Administrative requirements are whole of government administrative directions, policies, and guidance. They include Premier’s Memoranda and Departmental Circulars (Memos and Circulars). Central agencies can issue Circulars. The Premier issues Memos.
More information about Memos and Circulars can be found in the Administrative Requirements Framework (the Framework), which is a guidance document for the government sector prepared by The Cabinet Office.
The Framework also provides information about:
The Administrative Requirements Portal (ARP) is an online database of all administrative requirements across the government sector (including Memos and Circulars). The drafting, publishing and hosting of all Memos and Circulars occurs on the ARP.
Memos and Circulars should be maintained for currency and updated as required.
For more information you can contact the Governance team.
If you need to publish administrative requirement content, you can register an account.
Title | Issuing Entity | Status | Date Issued | Review Date | Edited Date | Actions |
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M2024-03 Grants Administration Guide | The Cabinet Office | Active | Mar 18, 2024 | Mar 18, 2026 | Mar 18, 2024 | |
DCS-2024-02 Charter for Small Business | Department of Customer Service | Active | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2026 | Mar 20, 2024 | |
TPP21-02 Use and Management of NSW Govt Purchasing Cards | The Treasury | Active | Mar 11, 2021 | Mar 11, 2026 | Oct 28, 2021 | |
TC21-01 Digital Payment Adoption | The Treasury | Archived | Mar 10, 2021 | Mar 10, 2026 | Feb 1, 2024 | |
TPP21-01 Agency Direction for the 2020-21 Mandatory Early Close | The Treasury | Archived | Feb 25, 2021 | Feb 25, 2026 | Jan 16, 2024 | |
TC11-17 Determining the present value of a provision | The Treasury | Archived | Jan 27, 2021 | Jan 27, 2026 | Sep 25, 2023 | |
TC20-08 Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions under Australian Accounting Standards | The Treasury | Archived | Dec 23, 2020 | Dec 23, 2025 | Jan 16, 2024 | |
TPP20-09 Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector Entities 2020-21 | The Treasury | Archived | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 21, 2025 | Jan 16, 2024 | |
TPP20-08 Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy for the General Government Sector | The Treasury | Active | Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 18, 2025 | Aug 15, 2023 | |
PBD-2019-05-Enforceable Procurement Provisions | NSW Procurement Board | Active | Sep 16, 2019 | Nov 29, 2025 | Sep 28, 2023 |