Monday, 2 March 2026
Chair
Rory Alexander, Managing Director, Aldermane
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law and Procedural Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
CPR Exemptions: When you Can, When you Can’t and When you Don’t Know
The Commonwealth Procurement Rules set out the obligations on Commonwealth Departments when undertaking their procurement. In certain circumstances a procurement may qualify for a full or partial exemptions from the CPRs. Focus on those circumstances, the importance of getting it right and issues where you do not.
- The Commonwealth Procurement Rules and ACT Government Policies
- What do they require: when to tender and when not to tender
- The Rule 2.6 complete exemption
- Rule 10.3: circumstances allowing for Limited Tender
- CPRs Appendix A exemptions
- ACT Government Policy Exemptions
- Procuring from Panels and multi stage procurements
- Tips and tools to ensure compliance and avoid traps
Presented by Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley; Accredited Specialist in Government and Administrative Law; Lecturer in procurement in Masters of Law at College of Law and University of Melbourne
Presenters
Rory Alexander, Managing Director, Aldermane
Rory is the founder and managing partner of Aldermane, a full‑service Commonwealth government projects design and delivery business supporting Defence, National Security and Social Services. A specialist in Defence and Government procurement, he has over a decade of experience guiding Commonwealth clients through major capability, service and technology acquisitions. Working across Canberra and Sydney, Rory is known for providing pragmatic, commercially minded advice from initial market approach through to negotiation, contract award and delivery. Rory founded Aldermane to offer a more flexible, collaborative and outcomes‑based service model, built around a trusted team of friendly advisors. With deep experience in both public and private sectors, he balances legal risk with commercial, policy and political realities. His expertise spans project design, contracting models, procurement strategies, tender documentation, evaluation, negotiation of liability and risk frameworks, and ongoing contract management. He holds degrees in Business (Finance) and Law and previously worked as a senior lawyer at Ashurst. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia, and is a practising member of the Law Society of the ACT and also holds an interstate practising certificate in NSW.
Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley
With over 25 years of experience, Scott specialises as a legal advisor on significant projects and procurements for government clients. Scott’s role of lead advisor to significant projects often incorporates legal and procurement expertise on the same transaction, as well as strategic probity advice. In recognition of his position as a leading government lawyer, Scott was one of the first Law Society Accredited Specialists in Government and Administrative Law, both Commonwealth and State (with a focus on government commercial and procurement transactions), and has been appointed by the Law Society of NSW as the Head Assessor for that Specialist Accreditation in 2024. Scott also writes and lectures two procurement courses for the Masters Programs at both College of Law and the University of Melbourne. Scott is currently on an international committee that is in the process of drafting international Modern Slavery guidelines. He is experienced in drafting and implementing key project documents including market sounding/engagement documents, industry briefings, RFTs, tender evaluation plans, tender evaluation reports, commercial contracts and agreements and legal advices and resolutions to support decisions.
