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Comité de Contratación Pública  Original:  inglés  
 
  
MODIFICACIONES PROPUESTAS DEL APÉNDICE I DE AUSTRALIA EN EL  
MARCO DEL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA REVISADO  
COMUNICACIÓN DE AUSTRALIA DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL PÁRRAFO 1  DEL 
ARTÍCULO XIX1 DEL ACUERDO SOBRE  CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA REVISADO  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 8 de octubre de 2019, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
de Australia.  
 
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1.  De conformidad con el párrafo 1 del artículo XIX del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública revisado 
(en adelante el " Acuerdo revisado"), Australia notifica por la presente al Comité de Contratación 
Pública las siguientes modificaciones de sus Anexos 1, 2 y 3 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo revisado:  
ANEXO 1  
Entidades del Gobierno central  
a. Sustitúyase " Australian Aged Care Qual ity Agency " por " Aged Care Quality and Safety 
Commission " para reflejar que la " Australian Aged Care Quality Agency " se suprimió y 
sustituyó por la " Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission " el 1 º de enero de 2019; 
b. Sustitúyase " Department of Agriculture and Water Resources " por " Department of 
Agriculture ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
c. Sustitúyase " Department of Education and Training " por " Department of Education ", ya 
que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
d. Sustitúyase " Department of Employment " por " Department of Employment, Skills, 
Small and Family Business ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
e. Sustitúyase " Department of Human Services " por " Services Australia ", ya que ha 
cambiado de nombre ; 
f. Sustitúyase " Department of Immigration and Border Protection " por " Department of 
Home Affairs ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
g. Sustitúyase " Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development " por " Department 
of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; 
                                                
