Coalition of Celebrant Associations

Australia’s Peak Celebrant Body

7 Conclusion and References

Conclusion

The Coalition of Celebrant Associations experience of the application of the Dept of Finance Cost Recovery Guidelines demonstrates that:
  • they are ineffective in meeting the needs of the Stakeholders and
  • more importantly, do not ensure that Cost Recovery by the government agencies, who are required to apply these Guidelines, is actually achieved in a Cost effective and Cost efficient manner.
References

1 Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines – Purpose

“Cost  Recovery (CR) applies to all Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) agencies and also to those Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) bodies that have been notified, under sections 28 or 43 of the CAC Act, to apply the cost recovery policy2.”

2. Department of  Finance Best Practice Regulation Handbook Reference:

http://www.finance.gov.au/obpr/proposal/gov-requirements.html

3. Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines Reference. Reference:

http://www.finance.gov.au/financial-framework/financial-management-policy-guidance/cost-recovery/review-of-cost-recovery.html

4. Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines – Key Point 12

5. Oxford Online Dictionary . Reference: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/consultation

6. Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines – Key Point 3

7. Australian Government Co st Recovery Guidelines – Key Point 4

8 Regulation Impact Statement – AGD

http://ris.finance.gov.au/2011/06/02/marriage-celebrants-program-better-management-through-fees-regulation-impact-statement-%E2%80%93-attorney-general%E2%80%99s-department/

9. High Court of Australia in its judgement of the Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 23 (20 June 2012) Paragraphs 442 – 447

10 Release of New Consultation Paper
Cost recovery arrangements for the Marriage Celebrants Program would be implemented from 1 July 2013. Reference:

http://www.ag.gov.au/Marriage/Pages/MarriageCelebrantsProgramReforms.aspx

11 ABS Crude Marriage Rate Reference: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/1D63A0059ECDFDCFCA2577ED00146123?opendocument

12. Figures obtained by Advance Search Function the monthly analysis of the Commonwealth Marriage Register. Reference:

http://152.91.15.12/internet/marriagecelebrants.nsf/publicAdvancedSearch?openform

13 The Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Submission on Cost Recovery and Increased Professionalism

http://www.coalitionofcelebrantassociations.org.au/issues/the-proposed-fee-for-celebrants/table-of-contents/

14 20111008 Marriage Celebrants Statistics FOI

URL: http://www.celebrants.org.au/what-is-new/824-20111008-marriage-celebrants-statistics-foi

15. Natural Justice http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/natural-justice.html

Read  more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/natural-justice.html#ixzz24tS81QSY

16 List of Recognised Religious Marriage Celebrants. Reference:

http://www.celebrantsequality.org.au/exempted-marriage-celebrants/
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