Common use of Change in Service Clause in Contracts

Change in Service. 6.1 Any Change must be dealt with in accordance with the Change Control Procedure in Schedule 3 (Change Control Procedure). 6.2 Any dispute arising from the operation of the Change Control Procedure must be resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Procedure. Notwithstanding any referral to the Dispute Resolution Procedure the Contractor must nevertheless proceed to implement any Change requested by the Department which is required: 6.2.1 to implement or comply with the orders, directions, guidance, recommendations or advice of a Relevant Authority or the Department’s auditors (whether internal or external) or the outcome of a statutory inspection; 6.2.2 to discharge a statutory duty; 6.2.3 to protect the health and safety of or prevent damage to persons, property or the environment; 6.2.4 to prevent acts of fraud or loss of revenue or income to the Department; and 6.2.5 in a Significant Incident or Emergency in accordance with Clause 5 (Significant Incidents and Emergencies) of the Contract. 6.3 If a Change requires the Contract to be amended, the Parties must follow the procedure set out in Clause 49 (Amendments to this Contract). 6.4 As at the Agreement Date, the Department is considering a Change to introduce a cap on the level of Services that can be Sub-Contracted under this Contract.