This policy document sets out guidance and minimum requirements for the delivery and monitoring of Gateway reviews in NSW.
Gateway is a project assurance process that provides independent assurance using 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.
Gateway is to be applied to Government investment decisions, categorised as capital projects, ICT projects and major recurrent projects. The application of Gateway to individual projects will be determined with respect to the risk profile of the project.
Gateway Coordination Agencies (GCAs), as defined in this policy, will be responsible for establishing a risk based framework, to be approved by a Cabinet Committee, which will create the basis for determining the application of Gateway to individual projects. The purpose of having multiple GCAs is to allow risk based frameworks to be tailored to differing types of spend and risk, avoiding a one size fits all approach. GCAs will work collaboratively to support high quality outcomes for Agencies and Government.
This policy is part of a suite of policies to provide strong financial management over Government investment decisions in New South Wales. This includes linkages to multi-year pipeline approaches to major investments, business case guidelines, evaluation, benefit realisation and the annual budget process.