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Final Report
The Panel’s report was presented to the Australian Government in December 2011. It is available to download below.
- Expert Panel Final Report (PDF 4.6MB)
The report has been split into multiple Word documents for ease of access:
| Expert Panel Final Report (No Appendices) | (DOC 845KB) |
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Appendix A Terms of reference and panel membership |
(DOC 34KB) |
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Appendix B Summary of submissions received |
(DOC 377KB) |
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Appendix C Polling results |
(PPT 2.4MB) |
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Appendix D Consultation strategy and implementation |
(DOC 72KB) |
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Appendix E Local government as a constitutional expression |
(DOC 50KB) |
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Appendix F History of local government and referendums |
(DOC 44KB) |
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Appendix G Local government in State constitutions |
(DOC 33KB) |
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Appendix H State and Territory views on constitutional recognition as presented in their written submissions to the panel |
(DOC 41KB) |
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Appendix I List of submissions received |
(DOC 514KB) |



