---
title: "Check a contract with no end date for a review and termination right"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-CO20261022-16"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a contract with no end date for a review and termination right

> From the contract, copy any end date, any option or extension, and any clause that allows periodic review and termination. Do not decide that the contract represents value for money.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the contract, copy any end date, any option or extension, and any clause that allows periodic review and termination. Do not decide that the contract represents value for money. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether paragraph 4.16 is met. It says that when a contract does not specify an end date, it must allow for periodic review and subsequent termination by the relevant entity if the entity determines that the contract does not continue to represent value for money. A contract that already has an end date is outside this paragraph. Whether the contract still represents value for money is a separate judgement under the value-for-money rules. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The responsible lawyer checks each element against the source named for it.

- What the AI does: From the contract, copy any end date, any option or extension, and any clause that allows periodic review and termination. Do not decide that the contract represents value for money.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether paragraph 4.16 is met. It says that when a contract does not specify an end date, it must allow for periodic review and subsequent termination by the relevant entity if the entity determines that the contract does not continue to represent value for money. A contract that already has an end date is outside this paragraph. Whether the contract still represents value for money is a separate judgement under the value-for-money rules.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court or regulator classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Read the term clause. An option or a fixed end date is not the same as a contract with no end date.
2. The clause must allow both periodic review and later termination. Do not treat a review alone as enough.
3. Do not decide value for money in this check. Paragraph 4.16 leaves that determination to the entity.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Department of Finance, value for money](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/value-money) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*