Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009 and the Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009

7 May 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-095-9

View the report as a single document - (PDF 278KB)

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee	(PDF 9KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 10KB)
Background Purpose of the bill Conduct of the inquiry Outline of the report
Chapter 2 - ABIP operations	(PDF 12KB)
Governance Borrowing arrangements Time limit
Chapter 3 - Commercial property, the Australian economy and ABIP	(PDF 68KB)
Is ABIP needed? Will ABIP be an effective response? Committee view
Chapter 4 - Criticisms	(PDF 37KB)
Encouraging foreign bank withdrawal Lending criteria Conflict of interest issues Competition issues Broad scope Parliamentary scrutiny
Chapter 5 - Conclusion	(PDF 6KB)
Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report - Discussion of issues of concern	(PDF 52KB)
Rationale for establishment of Rudd Bank Conflict of Interest and Moral Hazard Job saving Scope of ABIP ABIP could increase Government debt by a further $28 billion ABIP exemption from the Trade Practices Act Board composition  Advisory Panel Conclusion
Australian Greens Senators' Additional Comments	(PDF 50KB)
Minority Report by Senator Nick Xenophon	(PDF 18KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions received	(PDF 30KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 9KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Economics
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Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3583
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au