The first National Waste Policy was published in 2009. An updated National Waste Policy was published in 2018.

Partnerships Victoria is part of the Victorian Government’s strategy to provide better services to all Victorians by expanding and improving Victoria’s public infrastructure. The policy is designed to tap into private sector expertise in designing, financing and building large infrastructure projects.

These Guidelines form part of a group of national guidelines prepared by the Australian Government in order to develop PPP projects under specific directives. Specially, the Practitioners’ Guide is intended to help the Government to uniformly implement PPP projects.

The Guidelines’ section 13 - Bid Evaluation states that when evaluating the experience of those who expressed interest in a project, the Evaluator should not be “narrowly defined nor over-weighted to the extent that it is a barrier to the development of smaller firms, unnecessarily reducing competition.”

Through this Act, the Victorian government is mandated to create a policy that promotes and incentivize the participation of small and medium enterprises in public projects and procurement financed or launched partially or wholly by the State. Some of the Act’s objectives are: “promoting employment and business growth by expanding market opportunities for local industry; and providing contractors with increased access to, and raised awareness of, local industry capability”.

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The Victorian Industry Participation Policy (VIPP) was passed as an effort of the Victorian Government to create a flow of work opportunities for the local industries (small and medium enterprises) by giving them the right legal framework to participate in public procurement in an even field. “VIPP requires government departments and agencies to consider competitive local suppliers, including SMEs, when awarding contracts valued at: $1 million or more in regional Victoria, or $3 million or more in metropolitan Melbourne or for state-wide activities.”

This document provides guidance to public authorities and suppliers as to the Victorian Industry Participation Policy (VIPP) application. It indicates what VIPP roles and opportunities are; how the application of VIPP to procurement activities is, and it finally explains the VIPP plan.

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This page shows the different pipeline of projects that are identified as strategic projects, according to the VIPP, and serves as an announcement ahead of time for the local industries so that they are able to participate in those projects.

These sample provisions are for use by the public sector in tender documents and contracts where the Victorian Industry Participation Policy (VIPP)is applicable. They are not meant to be followed exactly, but to be adjusted according to the needs of the specific circumstances.

The model clauses cover several aspects of in projects such standard VIPP projects or those that have been categorized as strategic by the policy. This document for instance:

Find more related materials at Energy Licenses and Licensing Procedures. 

Tracking Number: Australia Sample Distribution License_1994_English

The Barwon Water Biosolids Management Project is delivering a sustainable programme for the treatment and beneficial use of biosolids from the Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant

Tracking Reference: Australia_Barwon Water Biosolids Project Summary_EN.pdf

For further backgroound and the full set of project summary documents, please visit the introductory pages of