In November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) approved a new Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations (IGA). The IGA contained a new method of payment – National Partnership (NP) payments – in order to fund specific projects and to facilitate and/or reward states and territories that implement important national reforms. PRs are designed to allow flexibility in achieving objectives while ensuring that all parties to the agreement are held accountable to the public for the achievement of the objectives, results and results set out in a NPP. In addition, PRs are limited in time and, therefore, all related performance reports are also limited in time. Paragraph 17 of the National Partnership Agreement on the Waiting List Reduction Plan for Elective Surgery specifies that the COAG Reform Council (CRC) assesses the performance of each state and territory on the basis of the performance criteria set out in Annex A to the agreement. States and territories must submit to the Commonwealth, for three reporting periods (paragraphs 18 and 19), a report based on the performance indicators set out in Annex B to the Agreement. Paragraph 40 of the National Partnership Agreement on Essential Vaccines provides that the COAG Reform Council shall annually assess the performance of each State and Territory against the areas of improvement referred to in clause 35(b) of the Agreement and subject to the detailed agreements set out in Annex F. Objectives to the Steering Committee. On 1 July 27, 2019, the Australian Government and the governments of the States and Territories entered into a National Partnership Agreement (NPA).
Note: The COAG Reform Council ceased its activities on 30 June 2014. A copy of the National Partnership Agreement and the current calendar can be found at: www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au Home > On > resources > National Partnership Agreement and Government Calendars Read National Partnerships in Development – Federal Finances Circular No.2010/2011 (PDF – 256 Kb) for full details (link leaves this page). . . .
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