Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2018-19
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2018-19
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2018-19
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Appendix Two:<br />
Other Disclosures<br />
STATEMENTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY<br />
Major Projects<br />
During <strong>2018</strong>–<strong>19</strong>, <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong><br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> did not enter into any contracts<br />
valued at over $10 million.<br />
Competitive Neutrality Policy<br />
Competitive neutrality requires<br />
government businesses to ensure that<br />
where services compete, or potentially<br />
compete with the private sector, any<br />
advantage arising solely from their<br />
government ownership be removed if it<br />
is not in the public interest. Government<br />
businesses are required to cost and price<br />
these services as if they were privately<br />
owned. Competitive neutrality policy<br />
supports fair competition between public<br />
and private businesses and provides<br />
government businesses with a tool to<br />
enhance decisions on resource allocation.<br />
This policy does not override other policy<br />
objectives of government and focuses<br />
on efficiency in the provision of service.<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> continues<br />
to comply with the requirements of the<br />
Competitive Neutrality Policy.<br />
DataVic Access Policy<br />
Consistent with DataVic Access Policy<br />
issued by the <strong>Victoria</strong>n Government in<br />
2012, the <strong>Gardens</strong> will make available<br />
relevant data sets at http://www.data.vic.<br />
gov.au/ in electronic readable format.<br />
Local Jobs First – <strong>Victoria</strong>n<br />
Industry Participation Policy<br />
statement<br />
The Local Jobs First Act 2003 requires<br />
public sector bodies to report on the<br />
implementation of the Local Jobs First<br />
Policy. Public sector bodies are required<br />
to apply the Local Jobs First Policy in all<br />
procurement activities valued at $3 million<br />
or more in metropolitan Melbourne, where<br />
both Melbourne <strong>Gardens</strong> and Cranbourne<br />
<strong>Gardens</strong> are located. During <strong>2018</strong>–<strong>19</strong>,<br />
the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
commenced and/or completed no Local<br />
Jobs First Policy applicable procurements.<br />
Advertising expenditure<br />
The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Board<br />
<strong>Victoria</strong>’s expenditure in the <strong>2018</strong><strong>19</strong><br />
reporting period on campaign advertising<br />
was nil.<br />
Statement of availability of other<br />
information<br />
During <strong>2018</strong>–<strong>19</strong>:<br />
declarations of pecuniary interests were<br />
duly completed by all relevant officers<br />
no shares were held by a senior officer<br />
as nominee, or held beneficially in a<br />
statutory authority or subsidiary<br />
in addition, subject to the Freedom<br />
of Information Act <strong>19</strong>82, the following<br />
information is available on request from<br />
the Director and Chief Executive, <strong>Royal</strong><br />
<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>:<br />
details of overseas visits undertaken,<br />
including a summary of the objectives<br />
and outcomes of each visit<br />
details of major promotional, public<br />
relations and marketing activities<br />
undertaken by the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong><br />
<strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> to develop community<br />
awareness of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong><br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> and its services<br />
details of assessments and measures<br />
undertaken to improve the occupational<br />
health and safety of employees<br />
a general statement on industrial<br />
relations within the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong><br />
<strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, and details of time<br />
lost through industrial accidents and<br />
disputes<br />
a list of the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong><br />
<strong>Victoria</strong>’s major committees, the<br />
purposes of each committee, and the<br />
extent to which the purposes have been<br />
achieved<br />
details of all consultancies and<br />
contractors including consultants/<br />
contractors engaged, services provided,<br />
and expenditure committed to for each<br />
engagement.<br />
details of publications produced by the<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> about<br />
itself, and how these can be obtained<br />
details of changes in prices, fees,<br />
charges, rates and levies charged by the<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
details of major research and<br />
development activities undertaken by<br />
the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
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