1 El párrafo 1 del artículo XIX dice lo siguiente: Notificación de propuestas de modificación  Toda Parte 
notificará al Comité las rectificaciones propuestas, las transferencias de una entidad de un Anexo a otro, el 
retiro de una entidad, u otras modificaciones de sus Anexos del Apéndice I (las que se denominan en adelante 
"modificación"). La Parte que proponga la modifi cación (denominada en adelante "Parte modificante") incluirá 
en la notificación: a) en caso de que proponga el retiro de una entidad de sus Anexos del Apéndice I, en 
ejercicio de sus derechos, por haberse eliminado efectivamente el control o la influencia del Gobierno sobre las 
contrataciones abarcadas que realice esa entidad, las pruebas de esa eliminación; o b) en caso de que 
proponga cualquier otra modificación, información sobre las probables consecuencias del cambio en la 
cobertura mutuamente convenida  prevista en el presente Acuerdo.  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
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  h. Modifíquese el formateo en el caso del " Department of the Environment and Energy " en 
el Anexo 1 para que sea coherente con las demás entidades enumeradas;  
i. Sustitúyase " Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman " por " Fair Work Ombudsman and 
Registered Organisations  Commission Entity " para reflejar el cambio de nombre de la 
organización a raíz del establecimiento de la Comisión de Organizaciones Registradas;  
j. Añádase " National Indigenous Australians Agency " a la lista de entidades del Anexo 1 
para reflejar su creación  a partir de una división del " Department of the Prime Minister 
and Cabinet "; 
k. Elimínese " Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of 
motor vehicles by any entity listed in this Annex " de las notas al Anexo 1 para reflejar 
que la nota ya no es aplicable, puesto que la fecha a que se hace referencia ya ha  
vencido;  
l. Reordénes e y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados ; y 
m. Vuélvase a enumerar las notas al Anexo 1 y las referencias a ellas a raíz del cambio 
mencionado.  
ANEXO 2  
Entidades de los gobiernos subcentrales  
Territorio de la Capital de Australia  
a. Sustitúyase " ACT Auditor -General " por " ACT Audit Office ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; 
b. Añádase " Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate " en sustitución de 
"ACTION", "Capital Metro Authority " y "Territory and Municipal Services Directorate ", 
que se han fusionado;  
c. Añádase " Canberra Health Services ", que s e ha separado de " Health Directorate "; 
d. Sustitúyase " Education and Training Directive " por " Education Directorate ", ya que ha 
cambiado de nombre ; 
e. Sustitúyase " Environment and Planning Directorate " por " Environment, Planning and 
Sustainable Development Directorate ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
f. Sustitúyase " Health Dir ectorate " por " ACT Health Directorate ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; 
g. Sustitúyase " Legal Aid Commission " por " Legal Aid ACT ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; 
h. Sustitúyase " Ombudsman of the ACT " por "ACT Ombudsman" , ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; y 
i. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados.  
Nueva Gales del Sur  
a. Sustitúyase " Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards " por 
"NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and NSW Education Standards Authority 
Staff Agency " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
b. Sustitúyase " Crown Solicitor's Office " por " Crown Solicitor and Crown Solicitor's Office " 
para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
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  c. Añádase " Department of Communities and Justice " en sustitución de " Department of 
Family and Community Services " y "Department of Justice ", que se han fusionado;  
d. Sustitúyase " Department of Finance, Services and Innovation " por " Department of 
Customer Service ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
e. Añádase " Department of Planning, Industry and Environment " en sustitución de 
"Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development", "Department of Planning 
and Environment", "Office of Environment and Heritage " y "Office of Local Government ", 
que se han fusionado;  
f. Sustitúyase " Environment Protection Authority " por " Environment Protection Authority 
and Environment Protection Authority Staff Agency " para utilizar la referencia legal 
correcta;  
g. Sustitúyase " Fire and Rescue NSW " por " Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and 
Fire and Rescue NSW " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
h. Sustitúyase " Health Care Complaints Commission " por " Health Care Complaints 
Commission and Health Care Complaints Commission Staff Agency " para utilizar la 
referencia legal correcta;  
i. Sustitúyase " Information and Privacy Commission " por " Information Commissioner and 
Information and Privacy Commission " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
j. Sustitúyase " Legal Aid Commission " por " Legal Aid Commission of  NSW and Legal Aid 
Commission Staff Agency (Legal Aid NSW)"  para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
k. Sustitúyase " Multicultural NSW " por " Multicultural NSW and Multicultural NSW Staff 
Agency " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
l. Sustitúyase " New South Wales Crime Commission " por " New South Wales Crime 
Commission and New South Wales Crime Commission Staff Agency " para utilizar la 
referencia legal correcta;  
m. Sustitúyase " New South Wales Electoral Commission " por " New South Wales Electoral 
Commission and NSW Electoral Commission Staff Agency " para utilizar la referencia 
legal correcta;  
n. Sustitúyase " New South Wales Ombudsman " por " Ombudsman and the Ombudsman's 
Office " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
o. Sustitúyase " New South Wales Ru ral Fire Service " por " Commissioner of the NSW Rural 
Fire Service and the Office of the NSW Rural Fire Service " para utilizar la referencia legal 
correcta;  
p. Sustitúyase " NSW Rural Assistance Authority " por " New South Wales Rural Assistance 
Authority " para u tilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
q. Sustitúyase " Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW " por " Director of Public 
Prosecutions and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions " para utilizar la referencia 
legal correcta;  
r. Sustitúyase " Parliamen tary Counsel's Office " por " Parliamentary Counsel and 
Parliamentary Counsel's Office " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  
s. Sustitúyase " Police Integrity Commission " por " Law Enforcement Conduct Commission 
and Office of the Law Enforcement Conduct Co mmission ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombre ; 
t. Sustitúyase " Public Service Commission " por " Public Service Commissioner and Public 
Service Commission " para utilizar la referencia legal correcta;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
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  u. Sustitúyase " State Emergency Service " por " Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency 
Service and Office of the NSW State Emergency Service " para utilizar la referencia legal 
correcta;  
v. Sustitúyase " Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority " por " Place Management NSW ", ya 
que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
