2.4 Parties to agreement
Every service agreement has at least two parties to the agreement. These are the organisation or organisations delivering the services and the department providing funding. Non-incorporated consortium agreements will have multiple organisation parties, made up of the consortium member organisations.
The service agreement contains the name and position title of the officers authorised to enter into the service agrement on behalf of the organisation and funding department. It is important that these details remain up to date.
Organisation
An officer authorised to enter into the service agreement (contract) on behalf of the organisation must be listed in the service agreement. The person/position is determined by the organisation, and the organisation's legal status may limit who can enter into the service agreement.
Department of Human Services (DHS)
The following roles are authorised to enter into a service agreement on behalf of the Secretary to the Department of Human Services and/or the Director of Housing. These are:
- Executive Directors
- Some Directors
- Regional Directors
Department of Health
The following roles are authorised to enter into a service agreement on behalf of the Secretary to the Department of Health (a body corporate established under the Public Health & Wellbeing Act 2008). These are:
- Executive Directors
- Some Directors
- Regional Health & Aged Care Directors
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
The following roles are authorised to enter into a service agreement on behalf of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development:
- Deputy Secretary
- Regional Directors
- Assistant Regional Directors
- General Managers
- Assistant General Managers