Responsible Agencies are accountable for assessing public interest issues associated with a PPP procurement.
Appendix 1 provides a Public Interest Evaluation test incorporating the eight elements to be considered when seeking approval to commence procurement. The test necessitates an 'on-balance' determination as to whether the public interest can be adequately protected. This requires a judgement as to whether the failure to adequately protect any individual public interest element is a significant concern and whether it outweighs (on its own, or together with other failures) the benefits to the collective public interest arising from the potential PPP being delivered.