Gateway: Gateway is a project assurance process that assesses projects or programs based on risk in order to mandate and conduct independent peer reviews at key decision points, or gates, in a project or program's lifecycle. Gateway provides independent assurance to both the investor and delivery agency regarding the project or program's preparedness for success.
Capital project: a project primarily comprised of one or more of the following elements:
- Operational technology that forms a component of a capital project.
Major Project or Program: any project or program that requires a risk review under the relevant GCA framework.
Infrastructure: the basic services, facilities and installations to support society and can include water, wastewater, transport, sport and culture, power, policy, justice, health, education and family and community services.
Investor: the Government, representing the State of NSW.
Equipment: the necessary assets used on or to support an infrastructure system and can include fleet and rolling stock.
Property developments: wholesale and/or retail urban renewal or Greenfield developments managed by the Government where a capital investment over $10 million has been made to facilitate those developments.
Operational technology: can include systems that relate to service delivery, such as tolling systems, rail signalling or technology to support a new school or hospital.
Mixed project: a project that contains a material combination of elements relating to multiple GCA frameworks.
Program: for the purpose of this Policy, a program is a grouping of projects. Projects may be grouped for reasons such as geographical location, similarity or interdependency of projects.
Mixed program: a program that contains a material combination of elements relating to multiple GCA frameworks.
ICT project: resources required to acquire, process, store and disseminate information. This includes stand-alone operational technology projects and programs.
Major recurrent project: a non-ICT project identified as requiring a recurrent proposal that meets the financial criteria detailed in the applicable GCA Framework.
Recurrent proposal: proposals that require funding for additional staff, outsourced service provision, legislative or regulatory changes including taxes and revenue or grants, as a result of new Government policies or programs or where there is a significant change in the current funding for an existing policy/program (outside the scope of an agreed parameter and technical adjustment).
Gateway Coordination Agency (GCA): the agency responsible for the design and administration of an approved, risk-based model for the assessment of projects or programs, the coordination of Gateway reviews and the reporting of performance of the Gateway Review Process. Refer to Attachment A of this Policy for a list of nominated GCAs. Note that NSW Treasury may be considered a GCA under this Policy, this would not diminish its role as Policy owner and the responsibilities associated with this designation.
GCA Framework: a framework, designed and operated by a GCA, that assesses the risks associated with a project or program of a particular nature in order to determine the application of Gateway. A GCA Framework defines the roles and responsibilities to deliver Gateway aligned with the Gateway review process per Attachment C to this Policy.
Delivery Agency: the Government agency tasked with developing and/or delivering a project applicable under this Policy.
Policy Owner: for the purpose of this Policy, the Policy owner is NSW Treasury.