w. Añádase " Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and Office of the 
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission " ya que desempeña funciones 
abarcadas que antes desempeñaba el Ombudsman;  
x. Añádase " Insurance and Care NSW (icare) " ya que desempeña funciones que antes 
desempeñaban las entidades suprimidas;  
y. Añádase " New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Housing NSW )", ya que se 
ha separado del " Department of Family and Community Services "; y 
z. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades y las referencias a ella para 
reflejar el orden alfabético tras los cambios mencionados.  
Territorio Septentrional  
a. Sustitúyase " Department of Housing and Community Development " por " Department of 
Local Government, Housing and Community Development ", ya que ha cambiado de 
nombr e; 
b. Sustitúyase " Department of Tourism and Culture " por " Department of Tourism, Sport 
and Culture ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
c. Suprímase " Northern Territory Training Commission ", ya que se ha disuelto y sus 
funciones se han transferido al " Department of Trade, Business and Innovation "; y 
d. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados.  
Australia Meridional  
a. Sustitúyase " Country Fire Service " por " South Australian Country Fire Service ", ya que 
ha cambiado de nombre;  
b. Sustitúyase " Department for Communities and Social Inclusion " por " Department of 
Human Services ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
c. Sustitúyase " Department of Education and Child Development " por " Department  for 
Education ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
d. Añádase " Department for Child Protection ", ya que se ha separado del " Department of 
Education and Child Development "; 
e. Sustitúyase " Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources " por 
"Department for En vironment and Water "; 
f. Añádase " Department for Energy and Mining ", ya que se ha separado del " Department 
for Trade, Tourism and Investment " (anteriormente, "Department of State 
Development "); 
g. Sustitúyase " Department of Health and Ageing " por " Department for  Health and 
Wellbeing ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
h. Sustitúyase " Department of Primary Industries and Regions " por " Department of 
Primary Industries and Regions South Australia ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
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  i. Sustitúyase " Department of State Development " por "Department for Trade, Tourism 
and Investment ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
j. Añádase " Department for Innovation and Skills ", ya que se  ha separado del 
"Department of State Development "; 
k. Sustitúyase " Electoral Commission SA " por " Electoral Commission of South Australia ", 
ya que ha cambiado de nombre;  
l. Sustitúyase " South Australian Metropolitan Fire Services " por " South Australian 
Metropolitan Fire Service " para corregir su nombre ; y 
m. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados.  
Tasmania  
a. Añádase " Department of Communities Tasmania ", que asume  funciones existentes de 
entidades abarcadas, incluido el " Department of Health and Human Services " y el 
"Department of Premier and C abinet "; 
b. Sustitúyase " Department of Health and Human Services " por " Department of Health ", 
ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
c. Suprímase " Tasmanian Health Service ", ya que ahora forma parte del " Department of 
Health "; y 
d. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados.  
Australia Occidental  
a. Suprímase " Department of Aboriginal Affairs ", ya que se ha integrado en  el "Department 
of Premier and Cabinet "; 
b. Sustitúyase " Department of Parks and Wildlife " por " Department of Biodiversity, 
Conservation and Attractions ", ya que ha cambiado de nombre ; 
c. Añádase " Department of Communities " en sustitución de " Department for Child 
Protection and Family Support", "Housing Authority", "Disability Services Co mmission", 
"Department of Local Government and Communities " (función de comunidades), que se 
han fusionado;  
d. Sustitúyase " Department of Education Services " y "School Curriculum and Standards 
Authority ", ya que se han integrado e n el " Department of Education "; 
e. Añádase " Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation " en sustitución de 
"Department of State Development", "Western Australia Tourism Commission " y 
"Department of Commerce " (función de promoción industrial e innovación), que se han 
fusionado;  
f. Añádase " Department of Justice " en sustitución de " Department of the 
Attorney -General " y "Department of Corrective Services ", que se han fusionado;  
g. Añádase " Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries " en 
sustitución de " Department of Local  Government and Communities " (función de 
gobiernos locales), " Department of Culture and the Arts", "Department of Racing, 
Gaming and Liquor", "Department of Sport and Recreation ", que se han fusionado;  
h. Añádase "Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety " en sustitución de 
"Department of Mines and Petroleum " y " Department of Commerce " (funciones de 
reglamentación y relaciones laborales), que se han fusionado;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
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  i. Añádase " Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage " en sustitución de " Department 
of Plann ing" y "Department of Lands ", que se han fusionado;  
j. Añádase " Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development " en sustitución 
de "Department of Agriculture and Food", "Department of Regional Development", 
"Department of Fisheries ", que se han fusi onado;  
k. Añádase " Department of Water and Environmental Regulation " en sustitución de 
"Department of Water " y " Department of Environmental Regulation ", que se han 
fusionado ; y 
l. Reordénese y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados.  
ANEXO 3  
Otras entidades  
a. Sustitúyase " Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization " por 
"Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation " para reflejar 
exactamente  el nombre legal de la o rganización;  
b. Sustitúyase " The Director of National Parks " por " Director of National Parks " para 
reflejar exactamente  el nombre legal de la organización;  
c. Elimínese " Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of 
motor vehicles by any  entity listed in this Annex " de las notas al Anexo 3 ; 
d. Reordénes e y vuélvase a enumerar la lista de entidades para reflejar el orden alfabético 
tras los cambios mencionados ; y 
e. Vuélvase a enumerar las notas al Anexo 3 y las referencias a ellas a raíz del ca mbio 
mencionado.  
2.  Los cambios antes mencionados s e han introducido para  reflejar exactamente  los nombres 
legales de las entidades y la reorganización de entidades desde que Australia hiciera su oferta para 
adherirse al Acuerdo revisado, lo cual incluye fusi ones, la separación de entidades o el cambio de 
nombre de algunas de ellas.  
3.  Los cambios mencionados no afectan al nivel de  la cobertura  mutuamente convenid a previsto en 
el Apéndice I de Australia.  
4.  El suplemento  A del presente documento muestra (en negrita, tachado y subrayado) las 
modificaciones propuestas por Australia en las páginas correspondientes de los Anexos 1, 2 y 3 del 
Apéndice I.  El suplemento  B muestra cómo quedarían esas páginas una vez introducidas l as 
modificaciones propuestas.2
                                                
