends the guidelines are followed and exceptions clearly explained and documented.

Office of the Auditor-General

2. Principles to underpin management by public entities of funding to non-government organisations (2006)

This document sets out principles for public entities to follow when funding non-government organisations. In addition the guidelines also provide four detailed scenarios that apply the principles to four common funding arrangements.

3. Public sector purchases, grants, and gifts: Managing funding arrangements with external parties (2008)

The audience for this good practice guide is government agencies and the guidance has been written to focus ‘...on situations where a public entity decides to provide funds directly to an external party to achieve a particular purpose.'⁴ The guidance is intended to be used not only for funding non-government organisations but also commercial organisations, public entities, and other private bodies.

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⁴ Office of the Auditor-General. Public sector purchases, grants, and gifts: Managing funding arrangements with external parties, June 2008.