Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
Final Report
On Thursday 7 March 2013, the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government presented its final report out of sittings to the Parliament's Presiding Officers.
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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 4 chapters, 3 appendices, a dissenting report and additional comments.
Final report on the majority finding
of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the case for financial recognition, the likelihood of success and lessons from the history of constitutional referenda
Preliminary pages (PDF 104KB)
Contents, Foreword, Membership of the Committee, Resolution of appointment and Recommendation
Chapter 1 (PDF 143KB)
The inquiry
Chapter 2 (PDF 278KB)
The case for recognition
Chapter 3 (PDF 201KB)
Likelihood of success
Chapter 4 (PDF 196KB)
Lessons from history
Appendix A (PDF 65KB)
Submissions
Appendix B (PDF 38KB)
Exhibits
Appendix C (PDF 59KB)
Hearings and witnesses
Dissenting report (PDF 265KB)
Senator David Bushby, Senator David Fawcett and Mr Steve Irons MP
Additional comments (PDF 173KB)
Mr Mark Coulton MP and Mrs Jane Prentice MP
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