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ATTACHMENT A  
AUSTRALIA  
(Authentic in the English Language only)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
List of Entities:  
1. Administrative Appeals Tribunal;  
2. Attorney -General's Department;  
3. Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission ; 
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics;  
5. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research;  
6. Australian Crime Commission (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission);  
7. Australian E lectoral Commission;  
8. Australian Federal Police;  
9. Australian Institute of Criminology;  
10. Australian Law Reform Commission;  
11. Australian National Audit Office;  
12. Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM);  
13. Australian Public Service Commission;  
14. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA);  
15. Australian Research Council;  
16. Australian Taxation Office;  
17. Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade);  
18. Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC);  
19. Australian Tr ansport Safety Bureau;  
20. Bureau of Meteorology;  
21. Commonwealth Grants Commission;  
22. Department of Agriculture  and Water Resources ; 
23. Department of Communications and the Arts;  
24. Department of Defence (Note 43); 
25. Department of Education  and Training ; 
26. Department of Employment , Skills, Small and Family Business ; 
27. Department of Finance;  
28. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  
29. Department of Health;  
30. Department of Human Services;  
 
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3130. Department of  Immigration and Border Protection  Home Affairs ; 
3231. Department of Industry, Innovation and Science;  
3332. Department of Infrastructure , Transport, Cities  and Regional Development;  
3433. Department of Parliamentary Services;  
3534. Department of Social Se rvices;  
36. Department of the Environment and Energy;  
35. Department of the Environment and Energy;  
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3736. Department of the House of Representatives;  
3837. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;  
3938. Department of the Senate;  
4039. Department of the Treasury;  
4140. Department of Veterans' Affairs;  
4241. Fair Work Commission;  
42. Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity;  
43. Federal Court of Australia;  
44. Geoscience Australia;  
45. Inspector -General of Taxation;  
46. IP Australia;  
47. National Archives of Australia;  
48. National Blood Author ity; 
49. National Capital Authority;  
50. National Competition Council;  
51. National Indigenous Australians Agency;  
5152. Office of Parliamentary Counsel;  
5253. Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board;  
5354. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner;  
5455. Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman;  
5556. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
56. Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman;  
57. Office of the Inspector -General of Intelligence and Security;  
58. Office of the Official S ecretary to the Governor -General;  
59. Productivity Commission;  
60. Professional Services Review Scheme;  
61. Royal Australian Mint;  
62. Safe Work Australia;  
63. Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority);  
64. Services Au stralia;  
6465. Workplace Gender Equality Agency.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed (including an office within a listed entity) in 
this Annex.  
2. Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of motor 
vehicles by any entity listed in this Annex.  
32. This Agreement do es not cover procurement by or on behalf of the Australian Government 
Solicitor.  
43. Department of Defence:  
a. This Agreement does not cover Department of Defence procurement of the following goods 
due to paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exce ptions):  
FSC Reference No.    Description  
1. 10      Weapons;  
2. 12      Fire Control Equipment;  
3. 13      Ammunition and Explosives;  
4. 14      Guided Missiles;  
5. 15      Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components;  
6. 16      Aircraft Components and Accessories;GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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7. 17      Aircraft Launching, Landing, and  
Ground Handling Equipment;  
8. 18      Space Vehicles;  
9. 19      Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons and Floating  
Docks;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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10. 20      Ship and Marine Equipment;  
11. 23      Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles,  
Trailers, and Cycles;  
12. 28      Engines, Turbines, and Components;  
13. 29      Engines Accessories;  
14. 31      Bearings;  
15. 46      Water Purification and Sewage  
Treatment Equipment;  
16. 48      Valves;  
17. 49      Maintenance and Rep air Shop Equipment;  
18. 54      Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding;  
19. 58      Communication, Detection, and  
Coherent Radiation Equipment;  
20. 59      Electrical and Electronic Equipment  
Components;  
21. 60      Fiber Optics Materials, Components,  
Assemblies, and Accessories;  
22. 61      Electric Wire, and Power and  
Distribution Equipment;  
23. 63      Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems;  
24. 66      Instruments and Laboratory Equipment;  
25. -      Specialty Metals.  
Note: Whether a good is included within the scope of this Note shall be determined solely 
according to the descriptions provided in the right column above. U.S. Federal Supply Codes 
are provided for reference purposes only. (For a complete listing of the U nited States Federal 
Supply Codes, to which the Australian categories are approximately equivalent, see 
http://www.fbo.gov ). 
 
b. This Agreement does not cover the following services, as elaborated in the Common 
Classificatio n System and the WTO system of classification – MTN.GNS/W/120, due to 
paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions) (For a complete listing of 
Common Classification System, see: " http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/chap -
105.asp "). 
i. design, development, integration, test, evaluation, maintenance, repair, modification, 
rebuilding and installation of military systems and equipment (approximately 
equivalent to relevant parts of U.S. Product Service Codes A & J);  
ii. operation of Government -owned Facilities (approximately equivalent to U.S. Product 
Service Code M);  
iii. space services (AR, B4 & V3); and  
iv. services in support of military forces overseas.  
c. This Agreement does not cover the procureme nt of goods and services by, or on behalf 
of, the Defence Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate, or the 
Australian Geospatial -Intelligence Organisation.  
d. In respect of paragraphs 1 and 2 (Non -Discrimination) of Article IV of the Agre ement 
(General Principles) the Australian Government reserves the right, pursuant to paragraph 
1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions) to maintain the Australian industry 
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ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNME NT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement  covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 355,000  
 
