On 4 December 2019, pursuant to section 64S and with consideration to 64T of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) resolved to inquire into and report on the operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) in reference to:
PBO implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Review Panel, Parliamentary Budget Office Review 2016-17;
PBO implementation of the recommendations of JCPAA Report 446, Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office, 2014;
Stakeholder relationships and engagement; and
Possible areas of reform to support the effective operations of the PBO.