Doing Business with DSS
The following information is provided to assist organisations who want to do business with DSS or maintain their funding relationship with DSS.
Information about policies relevant to DSS grant recipients can be found on the Information for Grant Recipients page.
Policy Statements
The following DSS Policy Statements are to assist organisations to meet the funding requirements when doing business with the department.
- Conflict of Interest Policy for Employees and Contractors - provides advice to organisations funded under DSS programmes, who believe that a DSS employee they have dealings with, may not be acting impartially due to a real or perceived conflict of interest;
- Preventing Fraud In DSS - outlines the Department’s Fraud Control Policy Statement which funded organisations must familiarise themselves with; and
- Vulnerable Persons, Police Checks and Criminal Offences - details what funded organisations need to know in relation to these issues.
Tenders
DSS advertises all tenders for public business opportunities on the Australian Government's procurement information system, AusTender.
Aged Care and Ageing
Responsibility for ageing and aged care recently moved to the Department of Social Services. Ageing and Aged Care content on the Department of Health’s website will be progressively published on this website.
Settlement and Multicultural Affairs
Responsibility for settlement and multicultural affairs recently moved to the Department of Social Services. Content on the website of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection will be progressively published on this website.
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