Services      SDR 355,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1  AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL T ERRITORY  
1.1.  ACT Audit or-General  Office ; 
1.2.  ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;  
1.3.  ACT Health Directorate;  
1.4.  ACT Insurance Authority;  
1.4.  ACTION;  
1.5.  ACT Ombudsman;  
1.6.  Canberra Health Services;  
1.5.  Capital Metro Authority;  
1.67.  Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate;  
1.78.  Community Services Directorate;  
1.89.  Cultural Facilities Corporation ; 
1.910.  Education  and Training  Directorate;  
1.1011.  Environment  and, Planning  and Sustainable Development  Directorate;  
1.11.   Health Directorate;  
1.12.   Housing ACT;  
1.13.   Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;  
1.14.   Justice and Community Safety Directorate;  
1.15.   Legal Aid  Commission  ACT; 
1.16.   Ombudsman of the ACT;  
1.1716.  Territory and Municipal Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.  
1.1817.  For the entities listed for the Australian Capital Territory, this Agree ment does not cover 
the procurement of health and welfare services, education services, utility services or motor vehicles.  
2  NEW SOUTH WALES  
2.1.  Advocate for Children and Young People;  
2.2.  Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards;  
2.2.  Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and Fire and Rescue NSW;  
2.3.  Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service and Office of the NSW Rural Fire Service;  
2.4.  Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service and Office of the NSW State 
Emergency Service;  
2.35.  Crown Solicitor and Crown Solicitor's Office;  
2.6.  Department of Communities and Justice;  
2.7.  Department of Customer Service;  
2.48.  Department of Education;  
2.5.  Department of Family and Community Services;  
2.6.  Department o f Finance, Services and Innovation;  
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2.8.  Department of Justice;  
2.9.  Department of Planning , Industry  and Environment;  
2.10.   Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
2.11.   Director of Public Prosecutions and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
2.1112.  Environment Protection Authority  and Environment Protection Authority Staff 
Agency ;  
2.12.   Fire and Rescue NSW;  
2.13.   Health Care Complaints Commission  and Health Care Complaints Commission Staff 
Agency ; 
2.14.   Information Commissioner and Information and Privacy Commission (Note 2. 3736.c.); 
2.15.   Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and Office of the Inspector 
of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission;  
2.16.   Insurance and Care NSW (icare);  
2.17.   Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and Office of the Law Enforcement Cond uct 
Commission;  
2.1518.  Legal Aid Commission  of NSW and Legal Aid Commission Staff Agency (Legal Aid 
NSW) ; 
2.1619.  Ministry of Health;  
2.1720.  Multicultural NSW  and Multicultural NSW Staff Agency ;GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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2.1821.  New South Wales Crime Commission  and New South Wales Crime Commission Staff 
Agency ; 
2.22.   NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and NSW Education Standards 
Authority Staff Agency;  
2.1923.  New South Wales Electoral Commission  and NSW Electoral Commission Staff Agency ; 
2.2024.  NSW Food Authority;  
2.25.   New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Housing NSW);  
2.21.   New South Wales Ombudsman;  
2.2226.  NSW New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority;  
2.23.   New South Wales Ru ral Fire Service;  
2.24.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW;  
2.25.   Office of Environment and Heritage;  
2.26.   Office of Local Government;  
2.27.   Ombudsman and the Ombudsman's Office;  
2.2728.  Parliamentary Counsel and Parliamentary Counsel's Office;  
2.28.   Police Integrity Commission;  
2.29.   Place Management NSW;  
2.2930.  Public Service Commissioner and  Public Service Commission;  
2.30.   State Emergency Service;  
2.31.   State Insurance Regulatory Authority;  
2.32.   Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority;  
2.3332.  Sydney Olympic Park Authority;  
2.3433.  The Audit Office of New South Wales;  
2.3534.  The Treasury;  
2.3635.  Transport for NSW (Note 2. 3736.d.). 
2.3736.  For entities listed for New South Wales, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement of health and welfare services, education services or motor vehicles;  
b. procurements undertaken by a covered entity on behalf of a non -covered entity;  
c. procurement related to th e functions of the Privacy Commission by the Information and 
Privacy Commission; or  
d. procurement by Transport for NSW, related to the functions of the Transport Construction 
Authority, and The Country Rail Infrastructure Authority or its successor agencies.  
3  NORTHERN TERRITORY  
3.1.  Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority;  
3.2.  Auditor General's Office;  
3.3.  Department of the Attorney -General and Justice;  
3.4.  Department of the Chief Minister;  
3.5.  Department of Environment and Natural Resources;  
3.6.  Department of  Local Government  Housing and Community Development;  
3.7.  Department of Health;  
3.8.  Department of the Legislative Assembly;  
3.9.  Department of Primary Industry and Resources;  
3.10.   Department of Tourism , Sport  and Culture;  
3.11.   Department of Trade, Business and Innovation;  
3.12.   Departm ent of Treasury and Finance;  
3.13.   Health and Community Services Complaints Commission;  
3.14.   Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory;  
3.15.   Land Development Corporation;  
3.16.   Northern Territory Electoral Commission;  
3.17.   Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services;  
3.18.   Northern Territory Training Commission;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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3.1918.  Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment;  
3.2019.  Ombudsman's Office;  
3.2120.  Racing Commission;  
3.2221.  Remuneration Tribunal;  
3.2322.  Strehlow Research Centre;  
3.2423.  Territory Families;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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3.2524.  Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory;  
3.2625.  Work Health Authority.  
 
3.2726.  For entities listed for the Northern Territory, this Agreement does not cover set -asides on 
behalf of the Charles Darwin University pursuant to Partnership Agreements between the Northern 
Territory Government and Charles Darwin University.  
4  QUEENSLAND  
4.1.  Entities declared to be departments pursuant to section 14 of the Public Service Act 2008 (Qld) ; 
4.2.  Motor Accident Insurance Commission;  
4.3.  Nominal Defendant;  
4.4.  Public Safety Business Agency;  
4.5.  Public Service Commission;  
4.6.  Public Trust Office.  
4.7.  For the entities listed fo r Queensland this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non -covered entities;  
b. procurement undertaken by departments, or parts of departments, which deliver health, 
education, training or arts services; or  
c. procurement of hea lth services, education services, training services, arts services, 
welfare services, government advertising and motor vehicles.  
4.8.  For the entities listed for Queensland, Article XVI.2 (Transparency of Procurement 
Information  - Publication of Award Informati on) does not apply for a period of three years from the 
date of entry to force of the Agreement so as to allow time for the entities listed for Queensland to 
make the necessary modifications to electronic means to enable publication of such information.  
5  SOUTH AUSTRALIA  
5.1.  Attorney -General's Department;  
5.2.  Auditor -General's Department;  
5.3.  Country Fire Service;  
5.43.  Courts Administration Authority;  
5.54.  Defence SA;  
5.6.  Department for Communities and Social Inclusion;  
5.5.  Department for Child Protection;  
5.76.  Department for Correctional Services;  
5.87.  Department  of for Education  and Child Development ; 
5.98.  Department  of for Environment , and Water  and Natural Resources ; 
5.9.  Department for Energy and Mining;  
5.10.   Department  of for Health and  Ageing  Wellbeing ; 
5.11.   Department for Innovation and Skills;  
5.12.   Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment;  
5.13.   Department of Human Services;  
5.1114.  Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure;  
5.1215.  Department of Primary Industries and Regions  South Australia ; 
5.13.   Department of State Development;  
5.1416.  Department of the Premier and Cabinet;  
5.1517.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
5.1618.  Electoral Commission  SA of South Australia ; 
5.1719.  Environment Protection Authority;  
5.1820.  Independent Gambling Authority;  
5.1921.  Parliament of South Australia;  
5.22.   South Australia Country Fire Service;  
5.2023.  South Australia Police;  
5.2124.  South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission;  
5.2225.  South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service s;GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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5.2326.  South Australian Tourism Commission;  
5.2427.  State Emergency Service;  
5.2528.  State Procurement Board;  
5.2629.  TAFE SA.  
 
