2020 Review - Consultation
Consultation on specific issues
During a review, we consult on various topics outside the normal consultation rounds.
Urban Transport Consultancy
The Commission has undertaken a consultancy to re-examine its assessments of State urban transport recurrent and infrastructure expenditure as part of the 2020 Review.
The Commission decided to break the consultancy into two stages. The first stage investigated the theoretical framework for considering State and Territory urban transport expenditure, identified potential expenditure drivers and evaluated the available data. Stage two strengthened and refined the theoretical framework established in stage one, and built a functional model around this framework.
Consultants' Reports
| Stage 1 (PDF 1.0MB) |
| Stage 2 (PDF 2.5MB) |
Submissions
| NSW Government (PDF 371 KB) | NSW Government VLC consultancy (PDF 3.14 MB) |
| VIC Government (PDF 342 KB) | QLD Government (PDF 2.09 MB) |
| WA Government (PDF 280 KB) | SA Government (PDF 536 KB) |
| TAS Government (PDF 581 KB) | ACT Government (PDF 706 KB) |
| NT Government (PDF 518 KB) |
Improving the policy neutrality of the Mining revenue assessment
Mining revenue is an area where policy neutrality concerns can arise when a State has a dominant share of the production of a mineral. Commission staff are seeking views on whether the Commission should improve the policy neutrality of the mining assessment and, if so, how it should do that. Submission on this issue are due by 25 January 2019.
Staff discussion paper
| Improving the policy neutrality of the Mining revenue assessment (PDF 640 KB) | Improving the policy neutrality of the Mining revenue assessment (DOCX 112 KB) |
Substitutability Levels for the Health Category
For the 2020 Review, the Commission is re-estimating the substitutability levels for the health category to inform the calculation of non-State sector adjustments. This paper describes the approach staff have taken in reviewing the levels of substitutability and the estimated levels for each Health component. Staff have also proposed the most appropriate indicators for measuring non‑State sector services.
Staff discussion paper
| Substitutability Levels for the Health Category (PDF 912 KB) | Substitutability Levels for the Health Category (DOCX 160 KB) |
Submissions
| NSW Government (PDF 336 KB) | VIC Government (PDF 424 KB) |
| QLD Government (PDF 508 KB) | WA Government (PDF 204 KB) |
| SA Government (PDF 492 KB) | TAS Government (PDF 396 KB) |
| ACT Government (PDF 584 KB) | NT Government (PDF 120 KB) |
Approach To Estimating Administrative Scale
Re-estimating the quantum of the administrative scale costs is a priority for the Commission in the 2020 Review. This paper describes the approach staff intend to use and provides our initial estimates of administrative scale costs for the education and health functions.
Staff discussion paper
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Administrative scale assessment (PDF 977 KB)
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Administrative scale assessment (DOCX 308 KB)
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Submissions
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NSW Response (PDF 481 KB)
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VIC Response (PDF 94 KB) |
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QLD Response (PDF 491 KB)
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WA Response (PDF 185 KB) |
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SA Response (PDF 131 KB)
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TAS Response (PDF 288 KB) |
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NT Response (PDF 212 KB)
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ACT Response Transmittal Letter (PDF 398 KB)
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ACT Response (PDF 445 KB) |
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ACT Response Attachment A - ACT Education (Revised) (PDF 391 KB)
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ACT Response Attachment B - ACT Salaries 2017 (PDF 253 KB) |
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ACT Response Attachment C - ACT Health (PDF 436 KB)
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Staff draft assessment papers
On 20 April 2018, we released a series of staff discussion papers on draft assessments for the 2020 Review.
