Footnotes

Report

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 126, 12 November 2015, p. 3373.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 122, 15 October 2015, p. 3258.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 1.

[4]        Submission 2, p. 1.

[5]        Submission 2, p. 2.

[6]        Submission 4, pp 1-3.

[7]        Submission 1, p. 3.

[8]        Submission 1, p. 2.

[9]        Submission 3, p. 1.

[10]      Commonwealth Grants Commission GST Revenue Sharing Relativities, 2010 Review, p. 4.

[11]      Commonwealth Grants Commission GST Revenue Sharing Relativities, 2010 Review, p. 38.

[12]      In 1988, 1993, 1999 and 2004.

[13]      Commonwealth Grants Commission GST Revenue Sharing Relativities, 2010 Review, p. 22.

[14]      The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister, the Hon Warren Truss MP, Deputy Prime Minister and the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, Joint Media Release, 'Commonwealth Support For Infrastructure Projects in Western Australia', 6 May 2015.

Additional comments by Senator Dean Smith, Senator Chris Back and Senator Linda Reynolds

[1] Senate Hansard, Wednesday 2 March 2016, p. 53

GST Distribution Bill – Dissenting Report of Senator Zhenya Wang

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[2]        Western Australia's Submission in Response to the First and Second Interim Reports, p. 3. http://www.gstdistributionreview.gov.au/content/submissions/downloads/interim_reports/WA-Submission.pdf

[3]        GST Distribution Review, 2012 http://www.gstdistributionreview.gov.au/content/Content.aspx?doc=reports/finaloctober2012/00executivesummary.htm#P130_11433

[4]        Commonwealth Grants Commission GST Revenue Sharing Relativities, 2010 Review, p. 4.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[6]        2015 Budget Paper: http://www.budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/bp3/html/bp3_04_part_3.htm

[7]        2015 Budget Paper: http://www.budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/bp3/html/bp3_04_part_3.htm

[8]        GST Distribution Review Report, Executive Summary,
http://www.gstdistributionreview.gov.au/content/Content.aspx?doc=reports/finaloctober2012/00executivesummary.htm#P130_11433

[9]        http://www.ourstatebudget.wa.gov.au/

[10]       Matt Canavan, Second reading speech, 15 October 2015

[11]       Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, Submission 2, p. 2.

[12]       Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1.

[13]       Queensland Government, Submission 3, p. 1.

[14]       Queensland Government, Annexure to Submission 3, p. 34.

[15]       Committee Report, page 3.

[16]       Committee Report, page 3.

[17]       Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.