Updated: 16 March 2010
On 17 March 2009, the Productivity Commission received a terms of reference from the Government asking it to undertake a commissioned study on the contributions of the not for profit sector.

The Commission's draft report was released for comment in October and NCOSS convened a consultation between the sector and Commissioner Dennis Trewin in November 2009. 

Productivity Commission’s final report on the contribution of the not-for profit sector was released on 11 February 2010.

UPDATE
ACOSS has prepared an analysis of the Productivity Commission’s study into the contribution of the not-for-profit sector. The analysis includes ACOSS priorities for advocacy and an invitation for feedback and input on further work on the sector reform agenda. The analysis is available on the on the Sector Development page of the ACOSS website. 

Resources

• Productivity Commission's Research Report on the Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector:  ACOSS analysis and priorities for future advocacy, February 2010
• Productivity Commission's Final Report:  Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector, January 2010
• ACOSS Response to the Productivity Commission's Draft Research Report: Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector, November 2009
• Productivity Commission's Summary of key points, October 2009
• Productivity Commission's Media release: Reforms needed for the Not for Profit Sector, October 2009
• Productivity Commission's Terms of Reference for the study: http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/study/not-for-profit  

Information

• Catherine Mahony, NCOSS Deputy Director, Sector Development and Corporate Services
  phone: 9211 2599, ext 110
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