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Navigating international trade and tariffs
Recent tariffs and other trade measures have transformed the international trade landscape, impacting almost every sector, region and business worldwide.
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Australia | Publication | July 2022
This article is co-authored with Jonathan McMillan.
The Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (Code) has been significantly amended by the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work Amendment Instrument 2022 (Amendment), which came into effect on 26 July 2022.
Key takeaways
The Amendment has removed the majority of the substantive requirements from the Code. This has a significant impact on funding and procuring entities and tenderers (including tenderer subcontractors) in the procurement and delivery of Commonwealth funded building work. Tender documents and contracts will need to be revised to reflect the reduced requirements.
What has been removed?
A number of substantive tendering and building work provisions in the Code have been removed including, but not limited to, the following:
What remains
The following provisions will continue to remain in effect:
If you have any questions about drafting or how your project’s tender, procurement or contract finalisation process might be affected, please contact our team.
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Recent tariffs and other trade measures have transformed the international trade landscape, impacting almost every sector, region and business worldwide.
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