The House of Assembly has appointed a Select Committee on the Cost of Living with the following Terms of Reference:-
“To inquire into and report upon:- (a) the effectiveness of the current concessions system and related services, including social tariffs; (b) alternative models of planning and service delivery of concessions including the option of ‘bundling concessions’ through a ‘smart card system’; (c) the impact of legislation such as the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005; (d) the impact of taxation policies on costs of living; and (e) the likely impacts in increased contestability policies on reducing cost of living pressures.”
The Committee invites interested persons or organisations to make written submissions to the Committee, the closing date for which is Friday, 16 March 2012.
Submissions become Committee documents. Persons making submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are protected by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not. The Committee encourages the lodgement of submissions in electronic form, however, such submissions must include the full name; daytime contact phone number; and postal address of the person/organisation making the submission.
Enquiries and submissions should be directed to the Secretary.
Current Reporting Date is Thursday, 21 November 2013
