BACKGROUND
The Review of Australia's Automotive Industry was conducted to assess challenges, overcome barriers to success and to identify and maximise new opportunities facing the industry. The Terms of Reference outlines the specific areas covered by the review.
The Government separately requested the Productivity Commission to undertake modelling on economy-wide effects of future assistance options. The Commission's modelling was released publicly to inform the panel's examination of the industry, public debate, and the Government's deliberations in this area. Click here to view the report.
The Automotive Review took place concurrently with the Review of Australia's National Innovation System and took into account the issues raised in that review.
THE REVIEW PANEL
The review of the industry was conducted by the Hon Steve Bracks, the former Premier of Victoria. Mr Bracks was supported by an expert panel comprising:
- Mr Tim Harcourt (Chief Economist, Australian Trade Commission);
- Mr Peter Upton (former CEO, Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers);
- Dr Elizabeth Webster (Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research); and
- Mr Nixon Apple (Industry and Investment Policy Adviser, ACTU).
TIMEFRAMES
The review has been completed and Mr Bracks submitted the final report to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research on 22 July 2008. The Australian Government publicly released the Automotive Review final report on 15 August 2008, and released its response to the Review, A New Car Plan for a Greener Future, on 10 November 2008.
SUBMISSIONS
As part of the Review, the Hon Steve Bracks canvassed a wide range of the industry's stakeholders.
View submissions to the automotive review
To coincide with the calling of public submissions, the automotive review panel released a discussion paper and background paper on the automotive industry. These papers provide background information and identify issues for public consideration and debate.
THE AUTOMOTIVE REVIEW FINAL REPORT
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