Report

Appropriateness and effectiveness of the objectives, design, implementation and evaluation of the Community Development Program (CDP)

14 December 2017

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 14KB)
Acronyms and abbreviations	(PDF 9KB)
List of Recommendations	(PDF 41KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 31KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Related inquiry Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - Consultation and the policy development process	(PDF 244KB)
Introduction What is the CDP? Policy process leading to the design of the CDP Developments since the implementation of CDP Committee view
Chapter 3 - Nature and underlying causes of joblessness in remote communities	(PDF 245KB)
Introduction Remoteness Younger age profile Educational attainment Lack of labour market economy Trauma Cultural and family obligations Reluctance of some businesses to employ Indigenous people or employ locally Committee view
Chapter 4 - Impacts of CDP on communities and individuals	(PDF 277KB)
Introduction Financial penalties Reduced pay and conditions Limited ability to engage with external bureaucracy Social dislocation in remote communities Labour market issues The nature of work-like activities Limited ability for the bureaucracy to engage with participants Committee view
Chapter 5 - Impacts of CDP on providers	(PDF 118KB)
Introduction Misaligned incentives for providers Limited local decision-making Difficulty in assessing employment outcomes Impediments to employment Uncertainty about the future Committee view
Chapter 6 - Alternative approaches to CDP	(PDF 179KB)
Introduction Framework for reforming CDP Positive elements of CDEP Alternative approaches to joblessness and community development Committee view
Chapter 7 - Conclusions and recommendations	(PDF 64KB)
Transition to the new program Financial penalties Development of the new program
Government senators' dissenting report	(PDF 85KB)
CDP creating real jobs in remote communities Building on the success of CDP Consultation during the development and implementation of the CDP Activity attendance requirements Conclusion and recommendations
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information received by the committee	(PDF 24KB)
Submissions Additional Information Tabled Documents Answers to Questions taken on Notice
Appendix 2	(PDF 20KB)
Appendix 3 - Summary of committee site visits related to the inquiry	(PDF 5458KB)

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Report

Appropriateness and effectiveness of the objectives, design, implementation and evaluation of the Community Development Program (CDP)

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