Role of the Committee

Resolution establishing the committee

That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee into the Abbott Government‘s Budget Cuts, be established to inquire into the effect of cuts or changes in the Commonwealth budget, with interim reports as the committee sees fit and a final report on or before 20 June 2016, with particular reference to:

1. any reductions in access to services provided by the Commonwealth;
2. the provision of other services, programs or benefits provided by the Government affected by the budget;
3. Commonwealth – state relations and the impact of decreased Commonwealth investment on service delivery by the states;
4. the fairness and efficiency of revenue raising;
5. the structural budget balance over the forward estimates and the next 10 years;
6. the reduced investment in scientific research and infrastructure and its impact on future productivity;
7. public sector job cuts;
8. the impact of the budget on retirement incomes and pensions;
9. intergenerational mobility;
10. the impact of the budget on young people and students;
11. the impact of the budget on households; and
12. other matters the committee considers relevant.