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The States Grants Commission (the Commission) is an independent statutory body that was established by State legislation, the State Grants Commission Act 1976. The primary function of the Commission is to make recommendations to the Treasurer concerning the distribution of Australian Government financial assistance grants (FAGs) and identified local roads funds (ILRFs) to local government under the provisions of the Australian legislation, the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995.

The amounts of funds made available to the State Grants Commission for distribution to Tasmanian Local Councils over the last 5 years are as follows:

Base Grant ComponentILRF Component
Total
2002-03$24 233 779$23 601 58 $47 835 359
2003-04$25 053 704$24 569 000$49 622 704
2004-05$25 716 419$25 206 027$50 922 446
2005-06$26 794 504$26 333 800$53 128 304
2006-07$27 792 546$27 431 944$55 224 490

The recommended distribution of funds to local councils by the Commission, over the last three years, can be found here . This document comprises the 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 distribution recommendations. Full details of these recommendations can be found in the relevant annual report on the publications page.

The administration of the Tasmanian Commission is provided by the Department of Treasury and Finance (the Department). All costs associated with the administration of the Commission including Commissioner's stipends, wages, meeting costs and travel expenses are met by the Department, and are not deducted from the Australian Government grants that the Commission is responsible for distributing.

The Secretary of the Commission is Mr Jeremy Threlfall who is based within the Department of Treasury and Finance. Enquiries regarding the activities or methodology utilised by the Commission should be directed to:

The Secretary
State Grants Commission
GPO Box 147
HOBART TAS 7001

Tel: 03 6233 3583
Fax: 03 6233 5690
Email: jeremy.threlfall@treasury.tas.gov.au

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