Our Publications By Policy Area

Accounting Policy

• Accounting Policy: Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General Government Sector Agencies     (TPP09-4 May 2009)
• Accounting Policy: Contributions by owners made to Wholly-owned Public Sector Entities     (TPP09-3 April 2009)
• Fringe Benefits Tax Manual     (TPP09-1, Feb 2009)
• Accounting Policy: Accounting for Financial Instruments     (TPP08-1 May 2008)
• Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value    (TPP07-1 April 2007)
• Accounting for Privately Financed Projects   (TPP 06-8, June 2006)
• Guidelines for Capitalisation of Expenditure on Property, Plant and Equipment   (TPP 06-6, June 2006)
• Lessor Accounting for Prepaid Long-term Leases of Land   (TPP 06-3, June 2006)
• Distinguishing For-Profit from Not-For-Profit Entities   (TPP05-4, December 2005)
• Credit Card Use - Best Practice Guide   (TPP05-1, August 2005)
  
  
• Financial Reporting - Various Treasury Circulars
• Treasury Analysis
• Treasurer's Directions
  

Commercial Policy Framework

• Financial Distribution Policy for Government Businesses    (TPP09-6 November 2009)
  (applies from 1 July 2010 see also TPP 02-3)
• Guidelines for Boards of Government Businesses     (TPP09-2 April 2009)
• Treasury Management Policy        (TPP07-7 July 2007)
• Guidelines for Financial Appraisal        (TPP07-4 July 2007)
• CEO Contract Guidelines for Government Businesses (TPP06-1 January 2006)
• Reporting and Monitoring Policy (TPP05-2 November 2005)
• Government Guarantee Fee Policy For Government Businesses  (TPP04-2 July 2004)
• State Owned Corporation Indemnity Policy (TPP03-6, October 2003)
• Tax Equivalent Regime for Government Businesses (TPP03-4, June 2003)
• Capital Structure Policy for Government Businesses (TPP02-7, September 2002)
• Guidelines for assessments of Projects of State Significance (TPP02-4, July 2002)
• Financial Distribution Policy for Government Business applies from 30 June 2010, (TPP02-3, June 2002)  (see also TPP 09-6)
• Manual for the National Tax Equivalent Regime (Australian Taxation Office, January 2008)
• Social Program Policy for NSW GTEs (July 1994)
• Characteristics of a Fully Corporatised Government Trading Enterprise (August 1991)
• A Framework for National Performance Monitoring of Government Trading Enterprises (August 1991)
• A Policy Framework for Improving the Performance of Government Trading Enterprises (September 1988)

Economic and Financial Appraisal

• Economic Appraisal Principles and Procedures Simplified       (TPP07-6 Jul 2007)
• NSW Government Guidelines for Economic Appraisal        (TPP07-5 Jul 2007)
• Guidelines for Financial Appraisal       (TPP07-4 Jul 2007)

Energy Reform

• Inquiry Into Electricity Supply in NSW (Professor Anthony D. Owen, September 2007)
• Inquiry Into Electricity Supply in NSW - Key Findings and Recommendations (Professor Anthony D. Owen, September 2007)
• A Risk Management Proposal for New South Wales' Electricity Businesses (TRP04-1 May 2004)
• A Risk Management Proposal for New South Wales Electricity Businesses (Discussion Paper December 2001)
• Energy Trading Policy for Generators (TPP99-6, October 1999)
• Energy Trading Policy for Retailers (TPP99-5, October 1999)
• Retail Competition in Electricity Supply (TPP96-1, June 1996)
• Electricity Reform Statement (Statement by the Treasurer, May 1995)
• Regulatory Impact Statement - Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 2001
  (TRP01-2, September 2001)
• Electricity Tariff Equalisation Fund - Information Paper(TRP00-4, December 2000)
• NSW Electricity Supply Full Retail Competition - Comparison of Selected Design Options
  (TRP99-4, September 1999)
• Electricity Distributor Levy (TRP98-7, September 1998)
• Electricity Distributor Levy (TRP97-6, August 1997)
• The NSW Electricity Supply Industry - Information Paper on Transition to Full Retail Competition
  (TRP96-2, July 1996)
• Retail Competition in Electricity Supply - Interim Report (February 1996)
• Review of the Structure of Electricity Generation in NSW - Report (August 1995)
• Final Report of the Sustainable Energy Fund Working Group (November 1995)
• Retail Competition in Electricity Supply (November 1995)

Fiscal Strategy

• NSW Budget Paper 2, Budget Overview and Chapter 1
• Half Yearly Review
  Report of the Treasurer to the NSW Parliament on the Review of the General Government Debt Elimination Act 1995
• NSW Government Submission to Productivity Commission Research Study
  into Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia

