Green loans program

27 October 2010

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
ISBN 978-1-74229-364-6

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Committee membership	(PDF 27KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 25KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 5KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 20KB)
Report Structure
Chapter 2 - Background to the Green Loans Program	(PDF 43KB)
Household Assessments Green loans Green Rewards Cards Objectives of the program Operation of the program Changes to the program since commencement
Chapter 3 - Household assessments	(PDF 174KB)
Quality of assessor training Number of accredited assessors Accrediting and contracting assessors Quality of assessments Problems with the booking system Misuse of the program Payments to assessors
Chapter 4 - The loans component	(PDF 62KB)
The green loan product Lack of regulation of householders' use of loans Financial partners' experience of the program Cancellation of the loans
Chapter 5 - Changes to the program from February 2010	(PDF 70KB)
Impact of changes on assessors Impact of changes on GLACO Assessors Impact of changes on financial partners Other groups impacted by the changes
Chapter 6 - Conclusions on the Green Loans Program	(PDF 82KB)
Poor planning Absence of audit and evaluation processes Lack of communication and consultation
Chapter 7 - The transition to Green Start	(PDF 70KB)
Outline of the Green Start Program Issued identified with the Green Start Program Audit and evaluation Implementation timeframe Treatment of assessors Conflicts of interest Assessment Tool Departmental staffing and resourcing Communication Tender process Bookings and Assessment Reports Payments
Government Senators' Minority Report	(PDF 49KB)
Changes to existing Green Loans Program Improving legacy issues within government departments The importance of household sustainability assessments
Dissenting Comments – Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne	(PDF 7KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions, additional information and answers to questions taken on notice	(PDF 14KB)
Submissions Additional information Answers to questions taken on notice
Appendix 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 5KB)
Appendix 3 - Waiting times for the government to process contracts	(PDF 11KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3526
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	ec.sen@aph.gov.au