Inquiries
Public inquiries and commissioned studies give the opportunity for all points of view in the community to be heard and considered. All individuals, firms, groups and organisations with an interest in an inquiry can participate in the inquiry.
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Copyright Restrictions on the Parallel Importation of Books - Commissioned study
26 Aug 2008
The Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a study of restrictions on the parallel importation of books into Australia, as contained in the Copyright Act 1968, to examine the extent to which the restrictions promote and
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/books
Chemical and Plastics Regulation - Commissioned study
7 Aug 2008
The Chemical and Plastics Regulation commissioned study examines Australia's system of regulating chemicals and plastics.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/chemicals-plastics
Economy wide effects of assistance to the textile, clothing and footwear industries - Commissioned study
8 Jul 2008
The Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to undertake modelling of the economy-wide effects of future assistance options for Australia's textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries in order to inform the current Review of the
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/textile-clothing-footwear-2008
Economy-wide Effects of Support to the Automotive Industry - Commissioned study
5 Jun 2008
The Australian Government asked the Commission to model the economy-wide effects of future assistance options for Australia's Automotive industry in order to inform the Bracks Review of the Australian Automotive Industry and public debate on the
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/auto-modelling
Australia's Consumer Policy Framework - Public inquiry
8 May 2008
A public inquiry into Australia's consumer policy framework and its administration.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/consumer-policy
Assessing Local Government Revenue Raising Capacity - Commissioned study
17 Apr 2008
This study examined the capacity of different types of councils to raise revenue, the impact of the various revenue sources available to local government, and the impact of any State regulatory limits on local government's revenue raising capacity.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/local-government
Safeguards Inquiry into the Import of Pigmeat (2008) - Public inquiry
4 Apr 2008
A public inquiry to assess whether action could and should be taken under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules to give local producers a breathing space to adjust to import competition.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/pig-safeguards-2008
Tasmanian Freight Subsidy Arrangements - Public inquiry
24 May 2007
A public inquiry to review the economic costs of freight infrastructure and efficient approaches to transport pricing.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/tasmanian-freight-subsidy
Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business - Commissioned study
9 May 2007
The Commission has been asked to do a series of studies into the burdens on business arising from the stock of Government regulation. The following areas will be reviewed: primary sector in 2007, manufacturing sector and distributive trades in 2008,
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/regulatory-burdens
Price Regulation of Airport Services (2007) - Public inquiry
27 Apr 2007
A public inquiry to examine the effectiveness of the current regulatory regime for the pricing of airport services.
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/airports-2007
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