Section 4: Other reporting requirements

4.1 Purchaser-provider arrangements

The Productivity Commission (the Commission) has no purchaser-provider arrangements with any other Government agencies.

4.2 Cost recovery arrangements

As disclosed in the comments for Table 2.3: Other resources available to be used, the Commission has a single cost recovery arrangement for the external use of its library and expects to receive approximately $7,000 in 2007-08.

4.3 Australian Government Indigenous Expenditure

In the 2003-04 Budget, the Government provided the Commission with additional funding of $2.4 million over four years to prepare a report annually on key indicators of indigenous disadvantage. This funding is now provided on an ongoing basis.

As part of the Council of Australian Governments’ Reconciliation agenda, the objective is to identify key indicators that are of relevance to all governments and indigenous stakeholders, and that can demonstrate the impact of programme and policy interventions on addressing indigenous disadvantage.

Table 4.1: Australian Government Indigenous Expenditure

For information on the Commission’s Australian Government indigenous expenditure refer to the Portfolio table on page 7.