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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 for the last three years is as follows:
Full details of the 2008-09 recommendations and the recommendations for previous years can be found in the relevant annual report 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 Acting 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: The Secretary State Grants Commission GPO Box 147 HOBART TAS 7001 Tel: 03 6233 8988 Fax: 03 6233 5690 Email: rodney.malcomson@treasury.tas.gov.au |
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