Table 1 Thresholds for Business Case Submissions

 

Estimated Total Cost (ETC, $ Million)

 

< $5 M

$5-10 M

$10-50 M

Over $50 M

Preliminary Business Case 1

Not required to be submitted to Treasury

No, unless requested by Treasury

Yes - for projects in years 2 - 4 of the upcoming forward estimates period

Yes - for projects in the upcoming 5 - 10 year period

Final Business Case 2

Not required to be submitted to Treasury

Yes

Yes

Yes

Risk Assessment 3

Not required to be submitted to Treasury

Done by agency. Results reviewed by Treasury

Done by agency. Treasury to formally sign off on risk assessments for proposals assessed by agency as low risk.

Notes:

(1)  Preliminary business cases required by 1 July for projects commencing more than 12 months later. Consult with Treasury regarding the year in which to first provide a preliminary business case (for projects in very early planning stages) and the level of updates required in subsequent years.

(2)  Final business cases required to support final project approval. Budget dependent agencies should submit final business cases no later than with the TAM and other budget submission material.

(3)  Risk assessment for projects over $5m undertaken using the Gateway Project Profile Assessment risk evaluation tool.

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