Independent Contractor Agreements
When an Independent Contractor has been approved by Financial Services Directorate, the Contracts Officer will draft an Independent Contractor Agreement.
All Independent Contractor Agreements must be sent to the Contracts Officer for processing before signature.
After the Director Legal Services has approved the Independent Contractor Agreement, the Contracts Officer will arrange for UNE to sign the Independent Contractor Agreement.
Independent Contractor Agreements can only be signed by the Director Financial Services Directorate, the Chief Operating Officer or the authorised delegate (see item 5 of the Schedule of Financial Delegations).
When the Independent Contractor Agreement is in final form, an Authority to Sign Agreement Form must be completed and signed by the project officer, their Head of School and PVC Dean and sent to the Contracts Officer.
The Authority to Sign Agreement Form is an instruction to the Legal Office that an Independent Contractor Agreement has School and Faculty or Directorate approval and is ready to be signed by UNE. It is a risk management procedure to make sure UNE does not sign unapproved, draft or incorrect Independent Contractor Agreements.
The Contracts Officer will arrange for the independent contractor to sign the Independent Contractor Agreement.
When the Independent Contractor Agreement is signed by both parties the Contracts Officer will TRIM the Independent Contractor Agreement and provide a copy to the project officer and independent contractor.
Once an Independent Contractor Agreement has been signed, the project officer will raise a Purchase Order, attach to it the Independent Contractor Agreement and advise the independent contractor to quote the Purchase Order number on the independent contractor’s invoices.