5.2730.  For the entities listed for South Australia, this Agreement does not cover the procurement 
of health and welfare services, education services, advertising services, or motor vehicles.  
6  TASMANIA  
6.1.  Department of Communities Tasmania;  
6.12.  Department of Education;  
6.23.  Department of Health  and Human Services ; 
6.34.  Department of Justice;  
6.45.  Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management;  
6.56.  Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
6.67.  Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;  
6.78.  Department of State Growth;  
6.89.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
6.910.  House of Assembly;  
6.1011.  Legislative Council;  
6.1112.  Legislature -General;  
6.1213.  Office of the D irector of Public Prosecutions;  
6.1314.  Office of the Governor;  
6.1415.  Office of the Ombudsman;  
6.1516.  Tasmanian Audit Office;  
6.16.   Tasmanian Health Service;  
6.17.   Tourism Tasmania.  
6.18.   For the entities listed for Tasmania, this Agreement does not cover procurement of health and 
welfare services, education services, or advertising services.  
7  VICTORIA  
7.1.  Commission for Children and Young People;  
7.2.  Department of Education and Training;  
7.3.  Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport a nd Resources;  
7.4.  Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning;  
7.5.  Department of Health and Human Services;  
7.6.  Department of Justice and Regulation;  
7.7.  Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
7.8.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
7.9.  Essential Services Commission;  
7.10.   Game Management Authority;  
7.11.   Independent Broad -Based Anti -corruption Commission;  
7.12.   Office of Public Prosecutions;  
7.13.   Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police (Victoria Police);  
7.14.   Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability;  
7.15.   Office of t he Fire Services Levy Monitor;  
7.16.   Office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner;  
7.17.   Office of the Legal Services Commissioner;  
7.18.   Office of the Ombudsman;  
7.19.   Office of the Privacy Commissioner;  
7.20.   Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner;  
7.21.   Office of the Victorian  Inspectorate;  
7.22.   Taxi Services Commission;  
7.23.   Victorian Auditor -General's Office;  
7.24.   Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation;  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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7.25.   Victorian Electoral Commission;  
7.26.   Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission;  
7.27.   Victorian Public Sector Commission;  
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7.29.   For the entities listed for Victoria, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. the procurement of motor vehicles; or  
b. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non -covered entities.  
8  WESTERN AUSTRALIA  
8.1.  Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority;  
8.2.  Corruption and Crime Commission (Western Australia);  
8.3.  Country High Schools Hostels Authority;  
8.4.  Department of Aboriginal Affairs;  
8.5.  Department of Agriculture and Food;  
8.4  Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions;  
8.6.  Department for Child Protection and Family Support;  
8.7.  Department of Commerce;  
8.5.  Department of Communities;  
8.8.  Department of Corrective Services;  
8.9.  Department of Culture and the Arts;  
8.106.  Department of Education;  
8.11.   Department of Education Services;  
8.12.   Department of Environment Regulation;  
8.137.  Department of Fire and Emergency Services;  
8.148.  Department of Finance (Note 8. 7560.); 
8.15.   Department of Fisheries;  
8.169.  Department of Health;  
8.10.   Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation;  
8.11.   Department of Justice;  
8.17.   Department of Lands;  
8.1812.  Department of Local Government  and Communities , Sport and Cultural Industries ; 
8.13.   Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety;  
8.19.   Department of Mines and Petroleum;  
8.20.   Department of Parks and Wildlife;  
8.2114.  Department of Planning , Lands and Herit age; 
8.15.   Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development;  
8.22.   Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor;  
8.23.   Department of Regional Development;  
8.24.   Department of Sport and Recreation;  
8.25.   Department of State Development;  
8.2616.  Department of Training and Workforce Development;  
8.2717.  Department of Transport;  
8.2818.  Department of Treasury;  
8.29.   Department of Water;  
8.30.   Department of the Attorney -General;  
8.3119.  Department of the Premier and Cabinet;  
8.3220.  Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;  
8.21.   Department of Water and Environmental Regulation;  
8.33.   Disability Services Commission;  
8.3422.  Equal Opportunity Commission;  
8.3523.  Gascoyne Development Commissi on; 
8.3624.  Goldfields Esperance Development Commission;  
8.3725.  Governor's Establishment;  
8.3826.  Great Southern Development Commission;  
8.3927.  Heritage Council of Western Australia;  
8.40.   Housing Authority;  
8.4128.  Kimberley Development Commission ; 
8.4229.  Law Reform Commission of Western Australia;  
8.4330.  Legislative Assembly;  
8.4431.  Legislative Council;  
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8.4633.  Mid West Development Commission;  
8.4734.  Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia;  
8.4835.  National Trust of Australia (WA);  
8.4936.  Office of the Auditor General;  
8.5037.  Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
8.5138.  Office of the Information Commissioner;  
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8.5340.  Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations;  
8.5441.  Parliamentary Services Department;  
8.5542.  Peel Development Commission;  
8.5643.  Pilbara Development Commission;  
8.5744.  Public Sector Commission;  
8.5845.  Public Transport Authority;  
8.5946.  Rottnest Island Authority;  
8.6047.  Rural Business Development Corporation;  
8.6148.  Salaries and Allowances Tribunal;  
8.62.   School Curriculum and Standards Authority;  
8.6349.  Small Business Development Corporation;  
8.6450.  South West Development Commission;  
8.6551.  State Library of Western Australia;  
8.6652.  Swan River Trust;  
8.6753.  Western Aus tralia Police;  
8.6854.  Western Australian Electoral Commission;  
8.6955.  Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate);  
8.7056.  Western Australian Planning Commission;  
8.7157.  Western Australian Sports Centre Trust (trading as VenuesWest);  
8.72.  Western Australian Tourism Commission;  
8.7358.  Wheatbelt Development Commission;  
8.7459.  Zoological Parks Authority.  
8.7560.  For greater certainty, consistent with Article IX.11, in relation to procurements from the 
Department of Finance, Building Management and Works' Prequalification Scheme; and Main Road's 
'National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts' Scheme, 
requests for participation in a procurement from suppliers not already prequalified at the  time of 
tender release will not be considered due to the time and complexity involved in assessing requests. 
This does not preclude suppliers from applying at any time to become prequalified. Prequalification 
ensures the financial security of building and  construction contractors and does not discriminate 
between local suppliers and the suppliers of other Parties.  
Note to Annex 2  
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ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities in this Annex, subject to 
the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List o f Entities:  
1. Australian Communications and Media Authority;  
2. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;  
3. Australian Financial Security Authority;  
4. Australian Fisheries Management Authority;  
5. Australian Human Rights Commission;  
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;  
7. Australian Institute of Marine Science;  
8. Australian Maritime Safety Authority;  
9. Australian National Maritime Museum;  
10. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;  
11. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority;  
12. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;  
13. Australian Securities and Investments Commission;  
14. Australian War Memorial (Note 32); 
15. Comcare;  
16. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research  Organization  Organisation ; 
17. Director of National Parks;  
1718. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation;  
1819. Grains Research and Development Corporation;  
1920. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority;  
2021. National Gallery of Australia;  
2122. National Museum of Australia;  
2223. Old Parliament House;  
2324. Reserve Bank of Australia;  
2425. Sydney Harbour Federation Trust;  
25. The Director of National Parks;  
26. Tourism Australia.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed in this Annex.  
2. Until 1 January 2019, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of motor 
vehicles  by any entity listed in this Annex . 
32. This Agreement does not cover procurement of telecommunications services by the Australian 
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ATTACHMENT B  
AUSTRALIA  
(Authentic in the English Language only)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
List of Entities:  
1. Administrative Appeals Tribunal;  
2. Attorney -General's Department;  
3. Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission;  
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics;  
5. Australian Centre fo r International Agricultural Research;  
6. Australian Crime Commission (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission);  
7. Australian Electoral Commission;  
8. Australian Federal Police;  
9. Australian Institute of Criminology;  
10. Australian Law Reform Commission;  
11. Australian National Audit Office;  
12. Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM);  
13. Australian Public Service Commission;  
14. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA);  
15. Australian Research Council;  
16. Australian Taxation Office;  
17. Australi an Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade);  
18. Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC);  
19. Australian Transport Safety Bureau;  
20. Bureau of Meteorology;  
21. Commonwealth Grants Commission;  
22. Department of Agriculture;  
23. Department of Communications  and the Arts;  
24. Department of Defence (Note 3);  
25. Department of Education;  
26. Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business;  
27. Department of Finance;  
28. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  
29. Department of Health;  
30. Department of Home Affairs;  
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32. Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development;  
33. Department of Parliamentary Services;  
34. Department of Social Services;  
35. Department of the Environment and Energy;  
36. Department of the House of Representatives;  
37. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;  
38. Department of the Senate;  
39. Department of the Treasury;  
40. Department of Veterans' Affairs;  
41. Fair Work Commission;  
42. Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity;  
43. Federal Court of Australia;  
44. Geoscience Australia;  
45. Inspector -General o f Taxation;  
46. IP Australia;  
47. National Archives of Australia;  
48. National Blood Authority;  
49. National Capital Authority;  
50. National Competition Council;  
51. National Indigenous Australians Agency;  
52. Office of Parliamentary Counsel;  
53. Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board;  
54. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner;  
55. Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman;  
56. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
57. Office of the Inspector -General of Intelligence and  Security;  
58. Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor -General;  
59. Productivity Commission;  
60. Professional Services Review Scheme;  
61. Royal Australian Mint;  
62. Safe Work Australia;  
63. Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authori ty (Seacare Authority);  
64. Services Australia;  
65. Workplace Gender Equality Agency.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed (including an office within a listed entity) in 
this Annex.  
2. This Agreement does not cover procuremen t by or on behalf of the Australian Government 
Solicitor.  
3. Department of Defence:  
a. This Agreement does not cover Department of Defence procurement of the following goods 
due to paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions):  
FSC Reference N o.   Description  
1. 10      Weapons;  
2. 12      Fire Control Equipment;  
3. 13      Ammunition and Explosives;  
4. 14      Guided Missiles;  
5. 15      Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components;  
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7. 17      Aircraft Launching, Landing, and  
Ground Handling Equipment;  
8. 18      Space Vehicles;  
9. 19      Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons and Floating  
Docks;  
10. 20      Ship and Marine Equipment;  
11. 23      Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles,  
Trailers, and Cycles;  
12. 28      Engines, Turbines, and Components;  
13. 29      Engines Accessories;  
14. 31      Bearings;  
15. 46      Water Purification and Sewage  
Treatment Equipment;  
16. 48      Valves;  
17. 49      Maintenance and Rep air Shop Equipment;  
18. 54      Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding;  
19. 58      Communication, Detection, and  
Coherent Radiation Equipment;  
20. 59      Electrical and Electronic Equipment  
Components;  
21. 60      Fiber Optics Materials, Components,  
Assemblies, and  Accessories;  
22. 61      Electric Wire, and Power and  
Distribution Equipment;  
23. 63      Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems;  
24. 66      Instruments and Laboratory Equipment;  
25. -      Specialty Metals.  
Note: Whether a good is included within the scope of this Note shall be determined solely 
according to the descriptions provided in the right column above. U.S. Federal Supply Codes 
are provided for reference purposes only. (For a complete listing of the U nited States Federal 
Supply Codes, to which the Australian categories are approximately equivalent, see 
http://www.fbo.gov ). 
 
