The Review was initiated by the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers at the Premiers' Conference in July 1993. It operates under the auspices of the Council of Australian Governments.
The Steering Committee for the Review was established in 1994 to manage the Review. It comprises senior representatives from Australian, State and Territory governments. It is chaired by the Chairman of the Productivity Commission. See a list of current Steering Committee members.
The Productivity Commission acts as the Secretariat for the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision.
The Steering Committee is guided by the Review's terms of reference.
See more background information on the Review, including working groups, specialist input and parallel exercises and Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators.
Key reports
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2009 released 2 July 2009.
Report on Government Services 2009 released 30 January 2009.Report on Government Services 2009 - Indigenous Compendium released 9 April 2009
Review of the Report on Government Services
COAG has agreed to a review of the Report on Government Services, to be undertaken by a combined Senior Officials and Heads of Treasuries Working Group. The review will examine the ongoing usefulness of the Report to its government, non-government and community stakeholders.
A terms of reference sets out the scope and timing of the review, with a report to COAG due in September 2009. As part of this review, a discussion paper has been released. Interested parties are invited to provide feedback on the discussion paper until 17 July 2009.
The Senior Officials and Heads of Treasuries Working Group will examine all submissions and prepare a final report to COAG by 30 September 2009.