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12 avril 2014

Commission of Audit: one-sided, secretive and political

http://www.nteu.org.au//var/files/thumbs/a780532dd116f8da145bac8c4c7961bc_5b19dccaf4dd86dd45dc2e13dec72aea_w80_.jpgPosted by Paul Clifton (NTEU National Office). This article by Terri MacDonald appears in the March 2014 issue of Advocate.
In October, the Federal Government announced the commencement of the National Commission of Audit, intended to be a whole of government review for the purpose of cutting expenditure and reducing the size of public service. 
The Commission is headed by Tony Shepherd, former President of the Business Council of Australia. Its members are drawn from big business interests and/or conservative politics: Dr Peter Boxall, Tony Cole, Robert Fisher and Amanda Vanstone. The Commission’s head of secretariat and economic adviser  is conservative macro-economist Peter Crone.
The Commission is tasked with reporting to Government in two phases: the first, due mid-February 2014, focused on public sector performance and accountability. The second, to be delivered in May, is designed to inform the Government’s considerations for the 2014–15 Budget.
Neither of the Commission’s reports are to be made publically available. More...
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