This page provides links to or copies of background documents relevant to the Inquiry.

Access Economics, "Defining Fiscal Sustainability", State and Territory Budget Monitor No. 56 (April 2003), chapter 12

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, Financing Local
Government's Contribution to Community Development, report to the Local
Government Association of South Australia, July 2002

Australian Local Government Association, Preliminary Submission to the House of Representatives Economic, Finance and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Cost Shifting by State Governments to Local Government, July 2002

Australian Local Government Association, Budget Submission 2005-06: Towards a Fair Share, January 2005

Burns, P., Roorda, J. and Hope, D., A Wealth of Opportunities: A Study into Infrastructure Asset Conditions in South Australia, prepared for the Local Government Infrastructure Management Group, April 2001

Commonwealth Grants Commission, Review of the Operation of the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995, June 2001

Commonwealth Government, Intergenerational Report, 2002-03 Budget Paper No.5, May 2002

Department of Transport and Regional Services, Submission to Inquiry into Local Government by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration, July 2002

Good Governance Advisory Group, Municipal Association of Victoria, Guide to Good Governance: The Principles of Good Governance within Local Government, March 2004

Hawker Committee [Commonwealth House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration], Rates and Taxes: A Fair Share for Responsible Local Government [the Hawker Report], October 2003

International Monetary Fund, Code on Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency, March 2001

Jigsaw Service Pty Ltd, Financial Management Scoping Study for South Australian Local Government, report to Local Government Association of South Australia Metropolitan Group, June 2003

Local Government Association of South Australia, A Framework for Financial Management, 2001

Local Government Association of South Australia, Full Cost Attribution: A Guideline to Implementation, June 2001

Local Government Association of South Australia, Initial Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance & Public Administration Inquiry into Cost Shifting onto and the Financial Position of Local Government, August 2002

Local Government Association of South Australia, Discussion Paper and Proposed LGA of SA Response [to Hawker Committee Report], February 2004

Local Government Association of South Australia, Resourcing Council Services: Proposal Papers, September 2004

Local Government Association of South Australia and Office of Local Government, Rate Setting Improvement Opportunities: 2003-04, May 2003

Local Government Association of South Australia and Office of Local Government, Flexible Approaches to Rate Setting: A Guide, May 2003

Local Government Association of South Australia and Office of Local Government, Identifying Rating Improvement Opportunities: Report to the Project Steering Committee, June 2003

Local Government Boundary Reform Board, Final Report, September 1998: Part A; Part B; Part C.1; Part C.2; Part C.3; Part C.4; Part C.5

Mack Management Consulting, Partnering for Effective Government - Competitive Advantage for South Australia, a scoping study conducted on behalf of the Office of Local Government and the Local Government Association of South Australia, February 2003

National Office of Local Government, Local Government National Report:2002 03, 2003

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Best Practices for Budget Transparency, May 2001

Office of Local Government SA, Explanatory Notes on Consultation Draft of Local Government (Financial Management and Rating) Amendment Bill 2004, December 2004

Productivity Commission, Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia, Draft Research Report, especially chapter 12, November 2004

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, Financing Local Government's Contribution to Community Development, report to the Local Government Association of South Australia, July 2002

South Australia Local Government Financial Management Group, Long Term Financial Planning Framework, January 2005

South Australian Government, Submission to House of Representatives Inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting, August 2002

South Australian Government, "Intergovernmental Finances", chapter 4 of BudgetStatement2005-06, Budget Paper No.3, May 2004

South Australian Government & Local Government Association of South Australia, State-Local Government Relations: An Agreement between the State Government and Local Government in South Australia, 2004

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