Review of government boards, committees and statutory authorities
An independent review of Queensland Government boards, committees and statutory authorities took place between July 2008 and March 2009.
The aim of the review was to:
- reduce bureaucracy and unnecessary red tape
- improve the overall efficiency of government bodies
- maintain the integrity and security of necessary regulatory functions.
The review was part of the major public sector reform program announced in March 2008. Read about the reform program: Premier announces public sector reform initiatives.
Part A of the review
Part A considered the current framework of government bodies. It recommended a governance decision-making model for improving the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the roles and functions that government bodies performed.
Read the Part A report
See public submissions on the Part A report
Part B of the review
Part B finalised the governance decision-making framework and recommended a process for establishing any future government bodies. In addition, the Part B report applied the Public Interest Map from Part A to the 459 government bodies within the review's scope. It made recommendations on which government bodies could be abolished, kept or changed. The Part B report was presented to the Premier and publicly released on 31 March 2009.
Read the Part B report
Government response
After considering the contents of the Part B report, the Queensland Government accepted 177 recommendations of 210 recommendations.
See the government response to Part B report
Terms of Reference
Terms of reference describing the purpose and scope of the review:
Review panel
Ms Simone Webbe and Professor Patrick Weller AO conducted the independent review.
Read about the independent review panel
