Intergovernmental Agreement on
Federal Financial Relations
The Intergovernmental Agreement [PDF 39KB] represents the most significant reform of Australia's federal financial relations in decades. It is aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of government services by reducing Commonwealth prescriptions on service delivery by the States, providing them with increased flexibility in the way they deliver services to the Australian people.
In addition, it provides a clearer specification of the roles and responsibilities of each level of government and an improved focus on accountability for better outcomes and service delivery.
The Intergovernmental Agreement is designed to be a living document, with most of the detailed arrangements subordinated to schedules which can be updated whenever necessary with the agreement of COAG.
Schedules to the Intergovernmental Agreement
- Schedule A — Institutional Arrangements - RTF 190KB | PDF 43KB
- Schedule B — Taxation Reform - RTF 135KB | PDF 23KB
- Schedule C — Public Accountability and Performance Reporting - RTF 156KB | PDF 35KB
- Schedule D — Payment Arrangements - RTF 467KB | PDF 85KB
- Schedule E — National Policy and Reform Objective - RTF 169KB | PDF 32KB
- Schedule F — National Agreements
- Schedule G — National Partnerships
Superseded Schedules
- Schedule A — Institutional Arrangements (to December 2011) - PDF 42B
- Schedule C — Public Accountability and Performance Reporting (to December 2011) - RTF 162KB | PDF 31KB
- Schedule E — National Policy and Reform Objective (to December 2011) - RTF 169KB | PDF 28KB
- Schedule A — Institutional Arrangements (to August 2011) - RTF 194KB | PDF 46KB
- Schedule D — Payment Arrangements (effective 25 March 2009 to August 2011) - RTF 533KB | PDF 361KB
- Schedule D — Payment Arrangements (to March 2009) - RTF 333KB | PDF 60KB