This Clause Bank contains contract clauses that provide alternative or additional contracting positions to those that appear as default positions in the Victorian Public Construction Contracts as published on the Department of Treasury and Finance website.
The model clauses have been developed to address commercial situations that arise infrequently or respond to unusual project circumstances. The clauses have been approved by the Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) for use with the applicable Victorian Public Construction Contract.
Each model clause either replaces an existing clause, amends an existing clause or is an additional clause depending on the specific matter being addressed. Use of these model clauses by Agencies is optional and does not require the approval of DTF.
Using model clauses from the Clause Bank provides a common Victorian public sector position on each matter, consistent with the use of standard form construction contracts.
Although use of these model clauses will take them into the public domain, they should only be adopted by Agencies in particular situations, rather than becoming the Agency’s standard position.
Approved standard form contracts for construction
Contracting requirements (Direction and Instruction 7.1) requires contracts to be in a form approved by the Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance. Collectively these contracts are referred to as the Victorian Public Construction Contracts.
Model clauses
These model clauses have been drafted to fit with the terminology used in the applicable Victorian Public Construction Contract. If these model clauses are used in other forms of contract you will need to check that the terminology is still appropriate.
Directions for use of the model clauses are provided for each contract form within the following files.
Tools and support
Approved Victorian Public Construction Contracts are available at Practitioners Toolkit – Standard form contracts.
For further information about standard from Victorian Public Construction Contracts, the supporting Clause Bank, or for help on how you should use clauses from the Clause Bank, please contact the Construction Policy Team.
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