Membership of the Committee
Terms of Reference
Executive Summary and Recommendations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Reference to the Committee
Conduct of the Inquiry
Acknowledgments
Chapter 2: The DIFF Scheme
Australia's Aid Program
The DIFF Scheme
The Evolution of DIFF
Reviews of the DIFF Scheme
DIFF in 1995-96: How Did It Work?
The Aid/Trade Debate
Was DIFF Good Aid
Was DIFF Humanitarian Aid
The Termination of DIFF
Chapter 3: The Government's Management of the Termination of DIFF
Introduction
Preparations for the Termination of the DIFF Scheme
Notification of the Termination of DIFF
Overseas Responses to the Termination of DIFF
Mr Downer's Parliamentary Responses to Foreign Representations on the Termination of DIFF
The Government's Response to Foreign Representations on the Termination of DIFF
Chapter 4: The Impact of the Termination of DIFF Within Australia
The Situation in March 1996
Loss of Projects Which Had Received Letters of Advice
The Case of Relpar Pty Ltd
Loss of Potential Follow-on Business
Effect on Companies' Operations and Employment
A Case Study: Solarex Pty Ltd - Indonesian Rural Electrification Program
The Impact on the Australian Economy of the Termination of DIFF
Chapter 5: The Impact of the Termination of DIFF in the Asia-Pacific Region
Impact on Bilateral Relations
Impact on Recipient Companies
Green DIFF
Chapter 6: The Place of DIFF in Australia's Aid Program
The Role of Mixed Credit Schemes
The Current Situation and the Future
Appendix 1: List of Submissions Authorised for publication by the Committee
Appendix 2: Responses to Senator Cook's Questionnaire Authorised to be Published by the Committee
Appendix 3: List of Witnesses Who Appeared Before the Committee At Public Hearings
Minority Report
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2: The Management and Implimentatrion of the Government's Decision to Terminate the DIFF Scheme
Notification of the Decision to Terminate the DIFF Scheme
The Economic Rationale Underpinning the Scheme's Termination
The Management of the Scheme's Termination
Chapter 3: Consideration of hte Pipeline Project Proposals
The Legal Status of Pipeline Project Proposals
Specific Conditions to Which Letters of Advice are Subject
Competition for DIFF Funding
Drop-out Rates of Project Applications in the DIFF Selection Process Between 1991 and 1995
The Expectation of Success?
Additional Funding for High Priority Projects Provided in the 1996-97 Budget
Conclusions
Chapter 4: The Economics of DIFF
Industry Assistance
Individual Versus Net Economic Benefits
Multiplier Effect
Dependency Argument
Australia's Export Performance in the Asia-Pacific Region
Chapter 5: Impact on Australia's International Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region
Chapter 6: The Role of Concessional Finance Schemes in Future Australian Aid Programs
The Selection Process
The Feasibility Study Requirements
Supplier-driven?
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