Recommendation 1
4.3 The
committee recommends that the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability
(Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016 be revoked.
Recommendation 2
4.9 The
committee recommends that the move of the APVMA be paused until the APVMA
concludes its review of its business model.
Recommendation 3
4.11 The
committee recommends that the establishment of the regulatory science course at
the University of New England is actively encouraged and supported by the
Commonwealth. The establishment of this course should not be contingent on the
relocation of the APVMA.
Recommendation 4
4.18 The
committee recommends that the Finance Minister apply greater scrutiny to future
requests or orders to be made under the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability Act 2013 with a specific focus on consideration being given to
the following:
- the financial and
governance implications on an agency from an order under the Public Governance,
Performance and Accountability Act 2013; and
- a cost-benefit
analysis. In the event that a cost-benefit analysis does not identify a net
benefit from the proposed order, the Finance Minister should require the
relevant minister to explain the grounds on which the order should be made.
Recommendation 5
4.21 The committee recommends that a broad inquiry led
by representatives from both Houses of Parliament be undertaken into the merits
of decentralisation, and the appropriate policy mechanisms for undertaking it.
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