Site Rules - NT Police assets

DLI – Prelims – Site Rules – 12Feb2025

Attention is drawn to the Northern Territory Police (NTP) publication titled: "Instructions and Procedures - Security - Annexure A" ('Site Rules') which is available from the Facilities Manager, NTP Facilities Management Branch Telephone: 8922 3301.

Contractors must become familiar with the rules that apply to work to be carried out in a NTP facility, prior to commencing work. These rules include the requirement to provide the results of a criminal history check using the form PF166 Authority to Release Criminal History and Information Holdings, Including Spent Conviction.

NTP PF166 Authority to release criminal history and information of holdings, including spent conviction - Application form available from SafeNT, Darwin, or your local police station if you are in a remote or regional area. Only used for works in facilities occupied by NT Police.

Some facilities house both Police and Fire and Emergency personnel. For works in those facilities a PF166 clearance is required.

The Contractor will be required to comply with the Site Rules pay all associated fees and to ensure that their employees and sub-contractors undertaking work within a NTP facility are made aware of the Site Rules, their application, and that they comply with the Site Rules.

The Contractor and all persons required to enter the site in connection with the Works must comply with the Site Rules including security screening through criminal history checks.

The Rules are administered by the relevant OIC of the NTP facility, or his appointed representative.

Prior to commencing work on the site the Contractor's Representative and representative of all sub-contractors must attend a site meeting arranged by the Superintendent.

The Contractor must ensure the attendance of the sub-contractors.

Prior to commencing work on the Site the Contractor must provide the Superintendent with a list which details the full names of all the personnel who will be required to enter the Site to carry out the works. The Superintendent will then check with the relevant NTP contact that all the nominated personnel have the appropriate clearances.

ANNEXURE A

NTPFES Security Instruction and Procedure (Site Rules)

SCREENING OF VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES

All visitors and Contractors must provide the results of a criminal history check using the form PF166 Authority to Release Criminal History and Information Holdings, Including Spent Conviction from the Northern Territory Police Force for all persons requiring entry to the various NTP facilities in connection with the Services under the Contract not less than five (5) working days prior to any individual first being engaged at any NTP site. A new criminal history check using the form PF166 Authority to Release Criminal History and Information Holdings, Including Spent Conviction must be obtained annually.

On the application form the visitor or Contractor must indicate that the Criminal History and Information Holdings, Including Spent Convictions results are to be sent to the NTP Facilities Manager.

Applications for a criminal history check using the form PF166 Authority to Release Criminal History and Information Holdings, Including Spent Conviction may be made at any Northern Territory Police Station. Applicants are required to sign an indemnity (within the document) against the NT Police Force before the application can be processed. These criminal history checks are at cost to the applicant.

The Northern Territory Police (NTP) may by notice in writing, and without being bound to give any reason, direct that certain persons must not be used for the purposes of the Contract and the Contractor must immediately comply with such direction.

Pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the NTP, the Principal, and the Superintendent, shall not be liable to any person for any claim for damage or otherwise arising out of any such direction.

CONDUCT OF CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES AND SUB-CONTRACTORS

The Contractor must employ, and ensure that their sub-contractors employed in connection with providing the Services, are only such persons as are of good character, suitably qualified, enrolled or registered, skilled, and experienced, in their respective scopes of practice. The Contractor shall be responsible for the good and proper conduct of the persons engaged by them and employed in the performance of the Services.

Any person sourced by the Contractor must comply with relevant NTP policies and procedures in particular the Security Instruction and Procedures which requires a criminal history check to be undertaken prior to obtaining access to NTP facilities.

NTP may require the instant dismissal from the Services of any persons employed by the Contractor in connection with the Services who, in the opinion of NTP, misconducts themselves, or is incompetent, or is negligent, in the performance of their duties, and the Contractor must immediately comply with such a requirement. The Contractor shall not again employ a person so dismissed on or in connection with the Services without the prior approval of NTP