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Inquiry into current and future governance arrangements for the Indian Ocean Territories

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Report

On Tuesday 13 June 2006, the Joint Standing Committee on National Capital and External Territories tabled its report on the inquiry into current and future governance arrangements for the Indian Ocean Territories entitled Current and future governance arrangements for the Indian Ocean Territories.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters, and 3 appendices.

Current and future governance arrangements for the Indian Ocean Territories

Preliminary pages (PDF 105KB)
Foreword, Contents, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 111KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 157KB)
Background

Chapter 3 (PDF 282KB)
Accountability and transparency in decision making, and the link between effective governance and economic sustainabilty

Chapter 4 (PDF 193KB)
Applied WA law and community service delivery

Chapter 5 (PDF 257KB)
Governance of the Indian Ocean Territories

Appendix A (PDF 41KB)
Submissions to the inquiry

Appendix B (PDF 58KB)
List of exhibits

Appendix C (PDF 56KB)
List of public hearings and witnesses

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