Issues of relevance to authority of staff involved in contract administration for Partnerships Victoria projects are discussed in Chapter 3 of the Partnerships Victoria Contract management guide. This section of the contract administration manual should outline the levels of delegation and actions that have been taken or will be taken to ensure that contract management staff have the appropriate level of authority to carry out their responsibilities.
Once these matters have been investigated, the contract director should develop procedures for inclusion in the contract administration manual relating to the authority and delegations in place to manage the contract. Usually, the contract director will develop a delegations register, and include maintenance of the register as a responsibility listed in the position description of a specific contract management team member.