Submissions
Submissions received on the staff draft assessment papers and quality assurance strategic plan, as well as the Commission position paper on The Principle of HFE and its Implementation.
| NSW Government (PDF 1.78 MB) | NSW Government - Housing stress (PDF 2.08 MB) |
| Vic Government - Revenue (PDF 372 KB) | Vic Government - Expenses (PDF 1.28 MB) |
| Qld Government (PDF 2.82 MB) | |
| WA Government (PDF 2.29 MB) | WA Government - Supplementary Submission Mar 2019 (PDF 554 KB) |
| SA Government (PDF 384 KB) | Tas Government (PDF 1.24 MB) |
| ACT Government (PDF 3.50 MB) | ACT Government - Administrative Scale (PDF 3.41 MB) |
| ACT Government - Non-State Sector in Health (PDF 824 KB) | ACT Government - Rejoinder Submission Nov 2018 (PDF 2.49 MB) |
| ACT Government - Supplementary Submission Mar 2019 (PDF 507 KB) | |
| NT Government (PDF 1.92 MB) |
Staff research papers
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Achieving HFE - Other Approaches to Distributing the GST (PDF 1.83 MB)
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Achieving HFE - Other Approaches to Distributing the GST (DOCX 1.38 MB)
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State Mining Policies (PDF 825 KB)
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State Mining Policies (DOCX 113 KB)
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Options for Improving Contemporaneity (PDF 1.12 MB)
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Options for Improving Contemporaneity (DOCX 289 KB)
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A Broader Assessment Approach (PDF 586 KB)
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A Broader Assessment Approach (DOCX 414 KB)
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The Principle of HFE and its Implementation
On 12 May 2017, CGC staff released a staff discussion paper on the objective of horizontal fiscal equalisation (HFE), supporting principles and guidelines, and associated implementation issues. Following consideration of submissions, the Commission released a position paper on the topic.
Commission position paper
On 27 September 2017, the Commission released a paper on its interim positions on the objective of horizontal fiscal equalisation (HFE), supporting principles and guidelines, and associated implementation issues. The positions taken in the paper will provide initial guidance for the Commission’s further work on assessment methods, but will remain open to further consultation and possible adjustment over the course of the review.
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Commission position paper (PDF 416 KB)
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Commission position paper (DOCX 137 KB)
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Submissions
Submissions on this paper are included with submissions on the draft assessment papers.
Staff discussion paper
On 12 May 2017, staff released a discussion paper on The Principle of HFE and its Implementation. The discussion paper put questions on which the Commission was seeking views.
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Staff discussion paper (PDF 1.31 MB)
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Staff discussion paper (DOCX 234 KB)
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Submissions
Submissions on the staff discussion paper on The Principle of HFE and its Implementation.
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NSW Response (PDF 713 KB)
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VIC Response (PDF 125 KB) |
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QLD Response (PDF 582 KB)
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WA Response (PDF 654 KB) |
| SA Response (PDF 424 KB) | NT Response (PDF 1.14 MB) |
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TAS Covering Letter Response (PDF 269 KB)
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TAS Response (PDF 510 KB) |
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ACT Covering Letter Response (PDF 171 KB)
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ACT Response (PDF 1018 KB) |
Quality assurance strategic plan
The Quality Assurance Strategic Plan for the 2020 Review documents the processes the Commission will put in place to quality assure its work and to demonstrate that these processes have been implemented. This plan is a living document that will be updated to reflect developments in the Commission’s work programs, IT systems and business processes.
| 2020 Review Quality Assurance Strategic Plan (PDF 728 KB) | 2020 Review Quality Assurance Strategic Plan (DOCX 132 KB) |
Submissions
Submissions on this paper are included with submissions on the draft assessment papers.
Work Program
On 1 December 2016, after receiving terms of reference for the 2020 Review, we wrote to Heads of Treasury seeking input into the work program for the review. A final program was agreed in early 2017.
Agreed Work Program
| Current Work Program (PDF 344 KB) | Current Work Program (DOCX 28 KB) |
Letter to Heads of Treasury
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Letter to Heads of Treasury (PDF 235 KB)
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Letter to Heads of Treasury (DOCX 113 KB)
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State Responses
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NSW Response (PDF 276 KB)
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VIC Response (PDF 163 KB) |
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QLD Response (PDF 823 KB)
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WA Response (PDF 1.02 MB) |
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SA Response (PDF 3.08 MB)
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NT Response (PDF 1.25 MB) |
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TAS Covering Letter (PDF 404 KB)
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TAS Response (PDF 78 KB) |
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ACT Response (PDF 1.31 MB)
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