b. This Agreement does not cover the following services, as elaborated in the Common 
Classificatio n System and the WTO system of classification – MTN.GNS/W/120, due to 
paragraph 1 of Article III (Security and General Exceptions) (For a complete listing of 
Common Classification System, see: " http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/chap -
105.asp "). 
i. design, development, integration, test, evaluation, maintenance, repair, modification, 
rebuilding and installation of military systems and equipment (approximately 
equivalent to relevant parts of U.S. Product Service Codes A & J);  
ii. operation of Government -owned Facilities (approximately equivalent to U.S. Product 
Service Code M);  
iii. space services (AR, B4 & V3); and  
iv. services in support of military forces overseas.  GPA/MOD/AUS/1  
 
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c. This Agreement does not cover the procurement of goods and services by, or on behalf 
of, the Defence Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate, or the 
Australia n Geospatial -Intelligence Organisation.  
d. In respect of paragraphs 1 and 2 (Non -Discrimination) of Article IV of the Agreement 
(General Principles) the Australian Government reserves the right, pursuant to paragraph 
1 of Article III (Security and General Exc eptions) to maintain the Australian industry 
capability program and its successor programs and policies.  
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ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNME NT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement  covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, 
subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 355,000  
 
Services      SDR 355,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1  AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL T ERRITORY  
1.1.  ACT Audit Office;  
1.2.  ACT Gambling and Racing Commission;  
1.3.  ACT Health Directorate;  
1.4.  ACT Insurance Authority;  
1.5.  ACT Ombudsman;  
1.6.  Canberra Health Services;  
1.7.  Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate;  
1.8.  Community Services Directorate;  
1.9.  Cultural Facilities Corporation;  
1.10.   Education Directorate;  
1.11.   Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate;  
1.12.   Housing ACT;  
1.13.   Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission;  
1.14.   Justice and Community Safety Directorate;  
1.15.   Legal Aid ACT;  
1.16.   Transport Canber ra and City Services Directorate.  
1.17.   For the entities listed for the Australian Capital Territory, this Agreement does not cover the 
procurement of health and welfare services, education services, utility services or motor vehicles.  
2  NEW SOUTH WALES  
2.1.  Advocate for Children and Young People;  
2.2.  Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and Fire and Rescue NSW;  
2.3.  Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service and Office of the NSW Rural Fire Service;  
2.4.  Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Servic e and Office of the NSW State Emergency 
Service;  
2.5.  Crown Solicitor and Crown Solicitor's Office;  
2.6.  Department of Communities and Justice;  
2.7.  Department of Customer Service;  
2.8.  Department of Education;  
2.9.  Department of Planning, Industry an d Environment;  
2.10.   Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
2.11.   Director of Public Prosecutions and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
2.12.   Environment Protection Authority and Environment Protection Authority Staff Agency;  
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2.14.   Information Commissioner and Information and Privacy Commission (Note 2.36.c.);  
2.15.   Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and Office of the Inspector of the Law 
Enforcement Conduct Commission;  
2.16.   Insurance and Care NSW (icare);  
2.17.   Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and Office of the Law Enforcement Conduct 
Commission;  
2.18.   Legal Aid Commission of NSW and Legal Aid Commission Staff Agency (Legal Aid NSW);  
2.19.   Ministry of Health;  
2.20.   Multicultural NSW and Multicultural NSW Staff Agency;  
2.21.   New South Wales Crime Commission an d New South Wales Crime Commission Staff Agency;  
2.22.   NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and NSW Education Standards Authority Staff 
Agency;  
2.23.   New South Wales Electoral Commission and NSW Electoral Commission Staff Agency;  
2.24.   NSW Food Authority;  
2.25.   New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Housing NSW);  
2.26.   New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority;  
2.27.   Ombudsman and the Ombudsman's Office;  
2.28.   Parliamentary Counsel and Parliamentary Counsel's Office;  
2.29.   Place Mana gement NSW;  
2.30.   Public Service Commissioner and Public Service Commission;  
2.31.   State Insurance Regulatory Authority;  
2.32.   Sydney Olympic Park Authority;  
2.33.   The Audit Office of New South Wales;  
2.34.   The Treasury;  
2.35.   Transport for NSW (Not e 2.36.d.).  
2.36.   For entities listed for New South Wales, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement of health and welfare services, education services or motor vehicles;  
b. procurements undertaken by a covered entity on behalf of a non -covered entity;  
c. procurement related to the functions of the Privacy Commission by the Information and 
Privacy Commission; or  
d. procurement by Transport for NSW, related to the functions of the Transport Construction 
Authority, and The Country Rail Infrastructure Authority or its successor agencies.  
3  NORTHERN TERRITORY  
3.1.  Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority;  
3.2.  Auditor General's Office;  
3.3.  Department of the Attorney -General and Justice;  
3.4.  Department of the Chief Minister;  
3.5.  Department of Environment and Natural Resources;  
3.6.  Department of Local Government Housing and Community Development;  
3.7.  Department of Health;  
3.8.  Department of the Legislative Assembly;  
3.9.  Department of Primary Industry and Resources;  
3.10.   Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture;  
3.11.   Department of Trade, Business and Innova tion; 
3.12.   Department of Treasury and Finance;  
3.13.   Health and Community Services Complaints Commission;  
3.14.   Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory;  
3.15.   Land Development Corporation;  
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3.17.   Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services;  
3.18.   Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment;  
3.19.   Ombudsman's Office;  
3.20.   Racing Commission;  
3.21.   Remuneration Tribunal;  
3.22.   Strehlow Research Centre;  
3.23.   Territory Families;  
3.24.   Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory;  
3.25.   Work Health Authority.  
 
