Developing compliance procedures 

The government party should develop and document compliance procedures in accordance with ISO 19600-2014. These should address:

•  the roles and responsibilities of management and staff;

•  areas where compliance failures are likely to arise, and procedures to anticipate and prevent such failures;

•  action plans to deal with problems and faults that may arise;

•  ongoing monitoring, assessment and reporting to ensure staff compliance;

•  knowledge and information management systems (refer to Chapter 7 for further discussion);

•  incorporating compliance standards into:

-  computer systems;

-  forms;

-  contracts; and

-  administrative procedures;

•  specific arrangements for reporting instances of compliance failure;

•  broader government reporting requirements; and

•  educational and training requirements.

The government party should ensure that the compliance procedures contain:

•  a practical summary of relevant laws, regulations and organisational standards;

•  operational procedures to ensure that the government party's own compliance and governance standards have been met, both internally and when managing the project interface with the private sector party; and

•  practical examples of compliance applicable to the government party's management of the contract. 

The compliance procedures should be readily available to all personnel involved in managing the project.