A third-party appointment helps with good governance and provides a framework under which good commercial decisions can be made and tested. These appointments need to follow normal procurement policies, guidelines and best practices
The scope of third-party appointments in project alliancing includes the:
• risk advisor;
• insurance advisor, including, if appropriate, the government specialist authority (e.g. in Victoria, the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority); and
• the insurance broker (which may be an external party or the government's insurance authority).
A third-party appointment does not include subcontractors, agents and representatives.