3.26.   For entities listed for the Northern Territory, this Agreement does not cover set -asides on 
behalf of the Charles Darwin University pursuant to Partnership Agreements between the Northern 
Territory Government and Charles Darwin University.  
4  QUEENSLAND  
4.1.  Entities declared to be departments pursuant to section 14 of the Public Service Act 2008 (Qld) ; 
4.2.  Motor Accident Insurance Commission;  
4.3.  Nominal Defendant;  
4.4.  Public Safety Business Agency;  
4.5.  Public Service Commission;  
4.6.  Public Trust Office.  
4.7.  For the entities listed for Queensland this Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non-covered entities;  
b. procurement undertaken by departments, or parts of departments, which deliver health, 
education, training or arts services; or  
c. procurement of health services, education services, training services, arts services, 
welfare services, gov ernment advertising and motor vehicles.  
4.8.  For the entities listed for Queensland, Article XVI.2 (Transparency of Procurement 
Information  - Publication of Award Information) does not apply for a period of three years from the 
date of entry to force of the Agr eement so as to allow time for the entities listed for Queensland to 
make the necessary modifications to electronic means to enable publication of such information.  
5  SOUTH AUSTRALIA  
5.1.  Attorney -General's Department;  
5.2.  Auditor -General's Department;  
5.3.  Courts Adminis tration Authority;  
5.4.  Defence SA;  
5.5.  Department for Child Protection;  
5.6.  Department for Correctional Services;  
5.7.  Department for Education;  
5.8.  Department for Environment and Water;  
5.9.  Department for Energy and Mining;  
5.10.   Department for Health and Wellbeing;  
5.11.   Department for Inno vation and Skills;  
5.12.   Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment;  
5.13.   Department of Human Services;  
5.14.   Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure;  
5.15.   Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia;  
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5.17.   Department of Treasury and Finance;  
5.18.   Electoral Commission of South Australia;  
5.19.   Environment Protection Authority;  
5.20.   Independent Gambling Authority;  
5.21.   Parliament of South Australia;  
5.22.   South Australia Country Fire Service;  
5.23.   South Australia Police;  
5.24.   South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission;  
5.25.   South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service;  
5.26.   South Australian Tourism Commission;  
5.27.   State Emergency Service;  
5.28.   State Procurement Bo ard; 
5.29.   TAFE SA.  
5.30.   For the entities listed for South Australia, this Agreement does not cover the procurement of 
health and welfare services, education services, advertising services, or motor vehicles.  
6  TASMANIA  
6.1.  Department of Communities Tasmania;  
6.2.  Department of Education;  
6.3.  Department of Health;  
6.4.  Department of Justice;  
6.5.  Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management;  
6.6.  Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
6.7.  Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;  
6.8.  Department of State Growth;  
6.9.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
6.10.   House of Assembly;  
6.11.   Legislative Council;  
6.12.   Legislature -General;  
6.13.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
6.14.   Office of the Governor;  
6.15.   Office of t he Ombudsman;  
6.16.   Tasmanian Audit Office;  
6.17.   Tourism Tasmania.  
6.18.   For the entities listed for Tasmania, this Agreement does not cover procurement of health and 
welfare services, education services, or advertising services.  
7  VICTORIA  
7.1.  Commission for Children and Young People;  
7.2.  Department of Education and Training;  
7.3.  Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources;  
7.4.  Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning;  
7.5.  Department of Health and Human Services;  
7.6.  Department of Justice and Regulation;  
7.7.  Department of Premier and Cabinet;  
7.8.  Department of Treasury and Finance;  
7.9.  Essential Services Commission;  
7.10.   Game Management Authority;  
7.11.   Independent Broad -Based Anti -corruption Commission;  
7.12.   Office of Public Prosecutions;  
7.13.   Office  of the Chief Commissioner of Police (Victoria Police);  
7.14.   Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability;  
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7.16.   Office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner;  
7.17.   Office of the Legal Services Commissioner;  
7.18.   Office of the Ombudsman;  
7.19.   Office of the Privacy Commissioner;  
7.20.   Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner;  
7.21.   Office of the Victorian Inspectorate;  
7.22.   Taxi Services Commission;  
7.23.   Victorian Auditor -General's Office;  
7.24.   Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation;  
7.25.   Victorian Electoral Commission;  
7.26.   Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission;  
7.27.   Victorian Public Sector Commission;  
7.28.   Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.  
7.29.   For the entities listed for Victoria, this Agreement does not cover:  
a. the procurement of motor vehicles; or  
b. procurement by covered entities on behalf of non -covered entities.  
8  WESTERN AUSTRALIA  
8.1.  Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority;  
8.2.  Corruption and Crime Commission (Western Australia);  
8.3.  Country High Schools Hostels Authority;  
8.4  Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions;  
8.5.  Department of Communities;  
8.6.  Department of Education;  
8.7.  Department of Fire  and Emergency Services;  
8.8.  Department of Finance (Note 8.60.);  
8.9.  Department of Health;  
8.10.   Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation;  
8.11.   Department of Justice;  
8. 12.   Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries;  
8.13.   Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety;  
8.14.   Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage;  
8.15.   Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development;  
8.16.   Department of Training and Workforce Development;  
8.17.   Department of Transport;  
8.18.   Department of Treasury;  
8.19.   Department of the Premier and Cabinet;  
8.20.   Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;  
8.21.   Department of Water and Environmental Regulation;  
8.22.  Equal Opportunity Commission;  
8.23.   Gascoyne Development Commission;  
8.24.   Goldfields Esperance Development Commission;  
8.25.   Governor's Establishment;  
8.26.   Great Southern Development Commission;  
8.27.   Heritage Council of Western Australia;  
8.28.   Kimberley Development Commission;  
8.29.   Law Reform Commission of Western Australia;  
8.30.   Legislative Assembly;  
8.31.   Legislative Council;  
8.32.   Main Roads Western Australia;  
8.33.   Mid West Development Commission;  
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8.36.   Office of the Auditor General;  
8.37.   Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;  
8.38.   Office of the Information Commissioner;  
8.39.   Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services;  
8.40.   Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations;  
8.41.   Parliamentary Services Department;  
8.42.   Peel Deve lopment Commission;  
8.43.   Pilbara Development Commission;  
8.44.   Public Sector Commission;  
8.45.   Public Transport Authority;  
8.46.   Rottnest Island Authority;  
8.47.   Rural Business Development Corporation;  
8.48.   Salaries and Allowances Tribunal;  
8.49.   Small Business Development Corporation;  
8.50.   South West Development Commission;  
8.51.   State Library of Western Australia;  
8.52.   Swan River Trust;  
8.53.   Western Australia Police;  
8.54.   Western Australian Electoral Commission;  
8.55.   Western Aus tralian Land Information Authority (Landgate);  
8.56.   Western Australian Planning Commission;  
8.57.   Western Australian Sports Centre Trust (trading as VenuesWest);  
8.58.   Wheatbelt Development Commission;  
8.59.   Zoological Parks Authority.  
8.60.   For grea ter certainty, consistent with Article IX.11, in relation to procurements from the 
Department of Finance, Building Management and Works' Prequalification Scheme; and Main Road's 
'National Prequalification System for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Con tracts' Scheme, 
requests for participation in a procurement from suppliers not already prequalified at the time of 
tender release will not be considered due to the time and complexity involved in assessing requests. 
This does not preclude suppliers from ap plying at any time to become prequalified. Prequalification 
ensures the financial security of building and construction contractors and does not discriminate 
between local suppliers and the suppliers of other Parties.  
Note to Annex 2  
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ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities in this Annex, subject to 
the following thresholds:  
 
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. Australian Communications and Media Authority;  
2. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;  
3. Australian Financial Security Authority;  
4. Australian Fisheries Management Authority;  
5. Australian Human Rights Commission;  
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;  
7. Australian Institute of Marine Science;  
8. Australian Maritime Safety Authority;  
9. Australian National Maritime Museum ; 
10. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;  
11. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority;  
12. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;  
13. Australian Securities and Investments Commission;  
14. Australian War Memorial (Note 2);  
15. Comcare;  
16. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation;  
17. Director of National Parks;  
18. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation;  
19. Grains Research and Development Corporation;  
20. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority;  
21. National Gallery of Australia;  
22. National Museum of Australia;  
23. Old Parliament House;  
24. Reserve Bank of Australia;  
25. Sydney Harbour Federation Trust;  
26. Tourism Australia.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1. This Agreement only covers those entities listed in this Annex.  
2. This Agreement does not cover procurement of telecommunications services by the Australian 
War Memorial.  
 
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