2010 Review Report

The work program outlined below provides details of the activities of the Commission in the 2010 Review and links to associated documents.

Timeframe Activity Links to documents
Terms of reference for the 2010 Review Terms of reference
2005
April Data working party of Commission and State officials established to examine data quality and reliability issues. Data working party report
Response to DWP report
June Commission paper on reliability and materiality criteria circulated. Commission paper
September State submissions on reliability and materiality criteria. State submissions
November Discussions with Heads of Treasuries and data working party report to Commission. Conference transcript

2006		    
February Progress report to Ministerial Council outlining the strategy for the review and proposed assessment guidelines. 2006 Progress report
February/March The Commission circulated issues papers on:
  • the principles and implementation of equalisation; and
  • aggregation, data quality, and use of broad indicators.

Paper on principles
Paper and submissions on aggregation
July Discussions with Heads of Treasuries and State submissions. Conference transcript
August to November Papers by Commission staff on proposed assessment categories circulated, staff level conference on those proposals and State submissions. Disaggregating Expenses
Disaggregating Revenue
Roads papers
December Commission paper on proposed assessment categories, initial views on assessments and revised assessment guidelines circulated. Commission paper
Assessment guidelines

2007		    
February Progress report to Ministerial Council. 2007 Progress report
April to October First iteration of papers by Commission staff on proposed assessments circulated, staff level conferences and State submissions. 2007 Discussion papers
and State submissions
May Commission paper on the principles and interpretation of equalisation circulated. Commission paper
November Discussions with Heads of Treasuries. Conference transcript

2008		    
February to June Commission visits to States for workplace discussions on assessment issues. Individual State briefing notes
February to August Second iteration of papers by Commission staff on proposed assessments circulated, staff level conferences and State submissions, including working parties of Commission and State officials on roads and the effects of location. 2008 Discussion papers and
State submissions
September Commission position papers on assessment methods circulated to States. 2008 Position papers
October Staff level conferences on assessment methods.

2009		    
January State submissions on assessment methods. 2009 State submissions
March Staff level conference on assessment methods.
June Release of draft report presenting proposed assessment methods. Draft 2010 Review Report
July Commission staff visits to States to discuss the draft report.
August Discussions with Heads of Treasuries on draft report. Conference transcript
September/October State submissions on draft report. State submissions

2010		    
February Release of final report. Final 2010 Review Report
Supporting information Documents that have supported the work of the review include:
  • the Commission’s assessment guidelines;
  • external consultants’ research reports;
  • the QA strategic plan;
  • the Intergovernmental Agreement; and
  • other background reference material.

Assessment guidelines
Consultants' reports
QA strategic plan
Intergovernmental agreement
List of agenda papers

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