Financial Management Framework

• Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy for the NSW Public Sector    (TPP09-5, August 2009)
• What You Do and Why an Agency Guide to Defining Results and Services (TPP06-9, September 2006)
• A Guide to Service and Resource Allocation Agreement Outcome Statements for 2003-04 (TPP02-8, September 2002)
• Service Costing in General Government Sector Agencies (TPP07-3, April 2007)
• Guidelines for Budget Funding and Savings Requirements for Public Sector Wage Agreements
  (TPP01-5, December 2001)
• Guidelines for Pricing of User Charges (TPP01-2, June 2001)
• The Financial Management Framework For The General Government Sector
  (TPP00-4, December 2000)

Intergovernmental Finances

• Benchmarking Australia's Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements - Final Report (2.5MB)
• Benchmarking Australia's Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements - Interim Report
• Interstate Comparison of Government Finances 2002-2003 (TRP02-7)
• Interstate Comparison of Government Finances 2001-02 (TRP02-1)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2005-2006 (TRP05-2)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2004-2005 (TRP04-4)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2003-2004 (TRP03-2)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2002-2003 (TRP02-6)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2001-02 (TRP01-3)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2000-01 (TRP00-3)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 1999-00 (TRP99-6)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 1998-99 (TRP99-1)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 1997-98 (TRP98-2)

Performance of Government Businesses

This publication has been discontinued.
The information previously published in it can be obtained directly from the following sources:

• Annual reports of individual government businesses - see the links page area to each of the businesses' web sites.
• Productivity Commission's Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises document.
  This is found by visiting the Commission's website at
  http://www.pc.gov.au/publications/advsearch.php and typing Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises into the search box provided.

• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 2003-2004 (TRP05-1)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 2002-03 (TRP04-2)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 2001-02 (TRP03-1)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 2000-01 (TRP02-2)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 1999-00 (TRP01-1)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 1998-99 (TRP00-1)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 1997-98 (TRP99-2)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 1996-97 (TRP98-1)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses 1995-96 (TRP97-1)

Procurement and Asset Management Policy

• Guidelines for Capital Business Cases    (TPP08-5 December 2008)
• Procurement Planning Program 2003-04 Report (TRP04-3 October 2004)
• Total Asset Management (TAM) requirements for updating the NSW State Infrastructure Strategy (SIS)     (TPP08-2 May 2008)
• NSW Government Procurement Policy (TPP04-1 July 2004)

Infrastructure

• State Infrastructure Strategy

Privately Financed Projects

• Eastern Creek AWT Facility Post Implementation Review (TRP06-1, September 2006)
• New Schools Privately Financed Project Post Implementation Review (TRP05-3, December 2005)
• Emerging PFP Opportunities Brochure (December 2002)
• Private Provision of Public Infrastructure and Services (TRP02-3, April 2002)
• Working Government - Guidelines for Privately Financed Projects (December 2006)
• Working with Government - Private Financing of Infrastructure and Certain Government Services in NSW. (NSW Government Green Paper, November 2000)
• Additional relevant publications on the Working With Government (WWG) website
  

Public Sector Performance Measurement

• Profit Composition Analysis (TRP99-5, December 1999)
• Guide to Economic Performance Measurement for General Government Sector Agencies
  (TPP01-3, August 2001)
• Performance Measurement and Resource Allocation (TRP97-9, November 1997)
• Efficiency Progress in the New South Wales Government (TRP97-8, November 1997)
• Using Performance Measures to drive change within the Public Sector (TRP97-3, March 1997)
• Performance of NSW Government Businesses

Recruitment Policy and Procedures

• My Career, Our Future
• Where Are You Heading With Your Career

Regulatory Reform

• Initial Government Response to IPART's Investigation into the
  Burden of Regulation and Improving Regulatory Efficiency (9 November 2006) (NSW Government Policy Statement)
• Test

Taxation

• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2008-2009 (TPP09-2, May 2009)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2007-2008 (TRP07-2, November 2007)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2006-2007 (TRP07-1, May 2007)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2005-2006 (TRP05-2, October 2005)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2004-2005 (TRP04-4, October 2004)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2003-2004 (TRP03-2, October 2003)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2002-2003 (TRP02-6, October 2002)
• The Case for Payroll Tax (TRP99-3, September 1999)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2001-02 (TRP01-3, December 2001)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 2000-01 (TRP00-3, December 2000)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 1999-00 (TRP99-6, December 1999)
• Interstate Comparison of Taxes 1997-98(TRP98-2, January 1998)
• An Assessment of the Impacts of restructuring Payroll Taxes (TRP97-4, May 1997)
• Goods & Services Tax (GST) - Compliance Plan for Public Sector Agencies (TPP99-3, May 1999
• Fringe Benefits Tax Manual     (TPP09-1, Feb 2009)

Today's Date: 25/11/2009