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Papers Relating to the Productivity Commission Inquiry 2006

The Australian Government's Productivity Commission undertook an inquiry into the Conservation of Australia's Historic Heritage Places in 2005-06. On this page you can find all the reports and links related to this inquiry, including:

• Productivity Commission's Final Report 2006 on the Commission's website
• State and Territory Heritage Council Chairs' Response to the Inquiry
• Two research reports on the framework and value of historic history commissioned by the Australian and New Zealand Heritage Chairs and Officials
• Review of the Submissions to the Inquiry, commissioned by the Heritage Chairs and Officials of the States and Territories of Australia.

State and Territory Heritage Council Chairs' Position Paper

The Productivity Commission Inquiry into the conservation of Australia's historic heritage commenced in early 2005. The Commission's final report was tabled in Parliament by the Federal Treasurer in September 2006.

Click here to view the response by Chairs of the State and Territory Heritage Councils issued on 13 November 2006.

Report 1: Thoughts on the ‘When’ and ‘How’ of Government Historic Heritage Protection
The Allen Consulting Group, 2005

This research report was commissioned by the Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand to inform debate about:

• the circumstances when it is appropriate for government to intervene to protect historic heritage places; and
• the manner in which historic heritage is protected by governments.

Thoughts on the When and How of Government Heritage Protection [540 KB]

This research report was commissioned by the Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand to gauge community views on the value of heritage protection to the general population.

Most previous heritage research has tended to focus on the economic, rather than the cultural, value of heritage. An online survey of 2024 adult Australians was undertaken to:

• identify people’s views on a number of matters, which would in turn point to some elements of social capital affected by historic heritage place protection; and
• quantify the values that people attach to a number of attributes of protection afforded to historic heritage places using the ‘choice modelling’technique.

Valuing the Priceless: The Value of Historic Heritage in Australia [1,894 KB]

Review of the Submissions made to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia's Historic Heritage
Marie Wood, GSRW Consulting, 2007

This review was commissioned by the Heritage Chairs and Officials of the States and Territories of Australia to analyse the submissions to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into the Conservation of Australia's Historic Heritage Places. The Commission's final report was tabled in Parliament by the Federal Treasurer in September 2006. Marie Wood's analysis aims to capture the issues and ideas contained in the 418 written submissions received by the Inquiry.

• Section I - Analysis, pp.1-78 [339 KB]
• Section II - Summary of Issues & Actions, pp.79-111 [312 KB]
• Section III - Data Organised by Issue, pp.112-152 [171 KB]
• Section IV - Index to Submissions, pp.153-172 [150 KB]
• Section V - Bibliography, pp.173-194 [121 KB]

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