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Interim Report: Review of Government Compensation Payments23 July 2010 © Commonwealth of Australia 2010 |
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23 July 2010
Senator the Hon John Hogg
President of the Senate
INQUIRY INTO REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION SCHEMES
INTERIM REPORT
Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 38(7), I present to you an interim report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee on Review of Government Compensation Schemes.
On 4 February 2010, the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 September 2010:
The administration and effectiveness of current mechanisms used by federal and state and territory governments to provide discretionary payments in special circumstances, or to provide financial relief from amounts owing to governments, namely:
- state statutory schemes relating to children in care;
- payments made under 'defective administration' schemes, such as the Commonwealth Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration;
- act of grace and ex gratia payments; and
- waiver of debt schemes.
The committee has received submissions from 175 organisations and individuals, and has not yet held public hearings. Due to the prorogation of the 42 nd Parliament and the need to thoroughly consider the evidence it has received to date, the committee intends to table its final report as soon as practicable.
Senator Guy Barnett
Chair
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6277 3560 Fax: +61 2 6277 5794 Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au
