That a joint select committee, to be known as the Joint Select Committee on Government Procurement, be established to inquire and report by 31 May 2017 on the following matters:

1. the Commonwealth procurement framework;
   
   
2. consideration of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules to come into force on 1 March 2017 (CPR17) and, in particular:
   
   
3. 1. clauses 10.10, 10.18, 10.30, 10.31 and 10.37 (the 'new clauses'),
      
      
   2. how the new clauses can most effectively be implemented,
      
      
   3. weighting and other mechanisms that should apply to any Commonwealth procurement decision making, taking into account CPR17, and
      
      
   4. its interaction with any other Government policies and programs (including grants), instruments, guidelines and documents relating to procurement, including the Department of Finance's Resource Management Guide No. 415;
      
      
4. the extent to which CPR17 and any related instrument and rules can be affected by trade agreements and other World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, including:
   
   
5. 1. existing trade agreements Australia has entered into, and
      
      
   2. trade agreements that the Commonwealth Government is currently negotiating, including the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement; and
      
      
6. any related matters.

The Commonwealth Procurement Rules come into force on 1 March 2017 (CPR17) and can be found on the Department of Finance website here.

The Commonwealth Grants and Procurement Connected Policies: Resource Management Guide No. 415 can be found on the Department of Finance website here.