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Preliminary report on the majority finding of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the proposal, timing and likely success of a referendum to amend Section 96 of the Australian Constitution to effect financial recognition of local government

January 2013
Canberra

View the report as a single document - (PDF 269KB)

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 116KB)

Chapter 1 Preliminary report	(PDF 146KB)
Addressing the uncertainty Amendment proposal Timing of the referendum Assessing the likelihood of success

Appendix A – Submissions	(PDF 60KB)

Appendix B – Hearings and witnesses	(PDF 51KB)

Dissenting report – Senator David Bushby, Mr Mark Coulton MP, Senator David Fawcett, Mr Steve Irons MP, Mrs Jane Prentice MP	(PDF 79KB)