Committee Details

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

15 Oct 2003

Deadline for submissions:

28 Jan 2004

Date Ended:

19 Nov 2004

Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

That the Standing Committee on Public Administration and Finance be required to inquire into -

	(a)	the rationale behind the Local Government rating system applying to past and proposed State Agreement Acts;

	(b)	the distribution of State funding support to the State’s regions (including royalties and the grants to Local Government); and

	(c)	the most equitable way of ensuring a secure financial base for local government authorities in the context of the operation of Commonwealth-State financial relations,

with a view to determining whether changes are required to create greater equity in respect to the distribution and level of State financial support available to regional Western Australia.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
No submissions

Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Organisation	Witness
05 Apr 2004	10:30 AM	Member of the Public	Mr Ray Hadlow
19 Apr 2004	09:15 AM	Department of Treasury and Finance	Mr James Johnston
19 Apr 2004	10:10 AM	Local Government Grants Commission	Mr John Lynch, Chairman and Mr Chris Berry, Manager
19 Apr 2004	02:30 PM	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Mr Bill Sashegyi, Director of Industry Policy and Mr John Rampton, Industrial Development Adviser
19 Apr 2004	03:25 PM	BHP Billiton Iron Ore	Mr Stedman Ellis, Vice President - External Affairs
03 May 2004	09:15 AM	Pilbara Regional Council	Mr Kevin Richards, Chairperson and Mr Tony Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Town of Port Hedland
10 May 2004	10:30 AM	Western Australian Local Government Association	Cr Clive Robartson, President and Mr Bruce Wittber, Policy Manager Governance