---
title: "Check an approach to market against the rules that apply"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-an-approach-to-market-against-the-rules-that-apply/commonwealth"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-R20260922-1-CTH"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["CTH"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Check an approach to market against the rules that apply

> Extract the draft approach-to-market headings and line them up against the rule headings the lawyer has taken from the applicable Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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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 | Extract the draft approach-to-market headings and line them up against the rule headings the lawyer has taken from the applicable Commonwealth Procurement Rules. |
| What the lawyer must review | Open the rule cited on each row Reject a match that only shares a heading word |
| Written for | Commonwealth |
| Applies to | [Check an approach to market against the rules that apply](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-an-approach-to-market-against-the-rules-that-apply.md) |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The table shows coverage. It does not say the procurement is compliant.

- What the AI does: Extract the draft approach-to-market headings and line them up against the rule headings the lawyer has taken from the applicable Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
- What the lawyer does: Confirm the version and the threshold, then decide which gaps matter.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 22 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Write down the version and why it applies, using Finance’s note.
2. Record whether the estimated value meets the threshold in that version.
3. Cite the rule paragraph for every row you mark as covered.
4. Leave the compliance view with the lawyer.

## Notes

- Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Commonwealth procurement, unless the lawyer has named a state or territory regime

**Deliverable**: A coverage table against the lawyer’s rule list, with gaps marked “not found”.

**Inputs**

- The draft approach to market
- The rules PDF the lawyer has identified
- The estimated value

**Example**: A draft that never mentions the evaluation criteria is “criteria not found”, not “non-compliant” and not “fine”.

**Stop and escalate when**

- Nobody has identified which version of the rules applies.
- The draft says the approach to market complies.

Checked 2026-09-22.

## Sources

- [Department of Finance: Commonwealth Procurement Rules](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules, 17 November 2025 (PDF)](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf) (checked 2026-09-22)
- [Department of Finance: which Commonwealth Procurement Rules apply](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Which-CPRs-apply_0.pdf) (checked 2026-09-22)

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