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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 Commission is provided estimated grant pools upon which it bases its recommendations for each financial year. These estimated pools are adjusted at the end of the financial year to take account of actual movements in population and the Consumer Price Index. The estimated grant pools upon which the Commission has based its recommendations for distribution to Tasmanian Local Councils for the last three years is as follows:

Base Grant ComponentILRF Component
Total
2009-10$30 931 500$31 487 907$62 419 407
2008-09$30 347 259$30 483 401 $60 830 660
2007-08$28 803 302$28 721 439$57 524 741

Full details of the 2009-10 recommendations and the recommendations for previous years can be found in the relevant annual reports on the publications page.

The administration of the Commission is provided by the Department of Treasury and Finance. 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 Rod Malcomson who is based within the Intergovernment and Financial Policy Branch, of the Department of Treasury and Finance. Enquiries regarding the activities or methodology utilised by the Commission should be directed to:
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