Completed inquiries
The following is a list of all completed Public inquiries and commissioned studies undertaken by the Commission.
Book printing
23 / 10 / 1996
This report examines book production, including the effectiveness of the current bounty scheme, the key factors affecting industry development and ways to encourage improved efficiency and international competitiveness of the industry.
Implications for Australia of firms locating offshore
26 / 08 / 1996
This report examines the key factors affecting the decisions of firms to locate offshore.
Machine tool and robotics
13 / 08 / 1996
This report examines the appropriateness of the current definitions of eligible equipment and eligible recipients in the Bounty (Machine Tools and Robots) Act 1985 and anomalies in the treatment of different goods.
Evaluation of the agri-food strategy
01 / 06 / 1996
The purpose of the evaluation was to examine the extent to which a range of measures included in the Agri-Food Strategy has facilitated closer industry integration and international competitiveness and assisted in achieving improved export performance.
Business licences - international benchmarking
01 / 06 / 1996
In this report a set of best practice design criteria is developed which provides a basis for benchmarking the effectiveness of business licensing arrangements in Australia and overseas.
Business licences and regulation reform
01 / 06 / 1996
This report examines cases in which regulatory objectives in some countries are addressed using regulatory forms other than licensing.
Pharmaceutical industry
03 / 05 / 1996
This report examines the overall economic performance of the Australian pharmaceutical industry and its contribution to the performance of the Australian economy and recommended ways to improve it.
Agri-food case study - Micro reform - Impacts on firms
01 / 05 / 1996
The objectives of this report are three fold. It aims to monitor the impact of micro reform on case study firms' competitiveness and identify firms' perceptions about areas in need of further reform.
Vehicle and recreational marine craft repair and insurance industries
23 / 04 / 1996
This report examines the motor vehicles, towed vehicles and marine craft repair industries and related repair insurance industries.
Research and development
23 / 04 / 1996
This report examines the research and development undertaken by industry, government agencies and higher education institutions, including the effect of these activities on innovation in Australia and its impact on economic growth and industry competitiveness.
Tourism accommodation and training
23 / 04 / 1996
This report examines tourism accommodation and training arrangements.
Evaluation of the investment promotion and facilitation program
06 / 04 / 1996
This evaluation of the Investment Promotion and Facilitation Program (IPFP) by the Bureau of Industry Economics (BIE) follows significant changes in the program's operating environment and in its scope and management since its inception.
Packaging and labelling
14 / 02 / 1996
This report examines Australian industries supplying packaging and labelling, including the efficiency of downstream industries such as food processing.
Competitive tendering and contracting by public sector agencies
24 / 01 / 1996
This report examines the nature, extent, costs and benefits of contracting out by Commonwealth, State and Local Governments and their agencies.
Australian science - performance from published papers
06 / 01 / 1996
The report uses data on scientific papers and citations to examine the performance of Australian academic science relative to other countries.
Setting the scene monitoring micro reform
/ 01 / 1996
This report aims to set the scene as well as outline the BIE's thoughts about future work in the area. It takes stock of some key elements of the microeconomic reform process.
International benchmarking overview 1995
01 / 11 / 1995
To date reports covering the electricity, rail freight, telecommunications, road freight, waterfront, coastal shipping, aviation and gas supply industries have been published. This second overview report presents a summary and synthesis of the latest information for all eight industries and comments on the progress of reform to date.
Work, health and safety
11 / 09 / 1995
This report recommends strategies to achieve optimal outcomes in preventing occupational injury, illness and disease for the next decade.
New and advanced materials
04 / 08 / 1995
This report examines the research, development, production and processing by Australian firms and organisations of new and advanced industrial materials including metals, ceramics, polymers and composites of those materials.
Computer hardware, software and related service industries
30 / 06 / 1995
This report examines Australia's computer hardware, software and related service industries.