The asset insurance arrangements of Australian state governments

22 September 2011

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 210KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 87KB)
Background The referral Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report

Chapter 2 - The Australian states' current insurance and reinsurance arrangements	(PDF 144KB)
Captive insurance and reinsurance State governments' captive insurance and reinsurance arrangements Concluding comment

Chapter 3 - The Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements and the states' GST share	(PDF 163KB)
The Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) How is the level of state government assistance calculated? Amending the NDRRA Broader review of disaster insurance arrangements Concluding comment

Chapter 4 - Views on Queensland's insurance arrangements	(PDF 80KB)
Treasury's view of Queensland's insurance arrangements The Queensland Government's view The Insurance Council's view Queensland's current approach to the market Concluding comment

Chapter 5 - The committee's view and recommendations	(PDF 70KB)
Improving transparency and consistency in insurance arrangements The Commonwealth Grants Commission and the 'all state average' The moral hazard problem The meaning of 'cost effective'

Minority report by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon	(PDF 107KB)
Requests for documentation The 2003–2004 reinsurance quote The NDRRA Current inquiries and future arrangements The current approach to the market

APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and Additional Information Received	(PDF 18KB)

APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearing and Witnesses	(PDF 6KB)

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Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3540
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au