staff under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SACS Modern Award), specifically under one of the following Schedules: Schedule B – Classification Definitions - Social and Community Services Employees, and Schedule C – Classification Definitions - Crisis Accommodation Employees. Organisations affected by the Western Australia Industrial Relation Commission (WAIRC) SACS Decision of 29 August 2013 may also be entitled to SACS supplementation. Eligible and ineligible activities Peak bodies The activities for which funding will be provided includes: contributing to Government policy in areas of interest to the portfolio acting as an effective conduit for information flow between Government and their members collecting and analysing information about their particular sector and representing the views of their members providing input into Australian Government reviews, inquiries and consultative processes, and providing social policy or research papers to DSS. Specific details and requirements are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the peak organisation. Sponsorships/Special Projects Funding may be used for the following: staff salaries and on-costs for project implementation and ongoing management cost of managing Activity cost for the publicity of the event and the distribution of the promotional materials to the target audience, including web based information materials and equipment directly related to the implementation of the Activity operating expenses directly related to the implementation of the Activity such as office materials, utilities, insurances, vehicle leases, telephones, bookkeeping, and audit economy class travel within Australia related to the Activity Speaker fees for any Australian or International speaker Overseas travel for an international speaker only, and delivery of the Activity to standards as indicated in the Programme Guidelines. Funding will not be provided for the following categories of costs for both peak bodies and sponsorship/special project Activities: purchase of land funding to cover retrospective costs costs incurred in the preparation of a funding application or related documentation major construction/capital works activities for which other Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local Government bodies have primary responsibility costs that are not directly and specifically related to the sponsorship Activity, e.g. ongoing staff wages, rent, overheads and administrative costs of existing operations that would be incurred regardless of the project overseas travel for any other person in any sponsored organisation (excluding international speakers), and relocation costs. Activity links and working with other agencies and services Programme requirements for linking and working with other agencies and services are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the organisation on a case-by-case basis and then specified in individual grant agreements.
Freedom of Information All documents in the possession of DSS including those in relation to the Activity are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The FOI Act creates a general right of access to documents in the possession of DSS and this right of access is limited only by the exceptions and exemptions necessary for the protection of essential public interests and private and business affairs of persons in respect of whom the information relates. Decisions regarding requests for access under the FOI Act will be made by an authorised in accordance with the requirements of the FOI Act. All FOI requests are to be referred to the FOI Coordinator, Public Law Branch, in DSS. By mail: FOI Coordinator The Department of Social Services Public Law Branch, PO Box 7576 CANBERRA BUSINESS CENTRE ACT 2610 By email: For more information on making a request for access to documents in the possession of DSS under the FOI Act, please visit the page on the DSS website. Financial and Other Arrangements Financial arrangements DSS uses standard grant agreements. Grants will only be provided in accordance with an executed grant agreement. The terms and conditions of DSS’s grant agreements cannot be changed. The grant agreement will contain the entire agreement between the parties. There is no binding agreement on any parties until the grant agreement is agreed to and signed by the delegate and the applicant’s authorised representative. The grant agreement is the legal agreement between DSS and the grant recipient over the grant period. In managing the grant provided, the grant recipient must comply with all the requirements of the grant agreement. Grant recipients are responsible for ensuring that: the terms and conditions of the grant agreement are met service provision is effective, efficient, and appropriately targeted highest standards of duty of care are applied, and services are operated in line with, and comply with the requirements as set out within all state and territory and Commonwealth legislation and regulations. Grant recipients should also be aware of any case based law that may apply or affect their service delivery. The Terms and Conditions of the grant agreement are available on the Complaints Applicants/grant recipients Applicants and grant recipients can contact the complaints service with complaints about DSS’s service(s), the selection process or the service of another of DSS grant recipients.