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against any issues that may arise in respect to probity, conflict of interest and the potential for competitive advantage.
[61]  Including the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. Officials should discuss the availability of relevant information with the ACNC. See www.acnc.gov.au.
[62]  See section 18, PGPA Act. Duty in relation to requirements imposed on others.
[63]  See the Finance website for Grant opportunity guideline templates at www.finance.gov.au.
[64]  See the Finance website for the simple grant agreement template at www.finance.gov.au.
[65]  Such as the ACNC, see www.acnc.gov.au.
[66]  See paragraph 4.9, CGRPs.
[67]  The Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative may also be relevant for financial reporting, see www.sbr.gov.au. For financial reporting by not-for-profit organisations, entities must accept information according to the National Standard Chart of Accounts (NSCOA) accounting categories where a not-for-profit organisation chooses to use them.
[68]  See the Finance website at www.finance.gov.au.
[69]  Under section 15, PGPA Act, accountable authorities have a duty to govern Commonwealth entities in a way that, amongst other things, promotes the achievement of the purposes of the entity. See section 15, Duty to govern the Commonwealth entity.
[70]  The specific risks of creating demand-driven grant opportunities should be documented and provided to delegates. See paragraph 4.6 and footnote 38, CGRPs.
[71]  Refer paragraph 2.4c, CGRPs.
[72]  This delegation comes from the PGPA Act. See section 23, Power in relation to arrangements and commitments.
[73]  It may be appropriate in some circumstances to use non-competitive or targeted processes, such as, when the number of service providers is very limited and these providers have a well-established record of delivering the grant activities.
[74]  Refer paragraph 5.2a, CGRPs.
[75]  All parties involved in grants administration may be subject to complaints of inequitable treatment, political and other forms of patronage or bias.
[76]  Under section 15, PGPA Act, accountable authorities have a duty to govern Commonwealth entities in a way that, amongst other things, promotes the proper use and management of public resources and the financial stability of the entity. See section 15, Duty to govern the Commonwealth entity.
[77]  Including through centralised grants administration arrangements.
[78]  To promote consistency for stakeholders, officials should use the whole-of-government templates available on the Finance website: www.finance.gov.au.
[79]  See paragraph 4.4, CGRPs.
[80]  See paragraph 4.4, CGRPs.
[81]  See paragraph 4.5 and 4.10, CGRPs.
[82]  See paragraph 11.5, CGRPs.
[83]  See the Finance website www.finance.gov.au
[84]  The PGPA Act contains a number of duties in relation to officials including duties of care and diligence, duties to act in good faith and for a proper purpose, duties in relation to use of position, duties in relation to the use of information and duties to disclose interests. See Division 3 of the PGPA