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Employment and industrial relations implications of Queensland’s contestability reforms

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The report of the Independent Commission of Audit recommended new models of service delivery for financial improvement.

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In 2012, the Queensland Government established an Independent Commission of Audit to provide advice on the State's financial position and recommend strategies for financial improvement. The Commission's report was finalised earlier this year and many of its recommendations related to "contestability" whereby the market would be tested to ensure the public is provided with the best services at the best price.

The Queensland Government accepted many of the Commission's recommendations, and has since sought to consider new models of service delivery, which range from outsourcing and co-sourcing, to public-private JVs and partnerships.

But what are the employment and industrial relations implications for State government employers in Queensland that decide to privatise any of their current services?

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