Section B: Act Ethically – With Integrity and Accountability

Section B of the Western Australian Procurement Ruleslists the Act Ethically – With Integrity and Accountability rules that apply to all State agencies and all types of procurement including goods, services and works

This Section is part of the WA Procurement Rules (Procurement Direction 2021/02) that apply to all State agencies, as defined in the Procurement Act 2020 

The Rules replace the State Supply Commission’s policies and apply to all types of procurement including goods, services and works. The WA Social Procurement Framework supports value for money factors in the Rules.

Rule B1

Act Ethically and with Integrity
  1. Officers must act ethically and with integrity, including by:
    1. performing their Procurement duties without favouritism, bias, or personal gain;
    2. treating all Suppliers fairly, including by providing adequate, accessible, consistent and timely information;
    3. not seeking and/or accepting gifts and benefits that affect, could affect, or could be perceived to affect, their ability to impartially carry out their duties; and
    4. not seeking to benefit or benefitting from practices that are dishonest and/or unethical.

Rule B2

Declare and Manage Conflicts of Interest
  1. Officers with a conflict of interest (whether actual, potential or perceived) relating to Procurement Activities which they are involved with, or connected to, must declare that interest to their State agency and the Officer leading the Procurement Activity.
  2. Officers must take all reasonable and necessary steps to manage the conflict as soon as it is known, following their State agency’s conflict of interest procedures.

Rule B3

Keep Adequate Records
  1. State agencies must maintain a level of documentation commensurate with the scale, scope, value and risk of the Procurement, capturing evidence of agreements made with Suppliers, including during contract management activities.

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