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/
7 Conclusion and References
Conclusion
The Coalition of Celebrant Associations experience of the application of the Dept of Finance Cost Recovery Guidelines demonstrates that:
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.