The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has launched its 2026 single-theme audit programme, with the current focus falling on significant payments made by non-government schools to third-party service providers.
This announcement is directly relevant to any independent or non-government school operating in NSW that receives government financial assistance.
The current audit theme covers significant
Bill d’Apice, Chairman and Partner, has been recognised in Chambers and Partners’ Asia Pacific 2018 edition as a Band 1 lawyer in the area of Charities.
This is a well-deserved acknowledgement and recognition of Bill’s dedication to the Charity sector over many decades.
From the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide:
“Bill d’Apice of Makinson & d’Apice in
Procurement decisions are made by charities and not-for-profits regularly and can be the source of problems and expense if you don’t get the decisions right.
It’s important that you don’t think that suppliers won’t look to enforce their agreement just because you are a charity or a Not-for–Profit association.
Procurement has its pitfalls and you