Common use of Reporting protocols Clause in Contracts

Reporting protocols. The Joint Working Group shall report to Ministers responsible for portfolios relevant to the Victorian RFAs on an as needs basis. Where possible, communication about the Major Event Review will be made through joint statements by the Parties. If either Party decides to make a separate public statement about the Major Event Review, the Parties agree that they will advise the other Party prior to making the statement. The Parties will share equally the costs associated with the following activities that the Parties agree are required to be undertaken for this Major Event Review including the: constitution of the Panel, including an expression of interest process to support identification of Traditional Owner representation on the Panel; costs associated with public consultation, including costs of publication of the Summary Report; operations of the Panel and their associated costs; and publication of the Report from the Panel. Parties may agree to fund other activities where it is agreed by both Parties that it is required for the review. Each of the Parties has invested in assessments and analysis of the 2019-20 Bushfires. Where this information and data will be available in time for the Major Event Review, it will be supplied to the Panel. Additional requests by the Panel relating to data and information, expert advice, consultation, or other matters the Panel considers are required for the Major Event Review, and related funding, will be considered by the Parties on a case-by-case basis. The Parties are responsible for all their own costs incurred in the preparation and, where required, implementation of this Scoping Agreement. That is, each Party continues to be responsible for the costs associated with their ordinary operations as a government body, responsible for, among other things, the preparation and implementation of this Agreement. Costs associated with ordinary operations include Departmental staffing and equipment costs, travel expenditure for department staff, and costs of any third party engaged unilaterally by a party.