As Australia’s governments look for ways to deliver critical infrastructure efficiently and sustainably, reforming contracting practices must be at the heart of the agenda. Smarter, simpler, fairer contracts will not just reduce legal disputes and insolvencies, they will unlock the innovation, skills and capacity of our industry to deliver projects faster and at lower whole life cost. Consult Australia’s Unravelling Risk campaign, proposed five reforms underpinned by collaboration and transparency, which are embedded in NEC4: - 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: engage industry at the earliest stages of projects and programmes through NEC4 Option X22 early contractor involvement - 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: use NEC's early warning processes to manage change constructively - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠: establish clear, collaborative processes for programme updates - 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬: progress practical reforms to cut unnecessary and unreasonable claims - 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: incorporate standing dispute boards with consultant involvement

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