---
title: "Prepare the probity plan and the conflict-of-interest register for the evaluation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/prepare-the-probity-plan-and-the-conflict-of-interest-register-for-the-e"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-X20260927-5"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the probity plan and the conflict-of-interest register for the evaluation

> Populate the probity plan from the firm's validated template using the governance facts the lawyer has approved, and build the register from the returned declarations, listing each declarant, the role held and each…

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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 | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Populate the probity plan from the firm's validated template using the governance facts the lawyer has approved, and build the register from the returned declarations, listing each declarant, the role held and each declared interest against the tenderer and subcontractor lists. Leave the management action for each conflict blank for the lawyer. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide the management action for each declared or apparent conflict, confirm the panel composition and the delegation, decide whether a probity adviser or auditor is warranted, and check that the plan describes the process actually to be run rather than the template's default. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Populate the probity plan from the firm's validated template using the governance facts the lawyer has approved, and build the register from the returned declarations, listing each declarant, the role held and each declared interest against the tenderer and subcontractor lists. Leave the management action for each conflict blank for the lawyer.
- What the lawyer does: Decide the management action for each declared or apparent conflict, confirm the panel composition and the delegation, decide whether a probity adviser or auditor is warranted, and check that the plan describes the process actually to be run rather than the template's default.
- 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 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. Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
2. Decide the management action for each declared or apparent conflict, confirm the panel composition and the delegation, decide whether a probity adviser or auditor is warranted, and check that the plan describes the process actually to be run rather than the template's default.
3. Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.

## 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

- [https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf](https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/Commonwealth-Procurement-Rules-2025.pdf) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [https://www.info.buy.nsw.gov.au/resources/engaging-probity-advisers-and-auditors](https://www.info.buy.nsw.gov.au/resources/engaging-probity-advisers-and-auditors) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [https://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/prevention/basic-standards/conflicts-of-interest](https://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/prevention/basic-standards/conflicts-of-interest) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [https://www.anao.gov.au/work/audit-insights/management-of-conflicts-of-interest-in-procurement-activity-and-grants-programs](https://www.anao.gov.au/work/audit-insights/management-of-conflicts-of-interest-in-procurement-activity-and-grants-programs) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [https://www.buyingfor.vic.gov.au/probity-procurement-goods-and-services-guide](https://www.buyingfor.vic.gov.au/probity-procurement-goods-and-services-guide) (checked 2026-09-27)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Evaluation panel member and adviser confidentiality and conflict of interest declaration](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/evaluation-panel-confidentiality-and-conflict-declaration.md) | Form | Yellow | A declaration for each evaluation committee member, adviser and observer in a government procurement: confidentiality undertakings, disclosure of actual, potential and perceived conflicts, gifts and… |
| [Probity plan for a government procurement](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/procurement-probity-plan.md) | Policy | Yellow | A probity plan for a Commonwealth procurement: principles, roles (including any probity adviser or auditor), conflicts, confidentiality and information security, communications with tenderers,… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/prepare-the-probity-plan-and-the-conflict-of-interest-register-for-the-e/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.*