Discussion Paper for the Review of the Report on Government Services

COAG has requested that a Senior Officials and Heads of Treasuries Working Group undertake a review of the Report on Government Services.

As part of this review, a discussion paper on the Report on Government Services has been released. Interested parties are invited to provide feedback on the discussion paper from 18 May to 17 July 2009.

Read more about the Report on Government Services on the Productivity Commission’s website.

Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Federal Financial Relations

COAG has reaffirmed its commitment to cooperative working arrangements through an historic new IGA that provides an overarching framework for the Commonwealth’s financial relations with the States and Territories (the States).

More information on this Agreement and National Partnerships is now available.

Accessibility

Commonwealth departments and agencies are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to ensure that online information and services are accessible by people with disabilities. There is also a requirement to make online resources accessible to those people with technical constraints, such as older browsers and lower speed Internet connections.

The Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) website has been structured and developed to meet best practice guidelines and the priority one requirements of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.

For technical reasons and to meet some legal requirements, the COAG website has a limited number of documents that cannot be provided in HTML format. In such cases, contact details have been provided for the supply of alternative non-web formats.

If you encounter accessibility difficulties with the COAG website, please provide feedback through the online Comments form or write to:

COAG Secretariat
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
PO Box 6500
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Last Updated: 2 July, 2008