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| Parliamentary Joint Committee on Parliamentary Budget Office

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Inquiry into the proposed Parliamentary Budget Office

March 2011

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 91KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 64KB)
Background Role of the committee Objectives and scope of the inquiry Conduct of the inquiry Report structure

Chapter 2 Rationale for a Parliamentary Budget Office	(PDF 124KB)
Introduction The role of the Parliament in the Budget process How the Parliament undertakes its role Financial scrutiny assistance to the Parliament Adequacy of existing financial scrutiny assistance to the Parliament The need for further financial scrutiny assistance to the Parliament Options for improving financial scrutiny assistance to the Parliament Concluding comments

Chapter 3 Role of the proposed Parliamentary Budget Office	(PDF 179KB)
Introduction Mandate Examples from other jurisdictions Functions Research and analysis Economic forecasting Costings of proposals Promotion and public awareness role Other suggested functions Clients of the Parliamentary Budget Office Members of Parliament Parliamentary committees Concluding comments

Chapter 4 Authority and accountability	(PDF 171KB)
Introduction Authority Access to information Confidentiality and disclosure of information and reports Appointment, dismissal and remuneration arrangements Examples from other jurisdictions Oversight and accountability Evaluation Concluding comments

Chapter 5 Resourcing and physical location	(PDF 96KB)
Introduction Staffing Staff employment framework Funding Physical location Concluding comments

Appendix A – Submissions and exhibit	(PDF 43KB)

Appendix B – Witnesses	(PDF 43KB)